Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-13
hree eggs with three tablespoonfuls of

three eggs with three tablespoonfuls of
sugar, and stir into the pudding. together
with two teaspoonfuls of salt, two of Gin
namon or grated nutmeg and a couple of
tablespoonfuls of melted butter or suet
che !, If YOU wish the puddins very
rich add half pound seeded raisins after
the pudding has baked five or six minutes
If raisins are added, additional half pint
of milk will be required. as they absorb a
great deal of milk A good Indian pudding
may be made without eggs, using half
pint more of meal and no flour 1t takes
three hours to bake an Indian pudding
without eggs-less if it has them.
While maple sugar is still at its best. a
rule tor maple sugar biscuit given by a
good Massachusetts, housekeeper is in order.
SIT together two or three times one quart
OF nour, half teaspOonful of salt and two
ana one-nalf teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der Rub into the flour two level ia BILE
spoonfuIs sweet lard and wet with sweet
Inlik or water like other biscuit. Roll out a
NAN inch thick, handling as little as nos
sibie, then butter all over and sprinkle
thlckly over the butter a layer of scraped
maple sugar. Roll up like a jelly roll and
cut IN slices about an inch thick. Pinch the
bottoms of the slices, SO the sugar won't
run out much, put into a dripping pan close
together and bake twenty-five minutes
The cumbrous lamp shade is being ram
idly superseded by the graceful lamp Ven
which adapts itself readily to any kind of
lamp or light. These wells are on sale at all
the stores, in prices suited to the varying
depth of individual purses They NAV
however, be readily manufactured at home
OF materials to match the decorations of the
room for which they are intended They
are usually made of silk, gauze or fine
grenadines, plain or in patterns and of
about the size of a large silk handkerchief
1hey may be round or square having a
mole In the center for the lamp chimney and
top OF the globe. The edges of the veil may
be left plain or trimmed with lace ruffies or
Shirred ribbon.
A recent device for clothes pin sack and
carrier will obviate the old-time necessity
for the maid in the garden hanging IN her
ciothes, to carry supply of pins protrud-
ing from her mouth. The invention con-
Slsts of bag to hold the pins, the mouth
being held normally open by wire ring
which forms part of the carrier, also of
wire, which holds the bag on the rope The
Dag ana Its contents are pushed ahead as
the maid progresses along the line.
An excellent point for the housekeeper to
pin to her memory is that beating bread
made by effervescence breaks it down and
TENDS to make 1t heavy. Baking powder
bread and the like should be stirred as little
as possible. With eggs it is just the other
way, excepting when the whites. are beaten
separately, when, as is generally known,
they should be folded in carefully.
Curious Egyptian designs in enameled
wood of Tyrian blue, Athenian yellow and
Pompeiian red are the latest fad for desks
ana tables. Summer furniture for indoors
or out also reproduces these same effects in
the true coiors of ancient Egypt.
Inc real old southern bandanna handker-
chlets are in great demand now for a va
rlety OF uses, such as shirt waists sofa and
hammock pillows, window hangings and
covers for bles and cushions
chopped peppers are an excellent adden-
dum to minced chicken, lamb or veal.