The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-04
THE DOMESTIC DOMAIN.
Odd Items OF information for the
Perusal Tof the Young
Hounekeener.

A nurse fertile in expedients for the
entertainment of her patients when
they reach that most trying of periods,
convalescence, makes ice cream by the
bedside, for their delectation. This,
by the way is recommended and APP
proved by physicians as peculiarly
grateful and strengthening after an
attack of la grippe, when the appetite
needs coaxing. Take one-quarter cup
: full of cream, add one level tablespoon
full of sugar and flavor with one-quar-
ter teaspoonful lemon or vanilla, or
one teaspoonful chocolate shaved and
melted. Whip Until frothy and pour
in small covered cup. Set in basin
of cracked ice and salt. using one part
of salt to three parts of ice, or put in
double boiler, using the lower part
of the ice and salt. A tin cup with
handle will be found most conven-
lent.
A clever idea for changing and
freshening the air in sick room and
atthe same time affording mild spec
tacular entertainment for a patient
unable to move is the following: Put
teaspoonful of the whole coffee Der.
ries in a saucer and set where the in
valid can see it. Fill it up with toilet
water-eau de cologne or perfumery
and set fire to it. If this is done
when the room is dark the effect will
be found especially pretty and the
change of air most refreshing.
Still another excellent dish for in
valids who must have all their foods
cold is frozen beef tea. Put small
pail in q wooden bucket and surround
it with salt and crushed ice, taking
care that no salt finds its way into
the pail. Put cold beef tea in the pail
and let it stand ten or fifteen minutes.
At the end of that time uncover and
scrape the CONCEALED beef tea from
the sides. Beat well and replace the
cover. Do this two or three times and
the tea will be frozen smooth.
A pretty conceit in the way of franz
ing number of small unmounted
photographs or blue prints is to take
panel-shaped piece of dark gray car
fridge paper and paste the edges OF
the pictures face downward on the
! back. Arrange them irregularly, or
in lines or groups, as preferred. When
dry turn over on the right side, and
with scissors or the fingers tear open
the paper covering the face of the pic
ture in irregular points, turning them
back after the manner of calyx.
Pretty effects are also obtained by
burning the points into rough edges
with match.
An Inexpensive but excellent floor
covering. when bare floors are impos-
sible by reason of chill or roughness,
is found in denim or burlap of some
neutral tint. Line with thick layers
of newspaper and stretch and tack
tightly to the sides. Over this rugs
may be spread as desired. When a
large center rug is used the denim or
burlap may be simply used as "fill-
ing" about the sides.
Scalloped tomatoes make an excel
lent supper dish for cold winters
night. Fill pudding dish with alter
nate layers of seasoned tomatoes and
dried bread crumbs. having the top
most layer of buttered crumbs. Cover
and bake in moderate oven for an
hour or longer, according to the depth.
Uncover and brown for ten or fifteen
minutes.
For stains on the hands there is
nothing better than little salt with
enough lemon juice to moisten it,
rubbed on the spots and then washed
OH with clear water. = Washington
Star.