Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-18
HOUSEHOLD TOPICS.
Recipes and Other Information of Do
nestle Value.

Flowers may be preserved quite
in water in which carbonate of soda
has been dissolved Faded flowers, eX
cept the most delicate varieties, may
be restored by putting the stems into
very hot water. The water should
come at least half way up on the stems.
Let them stand in this until the water
cools or until they are revived. Then
cut off the end of the stems and place
the flowers in cool, clear water.
Apple tapiOca is familiar dish, but
rice tapioca is rather new 1t is pre-
pared precisely as is the fruit of tapi-
oca except that for the apples rice is
substituted Mix the rice with the tap
ioca and sweeten It, Cook until the
tapioca is transparent when the rice
will also be tender. 1t is to be eaten
cold with cream.
Here is a recipe for prune pudding
that is said to be good. One-half
pound of prunes should be well
washed. cooked till tender and chopped
fine Add one-half cup of bread
crumbs, five ounces of chopped suet,
FIVE ounces of brown sugar, one-half
teaspoonful of ginger, one well beaten
egg, one-haIf cup of milk Steam the
pudding for four hours.
A very nice breakfast dish is made
from potatoes and bacon. Butter a
large baking dish and fill 1t with raw
potatoes sliced and seasoned with pep
per and salt, and alternate with layers
of thinly-sliced bacon. This should be
baked in quick oven. When done it
should come ont solid cake. brown
and crisp on the outside and soft with
in.
Green tomatoes are said to make
very delicious jam. The jam is made
as IN the case of any sort of fruit. 1t
may be favored with lemon juice and
rind. or with powdered ginger, one
half ounce being required for every
pound of tomatoes.
The newest silver. both for the table
and the toilet, is rather elaborate in
design. OF the patterns, which are
floral generally, the chrysanthemum is
popular in proportion as the flower IT.
self is and that means that 1t is In
high favor The leaf pattern is new,
One new toilet set shows the apple
blossom design. OF the 13 pieces in
the up-to-date toilet set outfit eight are
brushes
Canned tomatoes may be changed
into a good salad Strain the contents
of one can and set them on to heat. us
ing as a seasoning one slice of onion,
few celery tops bay leaf teas
poonful of salt and little cayenne.
When the boiling point has been
reached add three-fourths of box of
gelatine which has been dissolved In
cold water Mix we'll and then add
lemon juice about half lemon will
furnish sufficient juice. Finally strain
the mixture and set 1t away to cool
Tor three or four hours before using.
Serve ON lettuce leaves with mayon-
naise dressing.
pitcher of cold water standing In
room that is occupied very quickly
purihes tho mir The colder the water
the more quickly does 1t perform its
work But II is a rule that works both
ways The water even though It may
still be cold, soon becomes unfit TO
drink
new sort Of brush for the very
highly polished table or piano Is the
foXtail brush with small silver
handle. The whole thing is ornamental
ana rather useful as well
The brass eyelet Is beginning to an
pear on the woman's shoe 10 Garry ont
the effect Of the rounded toe the nro-
tecting sole and the military heel Rrt
for housewear the other cxtremo 10
sought. extremely high heels being in
order.
II is difficult thing II keen tho
hands in good condition when the do.
tails of homework must he persopo,,,.
attended TO Sweeping and dustin,
have a bad effect. hut that NAV ho
speedily Offset Nv the wearino NJ d,
loose nair of kid gloves Rubber
gloves have never quite met the de-
mand of the kitchen work. They are
clumsy and verv destructih'e. \,
times they are advocated for use in
dishwashing But p few triols vii,
prove that the inevitable greasiness Of