Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-18

aside for the toilet. On the painted floor
lay a braided rug. such as are still made
in the Old New England towns. On one
side of the room low chest of drawers
ana above il a mirror with brackets on
either side. y set of pine shelves, curtained
with bright cretonne an ample towel rack
and a low chair completed all the furnish
lngS save the chef d OeuVrc. the tub itself.
This was of zinc painted white inside and
covered neatly outside with white cnameled
oil cloth. a strip of the same on the wall
behind the tub answered well in the place
OF tIIng- a pipe with faucet in the tub
let IN cold water from the spring outside
while the waste water was carried directly
Off to irIigate the garden by a small waste
pipe from the bottom of the tub. No elab-
crate system of plumbing was here and
the hot water had, of course, to be carried
in from the kitchen; but genuine bathtub
in q plain little ranch among the gold
mines miles from the plumber, was bless
ing not TO be dcspiscd, and it's planning one
quite worth passing on.
A favorIte sanitarium dish, and one that
is especially adapted to invalids, young
children or old people. who require light
supper in order to insure a good nights
rest, is Drowned rice. Put the rice on tin
plates in the oven and brown just as you
would coffee, stirring frequently to prevent
ScoiGhing; 1t viii take some little time to
do this, but it can be attended to while
other work is going on, and then put in
s'aSS cans until needed. 1t should be
a small kettle with a little salt and lust
water enough to barely cover. Cook rapidly
Tor nfteen minutes, shaking often to prevent
sticking. When done serve hot with milk
or cream, syrup or quite alone, many pre-
1errlns it without any addition. Drowned
rice is 4 50 excellent served as a vegetable
with chicken, veal lamb.
To make the German "raisin" or "cof-
Zee bread, add TO one cup of sca'ded milk
one-third Cupful of Shortcomings one cupfuI
OF sugar and a half teaspoonfuI of salt
When IukeWarm, beat in one yeast cake
dissolve IN one-Quarter of a cup of luke
warm mix, and flavor to make a stiff bat
ter, cover and place where it will keep
warm ana rise over night In the morning
e!d Il beaten egg with the dough, add
ohe-hliI cupIul Of raiSins, seeded and cut
into pieces, and roll the mixture out 10
thrce-qHarters Of an inch in thickness. and
put in a buttered dripping pan. Cover and
let rise uAtil 1t doubles its original thick
ness. brush with melted butter, sprinkle
with powdered sugar and cinnamon, and
bake in moderate oven a half hour. This
bread may be baked in q ring bv putting
t cough INTO deep pie plate. having in
Us center nulhn ring or a piece of stiff
circle.
orange peel is frequently served after
uiiiier III place OF preserved ginger. Peel
the oranges, throw the skin into boiling
water ana cook slowly until perfectly ten
der changing the water once or twice.
Dialh' ana with scissors cut the peel into
stl5ps ana weigh, allowing7a pound of sugar
ana a half cupful of water to each mound
OF the trult. Boil the sugar and water for a
Lioiiiehl until clear. add, the orange skin
anu sumner on the back Of the range until
transparent. Drain roll and spread in the
sun or IN a coo! oven to dry
Ieanuts and beans in combination make
nutritious and most inexpensive stew and
one Wlthal that is usually liked. To pint
vi H. ttie plahched peanut meats allow half
carmen baking dish or bean pot with two
tuartS OF water, and salt to taste Heat
20 polilhs, then put in a slow oven and cook
s sti hlile or ten hours I When done the
49,. oW Shouid De juicy and mealy. Pepper
may De added if the digestion is good, and
ste"eu tomatoes may accompany the stew.
Inc cleaning out of the kitchen boiler is
Siie Oh me Things that the housewife should
have attended to once a week. saw the
Puiipers' IL the sediment cocks, with
when every boiler is provided, are fire.
puently lelt open for a quarter of an hour
st1culiluiated sediment would be washed
away, rendering the heating of the water a
quicker operation
Apple ginger is one of the last of the
Kan preserves to be stored away for VIM
Ter: Select tart, tender apples peel, slice
ana weigh out four pounds Put in the pre-
serving Kettle with a pint of water, four
pcuhds OF sugar, one ounce of green gin
ger proken IN small pieces, the juice of
four lemons and their yellow rinds chopped
me, rejecting every bit of the bitter white
COOK twenty minutes and seal while hot.
When a lemon is halved or quartered and
left unused, a tumbler turned over it, pro-
tecting it from the air, will keep it from
drying or moiding for several days.