Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-24
HOUSEHOLD HIN rs


! In this the heydey of the thrifty house.
Wife's canning. preserving and picking ac-
| tivities the luscious, crimson love apple"
| or tomato, comes In for goodly share of
attention. Unless one has number of
| empty glass cans on hand, the work of
Simply canning tomatoes seems to be one
OF supererogation, as they can be bought
just as cheaply. already canned. and quite
as good. In catsups and chilli sauces. and
| for pickles. sweet or SOUR. those of home
| manufacture stand decidedly pre-euinent:
ard in the preparation of these lies the am
| bitious housekeeper's opportunity to shine
! A tomato pickle, made without cooking IS
| an easy and acceptable relish for the mex
perienced housewife to begin on
| Pare chop fine anC drain for two hours
| half peck OF hne ripe tomatoes. Add
one quart of vinegar and allow it to stand
| while the rest of the pickle is made ready.
| To two or three heads of chopped celery
add one cup of fine chopped onion. a small
led pepper, one cup of grated horseradish,
one cup of nasturtium seed one cup of
sugar. one of white mustard two table.
spoonfuls of black pepper. one of cinnamon,
one-half cupful Of salt. Stir all together
and put in glass cans or bottles. without
cooking.
The yale pillow has hit the popular
fancy, and young women, north. south.
east and west, are phenomenaliy busy
tearing old letters and manila wrap
ping paper into bits for the stuffinp
of one of these pillows ITS an awful.
II nice way to dispose of your old love let
ters, declared young matron a few DAVIS
ago. One hates to burn up all those fer
vent protestations of undying love. and vet
you can't keep them all stored away. esne.
c.ally If you live in a fiat or are moving
from pillar to post. If you tear them into
BITS and make pillow for your head the
sentiment remains, and though you can't
continue to read them, it is romantic IN
feel that your head is pillowed on them"
All papers excepting newspapers find their
heavv INTO TO 'nes tt PILLOWS nd which. though
mock or piazzi suite they cannot be sur
passed, while they are NEST effective wea-
pons in the pillow fights and other hard
ed They are usually covered with plain
denim Or other stout, serviceab1e material.
The boiling of an egg seems one of tho
most simple OF all culinary ventures vet
where there is a member of the family who
Is distressed If his egg is not boiled IN inst
sGch manner, his al guish is frequently so
often repeated as to become chronic II ic
direful thing to ask for soft-hoilad 900
and receive one just warmed through or
1or one well dCne' and receive a stone
The fault usually lies in the fact that the
water is not boiling when the egg goes in
or that the time is counted from the mo
ment the egg gees in, instead of from the
time 1t commences to boil. For a soft-boil-
ed egg two minutes should be allowed: for
medium egg, three minutes and for a
hard-boied one, five minutes. Have tho
water boiling when the eggs are Immersed
inns Will 10 yer the temperature and few
seconds must ei&pse before the boiling
again commences. Then cover and watch
the clock removing the eggs the second
the allotted time has expired.
ficfa
maze thus: Slice one peck of green toma-
toes half ar inch thick and six Whit
onions thin, and place in an earthern lar
IN layers, with a cup of salt sprinkled be-
tween. Let them remain over night then
drain thoroughly and scald in one quart of
vinegar and two of water mixed Near-
while mix together two pounds of brown
sugar quarter of pound of mustard
teaspoonful OF ground ginger and one of
black pepper, one tablespoonful of cloves
two OF cinnamon and a paper of celery
s@ed. Nhen the tomatoes and onions have
Just scalded, drain and cover again with
fresh vinegar and the spices Cook ten or
fifteen minutes, stirring occasionally with
wooden spoon, and pack. in glass jars
Now is the time to make the very perfec-
ton OF perfume sachets' from the soft
white fluff of the milk weed Gather the
plump pods while green. and lay aside
lew days until they open and the silky
floss becomes detached. Have ready
bolting-cloth case, painted If one has the
ABILITY, with cluster of opening pods, and
MI with the feecy down. Tiny packets of
sachet powder may be attached to the cor
ners and cupningly concealed by rosettes
of baby ribbon.
A Savory homemade chilli sauce calls for
t"eiEe large, bright scarlet tomatoes
pared and chopped together with two red
peppers and five small onions Add to
these two tablespoonful of salt two Guns
or vinegar. two tablespoons and a half of
gyir1 oil.
namon to suit. Cook slowly on back of
range for four five hours stirring fire.
quently with an agate or wooden spoon to
prevent Its adherence to the kettle. Put in
Wide-mouthed bottles, dipping the cork in
melted sealing wax, put in glass fruit
lars
A spoonful of scrambled eggs or omelet
lett from breakfast and spread between
slices of buttered bread or biscuit makes a
school lunch sandwich that is usually
found acceptable. spoonful of crcame6
Goldfish also is not to be despised as a
savory filler for the omniverous sand
witch.
II the cellar has damp smell aud is
dlfhcult of ventilation few pans of char
coal set on the shelves and in the corners
Will make the air sweet and pure.
To cleanse the mica of stove doors wash
IN salt and Vinegar, and dry with soft
cloth.
Flour should always be sfted just before
using, and measured after Sitting.