Evening star., 1898-02-19

HOUSEHOLD HINTS


pursuing their several ways with more or
less ardor, are totally eclipsed this season
by the beer mug fad, the cupidity of whose
devotees knows no bounds. Six medium
sized mugs ranged about larger one is
the usual arrangement, and the very least
that one possessed of the craze can get
the number to be desired, provided they
differ in design and legend. The favorite
mugs are the grayish blue Mattlach ware,
having on them parodies of some typical
German sentiment or poem. The Austrian
ware is much more delicate and beautiful,
but somehow lacks the jollity of the sub
stantial German mugs. Some of these
mugs have metal lids, while others are
gulitless of any attempt at concealment Of
their contents. The legends and designs on
these mugs are as various as can be i'm
agined. One straight specimen, whose han
die Is enriched with substantial German
frauiine's figure, holds the legend "Trink
Wasklar lst. This Is relieved on either
side by two ballet dancers, whose famboy-
ant petticoats give every evidence of violent
terpsichorean efforts. A quaint Munich
mug bears sleek monk holding a scroll,
with the coat-of-arms Of Munich on it.
while underneath is the speaking legend, to
the effect that HE who has not sat in the
Hofbrau with full beer mug before him
knows not what God has done for Bavaria
The prices of these mugs vary from so
cents to $40, according to quality, design or
rarity.
whats in name" applies with justice
to cake that is the antithesis of the angel
cake. To make a DEVILS cake-horribly
suggestive name-have two eggs beaten
separately to a stiff froth, two cupfuls of
brown sugar, one-half cupful butter one
half cup sour milk, a teaspoonful soda,
one-half cup of boiling coffee or water,
haiI cake OF chocolate, and two and one
half cupfuls of flour. Cream the butter and
sugar, add the well-beaten yolks, and mix
thoroughly. Stir the soda into the coffee
and this with the sour milk and the choco-
late grated, and add to the butter. sugar
ana ;! yolks. Beat we'll again. Add the flour
havoring, half teaspoonful Of vanilla and
about two drops of rose, and fold in the
beaten whites with the rest of the -four.
Bake IN round tins in a rather hot oven.
10 make the filling, take two cupfuls brown
sugar. one-half cake grated chocolate. two
thirds cupful sweet milk, and butter the
size OF an egg. Boil this filling until it
urops from the spoon stringy, and as YOU
Mn5, ennoss from the fire stir in one teaspoonful
Diended vanilla and rose. Spread between
the layers of the cake; ice the top with a
plain chocolate icing
Among the excellent recipes voucbsafed
by Felix Deliee. the veteran chef. is one
ior roast duck la Rouennaise Select. -
ne says. two large, f1eshy, but not fishy
spring ducks lin Rouen they do not bleed
ducks but kill them by simply thrusting a
pin through the BRAIN so as to keen the
blood in the flesh; this accounts, in a great
measure, for the universally conceded s,l.
periority of Rouen ducks), SINCE draw
carefully, save the hearts and livers, pare
off the gall. and chop them fine with salt
pc pper, little of ground allspice, an ounce
or butter. tablespoonful of chopped shall
lot. the same of parseley. two tablespoon
,1Nc ,t,I m
and put this stuffing into the ducks. faster
both ends. and roast rare before a brisk
fire or in the oven for twenty-five or thirty
minutes Untruss and put them on a very
hot dish. Add a little good broth to the
drlppings, strain over the ducks, and serve
Aromatic vinegar for sprnkling in apart
ments during the prevalence of fevers or
any contagious complaint can be made as
foilows: Take common vinegar any guam
tity desired. and stir into it enough pow
cered chalk to neutraliZe the acidity When
1t stops foamng, and the chalk is pre-
cipltated draw off the-liquid and dry the
white powder by the fire or in the sun.
When perfectly dry. put irto a stone YES
sci and pour upon 1t suIphuric acid until
the white fumes stop ascending.
new method for preserving cut flowers
&C mes from japan. missionary from
there says she has frequently kept chrys-
anthemums fresh for six weeks by charring
the end of the stem with a spint of lighted
Wood-not a match, however, as the sui
phnr would be injurious to the flower
and then keeping the water in which the
blossom stands frequently changed. The
Japanese explain the philosophy of this by
saying that the charring process draws the
water into the flower.
Prof. w. o. Atwater in a recent talk be-
fore the New York Household Economic
Association. declared that, public opinion
to the contrary, he saw no reason why
ccrned beef should be less nutritious than
fresh beef. LAS a matter of fact cnemi-
cally," he said, the salt in the beef mere
ly replaces the water; and although there
the meat on to boil in cold water, there
materially.
One of the good old-fashioned remedies
for chapped hands-just as efficacious to-
day as in the days of our grandmothers-
is Indian meal One bowl of the fine meal
kept on the washstand and another by the
kitchen sink to rub the hands in when
taken out of the water, and before being
thoroughly dried, will keep the hands soft
and white.
A rest for the carving knife and fork
should form part of every Carvers equip
ment. They may be procured now of press
ed glass for % cents. In removing the
meat course from the table the rest
Should go also.
A fiat oyster shell in the tea kettle will
prevent the crust forming on the side of
the kettle The oyster shell attracts the
limy particles to itself