Evening star., 1899-04-15
HOUSE EHOLD HINT S

Shad Is again in season, and happy the
| man or woman who has plank sea-
| soned and in store for the reception OF
| this prince Of fishes. Every lover of good
| things to eat knows that a newly sawed
plank or one of soft wood would never do
| for so dainty use. The plank that stands
| facile princeps is of cedar, we'll seasoned
| freed by time from too pronounced re-
| minder of the forest, and impregnated with
| the juices from frequent cookings. Oak
| and hickory are also desirable, the delicate
fish slowly broiled before a fire of glowing
Goals, absorbing the fragrant odors of the
| heated wood.
| 1t requires months of care to fit a new
| board for use, and the family who pos
| sesses heirloom of this sort is to be en-
WED. The planks may be purchased
| charred and seasoned-for SO or $25, ac-
cording to size; and if we'll cared for, will
last for years. The plank should never
be washed but should be rubbed with a
| dry cloth after using and then sandpapered
| off.
In preparing the fish for planking, split
down the entire back. Have the plank
very hot. ten nail the cleaned and opened
! fish to 1t with the skin to the plank. Set
| in front of the glowing Goals, and bake for
fifteen minutes. Then reverse the plank
| the flesh flakes. Season with salt pepDer
and butter, and serve on the plank which
| may be laid in japanned tray
Rolled jelly cake, served with or with
out whipped cream, makes an excellent ad-
dition to the supper or luncheon table or
Tor dessert for dinner. 1t Is made like
sponge cake, with the addition of a little
butter or cream for shortening A good
rule calls for three eggs whites and yolks
Deaten separately; one cupful of sugar one
tablespoonful of melted butter or three of
cream, one cupfuI of pastry flour sifted
twice. with one teaspoonful of cream tar
tar and half a teaspoonful of soda Add
the sugar to the beaten yolks. then the
putter or cream, next the flour. and lastly
the whites of the eggs, carefully folded in
Iurn on long shallow tin we'll buttered
and bake in a moderate oven Turn out
ana While hot spread with tely Break
the edges with knife handle and roll at
once. 80
Brown Betty" is simple and whole
some son dessert as its name would Indicate,
END should be a stock dish in families
where children "do abound" They aIwavs
like 1t; the materials for its manufactures
are usually on hand, and even the plainest
OF plain cooks can be taught to make IN as
1T should be- Pare core and slice six or
seven tart apples. Butter a pudding dish
and put thin layer of stale bread crumbs
al the bottom, then a layer of the apple.
Sprinkle lightly with sugar, add a few bits
or butter and busting of cinnamon, cover
with bread crumbs, then more apple Pro-
ceed In this order until the dish is full
tAosLhS Il IdytF OF CRUMBS at the ton add
hal1 a cup of water to half cup of mo-
iasses, pour over the crumbs and bake in
moderate oven for an hour. Serve hot
with sugar and cream or hard sauce.
An excellent substitute for sweetbreads
so good an imitation, in fact, that it is hard
teillns the one from the other, may be
made of calves brains. Soak the brains
three hours in salt water, having first care
fully cleaned them, removing all the red
membrane Put them into a pint of cold
water, with one tablespoonful of lemon
Juice and a half tablespoonful of salt boil
them ten minutes and then plunge into cold
water Meanwhile make ready two or three
boiled eggs. some tiny boiled potatoes and
pint of cream sauce, to which has been
added at the last little minced parsley.
Arrange the brains in an oval mound in the
center of hot platter, surround it with a
ring of the potatoes, and then circle of
the sliced eggs, and pour the hot cream
sauce over all.
Since the recent disastrous Windsor fire.
say the architects people talking of build
ing are much more interested in having
their houses made fireproof. This cannot
be done in cheap building, but dwelling
mousse built of iron and terra Gotta viii be
found cheaper in the end and pleasanter
to live in. There is no deterioration in
building of this kind as in a building of
wood. while it costs far less to repair a
freproof building.
NieH tHe nalr Is dry and hacking in gloss
1t should be washed twice a month using
IN the fairly hot water a yolk of egg lit
tie powdered borax and a half teaspoonful
OF baking soda Rub the egg we'll into the
scalp, then rinse most thoroughly for un-
less egg Is we'll rinsed off it leaves the hair
sticky and disagreeable instead Of soft and
glossy, as It otherwise will be.
An excellent preventive of influenza ia
said to be found In adding few drops of
eucalyptus oil to every pail of hot water
used in cleaning the woodwork of a house
and to the water in which the broom is
frequently dipped when sweeping the car
pets. Turpentine may be used if preferred
an place of the eucalyptus. The whole
house In this way Becomes disinfected.
When buYiIag ctnns re1uemher that 4ha