Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-29
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

bflt0uSneSS, and, cooked, popular remedy
for erysipelas, taken internally or applied
as a poultce. The value of the cranberry
as medicinal agent was early recognized
by the American aborigines who used to
prepare poultices from them to extract
venom from wounds made with poisoned
arrows Cranberry saIce is often made in
a haphazard fashion that initiates against
the best results. The proportions should
always be accurately observed in it's prep
aration, and sauce in perfection, with the
berries whole and clear, the skins tender
and almost a Jelly, will be the result.
To one quart Of cranberries take one pint
of sugar and one-half pint of water; put
all together on the stove in a granite kettle
(never on any account use tin even in
straining the jelly, and cook after it begins
to boil, just ten minutes. without stirring,
only shaking the kettle gently occasionally
to prevent sticking. This is an easy rule to
remember for any quantity you wish to
make as 1t requires half as much sugar as
cranberries and half as much water as
sugar. Should you prefer the strained jelly,
the cranberries may be rapidly cooked in
Just enough water to cover and then
strained through cheeSe-cloth bag. Allow
to every cup of juice three-Quarters of a
cup of sugar, and, returning to the fire,
boil until it jellies, which will be in a few
moments. Turn into molds to harden.
While mock duck cannot deceive by its
name the elect or even the non-elect into
the supposition that they are indulging in
poultry or game, it is dish that can
afford to appear upon the family bill of
fare far oftener than the genuine fowl
Ask your butcher to cut from the round
of beef, little below the rump, a slice
about two and one-half inches thick, and
into one edge of this let him make an
lncision about twelve inches long and six
inches deep, to serve as pocket. Spread
your steak out on the meat board, sprinkle
with salt and pepper and stuff the pocket
with rather dry dressing of bread crumbs,
seasoned to taste with onion, celery, sage
or sweet marjoram. When this is in place
roll the steak up like music roll, binding
it firmly round and round with string or
thin strips of muslin. Put into a broad
bottomed, shallow kettle or dripping pan
a little suet and when this is fried out and
smoking, brown your roll in it, turning it
with pancake turner or q broad-tined
fork so as not to pierce the fiber of the
meat. AS soon we'll Drowned, but not
scorehed, pour over it one or two cups of
boiling water, cover closely and set back on
the range or in the oven, where it will
simmer slowly and steam tender 1t may
be necessary to add a little more water
from time to time. When ready to serve
remove carefully to a hot platter, thickan
the gravy remaining in the kettle, season
more if necessary and pour around the
meat. Serve with currant jelly and the
usual coneomitants of duck, and you will
doubtless have frequent calls for this SUBJ
stantial and appetizing dish. AS long,
slow cooking is essential. three or four
hours should be allowed for it's successful
evolution from flesh" TO fowl
An authority ON the care of hardwood
floors says that water is the worst posi-
Die thing to use upon them. Any liquid
spilled on polished floor. unless wiped
up at once. leaves dark. ugly spot and
II there Is a scratch, discoiors it perma-
nently. Sweep daily. and dust with n piece
OF ingram carpet. under the foot, or wrap
ped about broom.
If there are soied spots, wipe I'D with
turpentine. Remember, however, If the
floor is waxed. this will remove the wax.
which must be applied again, being care
full not to extend the waxing beyond the
original spot. Melt little beeswax in
cup over the register, or in a hot bath, on
the back of the range. Apply with soft
cloth and rub hard. You cannot put too
polishing furniture or woodwork with
pumice stone and water, rub evenly with
good many strokes, but do not bear on
with much weight. Once a week all floors
should be gone over with a weighted
brush. These brushes are great expense
to start with, but pay for themselves in
the end. They should always be covered
when put away. and kept on the first floor.
An admirable encaustic used by the
French for polishing floors, furniture and
marble is composed of one pound of wax
and one pint of turpentine Melt the wax
in water bath of gentle heat. When
quite soft, remove from the fire and beat
in the turpentine. ...7-
If it Is to be used on furniture one gill
of alcohol should also be well stirred in,
unless a soft finish is desired, when the
alcohol may be omitted, and gill of par
affine oil added instead.
The pincushion, for awhile superanuated
and retired from active service, is again
out in force, and much larger than life.
Many of the new cushions are almost the
size of the top of the dressing table, and
as ornate as fancy can devise and fingers
execute. Their relative popularity may be
CLEANED from the fact that while at
Christmas time the Woman's Exchange
of New York disposed of 1875 centerpieces,
152 sofa pillows. 1886 bags and 446 frames.
that lately despised article, the pincushion.
found 791 purchasers.
A cranberry pudding, that halls from
gether two cupfuls of pastry -four and
a half teaspoonful of salt. Mix into this
two-thirds of a cup of sour milk, in which
a half teaspoonful of soda has been dis
solved, and beaten until it ceases foam
ing, and half cupful of molasses. Add
one well-beaten egg and a cup and a halt
of favored cranberries. Pour into a but
tered pudding dish, and steam-closely COW
ered-an hour and a half. Serve with a
sweet sauce.
Few tarts or pies are more Of a delight
to the eye as well as palate than the
crimson, slightly acid cranberry. The
filling for the open shell of the tart is the
sauce cooked according to the regular for
mula and the covering should be a lattice
work of puff paste, laid over the top, form
ing diamonds or squares, as fancy and the
heart of the cook dictate. A teaspoonful
of vanilla added to cranberry pie gives
the flavor of cherries.
In roasting beef, dredge with flour, salt
and pepper, then scar quickly in hot oven
or in suet on top of stove, put in a cool
oven, and finish roasting, allowing ten
minutes to a pound.
During cold weather use alcohol to wash
windows. This prevents the windows from
freezing, and gives them fine polish.
In mending gloves, use fine cotton thread,
instead of silk, which is apt to cut the
kid.
In preparing carrots for cooking, always
scrape; never peel. -
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