The record-union., 1899-10-29

of apples and almonds which is also
good. A quantity of apple-sauce is
| literally besprinkled with almonds cut
into strips the whole busted with Gin
| namon. 1t is eaten with a boiled GUS
tard.
1t is said that Alpine climbers and
French trained nurses alike use choc
olate as nourishment in large quanti-
ties. Little cakes easily carried in the
pocket are always to be had, and if
| allowed to dissolve slowly in the mouth
are easily digested. One woman whose
work demands long hours and irregular
meals has tried this plan for sustain
ing her strength and pronounces it most
efficient.
When it is required to prepare des
sert on a busy day, apples stuffed with
almonds are simple and satisfactory
Pare and core Them fill with chopped
almonds, and sprinkle with brown su-
gar. Bake until tender dipping the
juice over them frequently to form a
glaze, and when perfectly cold serve in
whipped cream.
A novel dish is prepared for chatting
dish supper by cooking two tablespoon
fuls of butter, half a teaspoonful of
minced onion, and a teaSpOonful of
curry-powder until thoroughly mixed,
and then frying thick slices of toma-
toes in it. The slices must be frequently
turned. AS an accompaniment of
cold meat of any kind this is most sat
isfactory.
Mushrooms are in season now and are
cheaper than they will be later on.
There are many ways of preparing
them besides the usual frying or broil
ing. In England they are stewed in
cream or in tomato sauce, and with
either are delicious. They are seldom
escalloped, yet this should be a fire.
quent method of serving them, as it is
very satisfactory. Bits of butter, pep
per, and salt are scattered over bread
crumbs in a baking-dish and moistened
with cream. A layer of mushrooms is
added and then the crumbs again, till
the dish is full. The top layer Of
crumbs is covered with butter and
pint of cream is poured over all. A
plate is laid over the top and the dish
is put in the oven for an hour; then
the plate is removed to permit brown
ing.
In spite Of the old prejudice, it is now
affirmed that to make perfect coffee one
must add a pinch of chiccory to the
ground berry. This is the rule at clubs
and the better French restaurants. Ex-
of chiccory added really does improve
the coffee, but the chiccory should be
bought separately and added as de-
sired.
1t is unusual to see guinea fowls
served in the North, but in the South
they are considered rather superior to
chicken. They require a greater
amount of moisture in cooking Like
chicken, they should have strips of
bacon fastened to each piece, and must
be frequently basted. They make a
pleasant change in the usual and often
tiresome round of ordinary meats.
A woman who took her little girl to
a new school this fall found it inter
esting to note the difference in the con-
duct of the other mothers who were
there on a similar errand. One met the
teacher with Indifference, spoke with
her briefly, and turned away Another
greeted the same teacher with cordial
sympathy and frankly spoke to her of
her child's shortcomings, that inatten-
tfon or carelessly prepared lessons
might not be excused, thus showing an
earnest desire for cooperation in a
mutual work. Another examined the
arrangements for ventilation, and in
quired whether the drinking water was
filtered. One wonders how many chill
dren who began school in New York
this month were accompanied by in
telligent and sympathetic mothers, or,
indeed, We're accompanied at all. I'm
fortunately only a small per cent. of
parents are known to teachers.
At certain of the better groceries I'm
cities one can now buy bottles of the
French preserved chestnuts, but in
stead of being the whole and expen-
sive marrons they are the bits broken
off in preparing these for market. and
cost a fourth of the price asked for
the former. A spoonful of the delicious
~ opS nuts lotQ D6lN0Nn Two IndCa-
rooms which have been soaked in sherry
with heaping spoonful of whipped
cream over all is a dessert worthy of
remembrance.
A most ingenious time saving appara-
tus for the kitchen was. recently invent
ed by a young architect who makes a
special study of city basement. He had
blacksmith bend an iron band into
an oblong hoop, and fastened hooks
upon it at regular intervals. This was
then suspended by wires above the
kitchen table, and on it was hung ev-
cry sort of small utensil, spoons. egg
| beaters, measuring cups, skfmmers
and the like. The contrivance can be
easily copied by inserting screw hooks
In barrel hoop which may then be
hung by cords from a hook in the cell
| ing.
A new sort of crab apple jelly has been
placed or the market lately by an en-
terprising woman. 1t is simply a deli
cate clear jelly, highly spiced with Gin
namon and cloves, but it is sufficiently
odd and delicious to find a ready sale.
The Real Thing.
Oh, the smoke that flies from the chimney
Where tho iron huns all day.
Keeps drifting 1t will OpNyar c+or