Evening star., 1898-07-16
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Despite the apparent paradox. baked
ice cream" is still favorite dessert 1t Is
of Philadelphia origin. and, like all Phila-
delphia dishes, dainty and delicious. Freeze
the cream very hard and pack I'm brick
shaped mold. Allow It to stand at least
two hours before serving. When IT is ready
turn out of the mold on a porcelain
stoneware dish and cover with a ;hick
meringue, allowing the white OF five eggs
and five tablespoonful of powdered sugar
to each quart brick of ice cream. Flavor
as desired. and be careful that the me-
ringue covers every part Of the cream
and the edge of the dish on which it rests.
Set the dish on a board in hot oven. and
let the meringue crust and brown de eiicate-
ly. 1t will take from three to five minutes.
Serve at once. The cream viii not be
melted, as might be supposed. for the
glazing protects 1T from heat on the Top
and sides and the board at the bottom
prevents the heat from reaching the dish.
A sherbet is an ice to which has been
added gelatine or the whites of eggs TO
hold 1t from melting SO quickly on eX-
posure to air. Sherbet needs beating like
ice cream An ice does not; but it requires
much longer to freeze. Sicilian sher-
bet Is made with the yolks of eggs fruit
and sherry. While too rich for daily
food" II is frequently encountered at
swell luncheons- Boil together for f1ve
minutes one pound of sugar and one quart
or water. Beat the yolks of six eggs until
lemon colored end thick and add to boil
ing sirup. stirring rapidly. Remove at
once from the fire and continue beating un-
til cold. Have ready a cup of mixed fruit
which has soaked for a half hour in a
half cup of sherry. When the mixture is
cold, turn into the freezer and freeze Then
stir in fruit and serve. The French meth
Cd is to serve in puEch glasses.
NOW that shirt waists form an Integral
part OF every woman's summer wardrobe
box for holding them without crusn
ing becomes a necessity. These may be
mace at home by any one with a little in
senuity- A soap or cracker box. which
may De obtained at the nearest grocery
store. affords the foundation This is COW
cred inside and out with pretty figured Gre
tonne. using an interlining of any old soft
material on hand The cover of the hoy
is treated in the same way then fastened
to the box with brass hinges Brass ham
oes complete the outfit, and the box is an
9i inainent TO any bed room. Sachet pow
GERS OF the fayorite perfume may be tack
ed inside, and milady's shirt waists will
emerge from their hiding place crisp, fresh
and fragrant.
A delicious salad pickle which ts ma y,
Ihe specialties of a housekeeper noted for
ner adherence to Ruskin's dictuu So
~ Ia eFefypody has something nice to eat"
SIZED cucumbers; pare and slice them. kdd
TO the cucumbers three medium onions
also pared and sliced. Mix I'm layers and
sprinkle with one-half cupfuI of ar,+ II.
1t stand two hours Drain vvoil "a -
ehiee-Quarters of pint of vinegar a larpe
cup OF olive oil, one-half cupflIl hIacL o16
Mnite mustard seed mixed, and one table
spoonful of celery seed. While this can ha
Used Immediately. 1t improves with stand
ing; II makes an appetizing winter salad
ana is always ready in an emergency.
lemon Ice that goes far to mitigate The
woe superinduced by a hot IuIv day ts
made in this way: Squeeze the iutca of
iour large, juicy lemons and one orange
n,,a nuo .. a eowi. add a pint of sugar and a
utes or salt and ice. Turn the freezer for
while, then leave il TO freeze itself An
aooendum that is usually much esteemed is
a cup OF rich cream added befora rbe miy
ture is quite stiff. Remove the flasher end
sur rapidly with wooden spoon cor a faw
moments, but do not churn the mi,,-nra
WIN the oasher again. II ii curdes do not
oe alarmed 1t will come all right a. IL
freezes. " a.
vegetable treasure that is beginning to
gto" IN popular favor is he water cress.
mat the ahcients appreciated it's merits as
an inylgorator is judged from thu adsge OF
the Greeks, Eat cress and learn more
WIT. Pliny declared that water cress with
vinegar had the power of curirp The ~
sane 1t is conceded by food sr,aci1,ists
now that cress like asparagus, is tspecialiv
good IN Kidney troubles, and should ITo
taken In abundance in spring ami summer
with the breakfast steak. or even h:ead
ana butter, 1t becomes an poeti.er .ot to
be despised. "
The most satisfactory way to fight rnos-
Guitoes, according to the United States gov.
ernment experts, is to destroy the larvae
ana abolish their breeding places. The
three ways of achieving this result ar. rbs
craining of breeding places, the introduc-
tion OF small fish into fishlass bre.dinr
places and the spraying of pools win
kerosene. ot the remedies to use in the
the walls with kerosene in cups and tho
burning OF pyrethrum powder are doubt-
less most efficacious
For those unable to take a pan,,,o ca.
path. an excellent substitute Will be found
py adding handful of sea salt that NAV
% purchased at any drug store to the or.
dinary bath. This will be found both cool
ing ana invigorating. desIde-atum in the
not days. when the weariness of the 0esh
makes one subscribe to the assertion that
life is not worth the living"
Many of the plaster OF paris Reproduce
uons of fine statuary make & pleasing ad-
dition to library or setting room and earS-.
to familfarize children with tho best works
OF eminent sculptors- They will be found
much more decorative. however. II bron1sS
or coated with shsllIc thinned vita var
nish.
Save your egg-shehs now for cleaning
caraies vinegar crusts and the ike. puf
tne smells away In convenient box and
when ready to wash .he bottles crush The
shells, hll the bottle partially fun. pour
over them hot soapsuds; shake tharoushir
and rinse.