The Winslow mail., 1899-04-15
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE,
Various Items CT Interest Concern
Ing Matters in Parlor and
Pantry.

In rugs versus carpets, rugs CON
tinue TO grow in favor from aspect
sanitary. economic and aesthetic.
carpet held in place by heavy BOOK
cases, cabinets. sideboards and 50 forth
cannot be taken up and shaken ct 1~ILI
and dust and microbes Of various sorts
find lodgment when undistuTbed for
half year or more. Rugs can be fre-
4uentIy removed and shaken ard the
AooT wiped clean underneath, \ car
pet Crews shabby and loses its value. a
rug Of the genuine Persian or Turkish
gains in value and richness with the
years. 1t is frequently difficult to find
a carpet which harmoniZes with the
furniture already on hand, the paper
and woodwork, The coloring Of most
oriental rugs is so beautiful and mel
low that no discordant Eote is struck,
and it is always pleasure and an edu-
cation to look at it.
Oysterpi is now seasonable and a dish
much to be commended. 1t may be
baked in large pudding dish or in in
Cividual patties as desired. If in large
dish that holds three pints. line the
sides of the dish with puff paste or
rich crust, and put in quart of oys-
ttIs. layer by layer, seasoning each one
with a teaspoonful of salt, half a tea
sPconful of pepper, and an even table
spoonful of butter cut in bits, Cover
with crust. leaving an opening in the
center, and lake. In the meantime,
make a good smooth, white sauce. by
melting one tablespoonful of butter
in a small frying pan, adding to 1t
tablespoonful of flour, cooking until it
bubbles, then adding the strained oys-
ter liquor and half cupful Of water.
Cook until it thickens, then add little
white pepper and cupful Of cream or
milk. When the pie is nearly done
raise the crust from the side or insel
funnel in the center, vent and pour in
as much OF the same as the pie will hold.
Return to the oven and bake ten or fif-
teen minutes longer and serve.
While the California prune does not
make as rich a sauce as the French, it
is cleaner and cheaper. Wash carefully
one by one in tepid water. allowing the
prunes to stand in the water for two or
three minutes to plump. Wash again
and put in asaucepan, allowing 10 every
cupful of prunes cupful and a half of
cold water These simmered-not
boiled-from two to two and half hours
without sugar, will emerge lustrous,
tender, sweet and with the real prune
flavor, totally at variance with the
much-derided prune of clearinghouse
cele brity.
Potatoes a Ia Duchesse" live up to
the elegance Of their name and are
much in favor. Take cold, well-sea-
soned mashed potatoes and form into
biscuit-shaped cakes using little -four
TO form them, but mixing none with
the potato. Arrange the cakes on a
buttered pie plate, brush over with a
beaten egg and bake delicate brown in
a hot oven.
When space is desideratum in a
pantry, groove should be made at the
back Of one of the lower shelves, so that
the piatters can stand up. Eoo1.s
screwed into the bottom of the shelf
above where the cups and saucers are
to be kept will permit the hanging of
all cups that have handles.
If grease is spilled upon the kitchen
floor co not pour hot water upon it, but
corer the spot with strong solution of
unslackod lime and sal soda dissolved
in cold water, and scrub vigorously
with clean scrubbing brush.
After mixing a wedding or any rich
fruit cake, allow it to stand three days
in the refrigerator before baking. An
expert in making wedding cakes al
ways steams them first, then bakes.
Cocoa is frequently used in place of
chocolate for icing cake. Add to the
white of an egg a tablespoonsful of
cold water. two teaspoonfuls of cocoa
and as much confectioner's sugar as is
needed to make it of the consistency re-
quired to spread well.-Washington
Star.