The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-31
HOUSEHOLD IT
Some Recipes and Suggestlshs Thai
Have Lately Come to
Light.

0rdpc II0lt 80 COlniuS AutO uSC hioiC
and more as an anti-malarial. Ply
sicians claim that grape fruit eaten
daily will do much to keep a person
in excellent physical condition. 1t is
also useful in some fevers, and should
be taken in these cases only on advice
of a physician. Unlike most medicines.
the grape fruit is widely popular at
both teas and luncheons. The bill OF
fare of an elaborate luncheon frequent
ly starts with grape fruit cut in the
shape of baskets with one-haf of the
pulp removed end the skin cut with
the scissors to form a handle. The
seeds are removed and powdered sugar
sprinkled over the fruit, or a lump of
sugar inserted. One or two candied
cherries in the basket contribute q
pretty touch OF color as well as agree
able flavor.
The following recipe for making a
prune pudding was given recently be-
fore the prune growers of the Santa
Clara valley. California, that garden
spot of luscious fruits: Beat the yolks
of two eggs with a ~half-cupful of sugar
until light, add a tablespoonful of soft
ened butter and a gill of milk. Sift to-
gether one cupfuI of -four with n
teaspoonful of baking powder, and stir
it into the mixture. Add next the
well-beaten whites of the eggs and m
cupful of prunes that have been soaked
over night. drained and the stones re-
moved. Chop them with a spoon.
Steam the mixture for two hours.
The best way to sweep" a sick room
is to rub the carpet with a damp cloth.
Dust must be avoided. The feather
duster, which should find no place in
the economy of any part of the house.
is particularly Objectionable in the
sick room. Wipe the furniture and
woodwork daily with a damp cloth,
adding a teaspoonful of ammonia to
the water with which the carpet is
to be wiped. In case of any infectious
disease the carpet should be removed;
but if this is found impossible, clean
sheets should be tackled smoothly over
it, to be changed as often as necessary,
and these sheets sprinkled each day
with a solution of carbolic water.
Not every housekeeper realizes that
Parmesan cheese is excellent used in
combination with scalloped potatoes.
Cover the bottom of the baking dish
with sliced boiled potatoes. Dust with
salt and pepper and cover with a thin
layer of white sauce. Sprinkle liberal
" with cheese. then add another layer
of potato and SO continue until the
dish is filed. The cheese should form
the top layer. Bake thoroughly, al
lowing the cheese to brown well.
An excellent supper or luncheon dish
may be made from the inferior por-
lions of cold boiled ham. Slice and
brown the pieces in a little butter. Into
a buttered pudding dish put alternate
layers of the ham and stale bread
crumbs. Pour over the whole a half
cupful of cold water or stock in which
are two tablespoonfuls of tomato or
the tomato catsup. if preferred. Bake
until Drowned.
Still another recipe given at the same
time furnishes a light and dainty des-
sert that even the invalid with q
stomach" may enjoy with impunity.
Boil one quart Of prunes until tender.
Sift through a sieve and sweeten to
| taste. Beat the whites of three eggs
until stiff. fold in and bake in a slow
oven or cook over the water pan in the
chatting dish.
Carrots and onions are better in cook
| cry if soaked in cold water for 12 hours
before using to draw out the strong
flavor. Carrots should always be cut
in slices instead of cubes, because the
darker outside part is richer and bet
ter in flavor than the lighter center.
If served in cubes some would not get
the choiccr part.
In ordering pork for a roast. ask al
ways for young pork. Young roasted
pork makes quite as good a salad as
veal. and is especially good in COM
bination with celery and a little tart
apple.
Canton flannel makes a good bath
blanket for baly. 1t should be made
large enough to completely e~nvelop
the child while it is being wiped dry.
Washington Star.
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