The record-union., 1899-04-09


"A pretty dish demonstrated at the
Boston Cooking School has oranges for
its foundation Six smooth oranges
of equal size should be selected. A
third of each orange is cut away, and
all the pulp taken out with spoon. The
larger piece has the edge then cut into
vandykes or saw-teeth, with circle
punched just below each point by way
of ornamentation. These are put into
cold water until ready to be used. The
pulp is put into cheeSe-cloth and the
juice pressed from it. There should be
one pint of juice To this is added a
cup of sugar and the juice of two lem
ons Meantime a half-box of gelatine
has been soaked in half a cup of cold
water, and dissolved in half cup of
boiling water This is strained into
the orange-juice, stirred, and set away
to become chilled When ready to serve
The skin cups are arranged on dish
or a mat of green leaves. The jelly
is cut into dice or cubes, and piled into
the cups. Whipped cream is laid light
ly in spots upon the top with a candied
cherry put in each cup. A pretty eff
feet is given by making the jelly pink.
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A caterer observes that oval tables
are superseding this season the round
or square boards for fashionable dinner
use.
cherry salad was served at
luncheon recently with broiled French
chops The salad was made from the
French stoneless cherries which come
in bottles, little of the juice in which
they were preserved being retained.
They should be very cold, and just be-
fore piling the fruit in the center Of
the chop-dish a little salad-oil and lem
on juice sprinkled over it. Finely
chopped parsley is scattered on the top
of the fruit after it is arranged on he
dish, a wreath of watercress separating
it from the circle of chops.
A pretty effect is obtained in a music
room that has not a single outside win
dow, by Stimulating across one end of
the room a succession of French win
dows reaching to the door. The pane
frames and sashes are as perfectly
fitted as if parts of real windows, in
stead of backing against the solid wall,
with mirrors inserted for panes.
The Home Science Bureau, established
by the Chicago Woman's Club, has for
its distinct object an effort to remedy
the present conditions existing between
mistress and maid AS a beginning
the promoters of the effort propose to
do away with the word servant, using
the title of home assistant" in its
stead. The Syracuse Household Eco
nomic Association has similarly abol-
ished the Objectionable term, designat-
ing the girls who attend its cooking
classes as house helpers" 1t is fact
that the word servant is Objectionable
TO most of the class represented by it,
The simple girl suits them better
The Chicago club also considers do
mestic science" distasteful to sensitive
ears, and substitutes for it home
SCIENCE
Glass door-knobs are handsome and
more easily kept in condition than those
OF bronze or brass.
A pretty bedsrread recently seen was
a fine white organde upon which had
been painted along the two overhang-
ing sides a pretty floral design. lace
ruffie finished the edges. This spread
was laid over thin silk one of pale
green which harmonized with the de-
sign and also with the decorations of
The room.
The sweet red Spanish peppers cut
into narrow strips are an excellent ad-
d1tion to celery salad and add beth to
the appearance and flavor.
TIa -
macaroni with cheese will be much inn
proved if to the water in which the
sticks are boiled are added with salt,
a small piece of butter and a small
onion stuck with two or three cloves.
3 An experienced and successful physi-
clan laughs at the idea that there may
be danger in eating grapes without re-
moving the seeds. ASK the next half
dozen doctors whom you may meet
he says, and I'll be surprised if five
out of six do not indorse my statement.
The seeds are encysted in the pulp,
and in this condition travel harmlessly
through the alimentary canal Grapes
are one of the most healthful fruits we
have; their acid is especially valuable
to the system after middle age is
generous use should be prevented BY
difficulty in eating if the seeds are
taken out, or by fear of appendicitis
if they are swallowed
A cork that is stepped for a few
moments in hot vaseline will, it is said,
serve all the purposes for which a glass
stopper is used.
A new manifestation of college in
sigma is to be found in down quilts
They are of sateen or silk and come in
dark blue with a large white in the
center, or in black with an orange p
similarly set, or show white H on a
crimson field, and so on through the
list of the colors and initials of the
most prominent colleges.
House-fitters are suggesting the use
of the marbled enameled cloth upon
the walls of kitchens and buffers
pantries. This cloth has been found
of value applied to bathroom walls, as
it is waterproof and also very easily
cleaned These qualities make it useful
in the kitchen as a wall-covering. 1t
can be fitted as neatly as paper. lit
tie glue being added to the paste by
which it is put on AS it is consider
ably cheaper than paint. and more
durable even than the prepared water
proof papers, its advantages from an
economic side are obvious.
woman who did not care to have
the complete spinning wheel, which
she priced as an heirloom, standing
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