Evening star., 1900-01-20

cakes may be made entirely of water in
stead of milk. they are much more light
and tender and brown better when milk is
used. The batter left after the mornings
baking will answer as the heaven for the
next morning. simply adding more buck
wheat meal. salt and wetting preserving
the original proportions. As buckw heat is
very heating. ii should never be used save
in extremely cold weather. and not too reg
ularly then. Fresh batter should be made
about once a week.
\ young housekeeper writes to know Just
how to make "A good pound cake such as
may still be found in small towns where
wrnen 10 tLoir own work. and where COM
pany teas are something 10 remember The
old rule-and there is none hetter-calls for
one pound each Of butter, sugar and -four,
ten eggs. and a half wine glass eacn Of
wine and brandy. Beat th, butter to a
cream and add gradually pound of sug lr,
stirring all the while. Beat ten eggs with
out separating until they become light and
foamy. Add gradually to the butter and
sugar and beat hard Sift in one pound
Siftei flour and add the wine ana brandy.
Line the cake pans with buttered paper and
pour in the .weil-beaten mixture. Bake in A
moderate oven. This recipe may bc varied
by the addition of raiSins. seeded and cut IN
halves, small pieces of C!tron or almonds
blanched and pounded in rose water. Some
old-fdShloned houSekecpcrS always add a
fourth of a teaspoonfuI Of mace. The mix
ture may be baked in patty tins or small
round loaveS. If preferred. putting Currauts
Iillo some. dlillbiltlS OF TdlSll~ IN Inc T. It.
Pound cake is apt to be lighter baked IN
this way. The cakes may be plain or frost
ed. and they will grow richer with Tie
keeping if kept in stone jars.
The innate and eel ike tendency of the
active small child to Slip about the room
after his bah and before his drying IS
accomplished is met by nurse fruitful
in expedients by lifting her small charges
directly from the tub on to a chair COW
cred by "A big Turkish towel The Slip
Periest child, thus circumscribcd as to his
pedestal is forced to remain quiet. and
the rubbing can be accomplished without
the constant iteration stand still"
Where there is any doubt about the
iampness and consequent unhealthfulness
Of an apartment the following test may
be used: Place two and one-fifth pounds Of
fresh lime in the Coom in question. after
kcrmetically closing doors and windows. In
twenty-four hours weigh the lime, and if
it has absorbed more than onc-third ounce
of water Chat is. more than / per cent?,
the room must be considered too damp for
habitation.
In caring for cut glass tepid water pure
soap and a stiff brush are the first essen
tials. After washing and rinsinE. place the
cut glass in lockwood sawdust. This Will
absorb the moisture in the cuttings. Next
remove the sawdust from the plain surfaces
with a soft cloth. and the cuttings with
the brush. BY following these directions,
the original clearuesS and sparkle of the
glass may he maintained indefinitely.
One of the most useful furnishings in
the nursery is a screen, especially where
child is delicate the ventilation difficult.
Pretty and entertaining effects for the chill
dren may be obtained by covering n frame
with brown holland and pasting upon it
illustrations from the magazines or pretty
Christmas cards. Care should be taken to
select pleasing pictures, and to arrange
them 50 as to give an object lesson in taste
and color.