The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-30

less, but with no tinge of warmth.-July
Ladies Home Journal.
Corn POne.
To make corn pone, put one pint of
meal into a bowl; pour over sufficient
boiling water Just to moisten it; it must
a tablespoonful of shortening, melted, and
Two eggs lightly beaten. Add a pint of
teaspoonful of soda dissolved in two
tablespoonfuls of water and mix thor
in a moderately quick oven for half an
hour-July Ladies' Home Journal.
Welsh Rarebit.
For Welsh rarebit, CRATE one pound
of soft American cheese. Put this into
salt, dash of pepper, a teaspoonful of
Worcestershire sauce, two whole eggs
beaten until light. with two tablespoon
fuls of milk. Stir until the cheese is melt
ed. Pour over slices of hot buttered
toast and serve immediately.-July La
dies Home Journal.
Potatoes Au Gratin.
To cook potatoes au gratin, chop cold
boiled potatoes rather fine; mix them with
an equal quantity of cream sauce; turn
them into a baking dish, cover the top
moderate oven until a golden brown
July Ladies' Home Journal
Delicious Gingerbread.
A gingerbread that is not especially eco
nomical, but particularly delicious, is com
posed as follows: Bring to a good boil
one cupful of New Orleans molasses, one
cup of brown sugar, one-half cupful of
a pinch each of ground cinnamon, nutmeg
and salt. When nearly at the candying
set aside to cool. When nearly cold add
cupful of buttermilk the yolks of
three beaten eggs, beaten light, and three
cupfuls of flour. Lastly fold in the whites
of three eggs whipped to a stiff froth and
bake in a very moderate oven 1T kills
the flavor to hurry it, declares the Cali
fornia housekeeper who makes it to per
lection. On state occasions a cupful of
raisins. seeded and dredged with -four,
transform this gingerbread into a ginger
cake. Eaten warm with a cup of hot
cocoa or chocolate, this gingerbread
proves quite worth making note ont.
Just try it.
Cherry Pudding.
An inexpensive dessert is made of cher
ries and bread. Stone the cherries and
stew gently for few moments and sweet
en- to taste. Cut a few slices of bread
that is two days old. Fresh bread would
not answer. Butter these slices literally
with them. Add a layer of the warm.
stewed cherries. Add another layer OF
fruit is used. Then bake This pudding
may be eaten cold or warm.
When Going Away for the Summer.
When a house is to be closed for a brief
period in the summer, and it IS not wished
to go into elaborate preparations Ior a
long closing, it is wise to pin up hanging
curtains twelve or eighteen inches from
The floor, and to leave closet doors open as
Il protection from the depredations OF
mice. They get get into a closet where
the. door is closed; persevering mouse
will gnaw through the wood in few
hours. Hanging draperies afford an easy
route for these exploring vermin.
Housekeeping in Havana.
Housekeeping in Havana is bereft of
some cares that American housekeepers
homes there are of tile. marble, or brick,
never of wood and never carpeted; Few
hangings of all kinds, and bric-a-brac are
conspicuous by their absence. The dust
of Havana is serious matter, and no
useless article is harbored. Every par
ticle of air is welcomed, and all unnec-
essary furnishings or purely ornamental
tilation are dispensed with. AS yellow
fever and smallpox are prevalent most
of the year, the baroness and simplicity
value.
Things Worth Knowing.
Pink is one of the most popular colors
of the season, and the varying tintS il
the different materials are more beaui-
fully soft than ever before
To fold gowns of delicate silk, or those
trimmed with delicate ribbons, in cas-
ings of white tissue paper, seems the
dainty and suitable thing. Scientists,
however, advise the use Of brown paper,
dS III the HleHuAetCtutS u WAee papeI
| chloride of lime is used, and is likely
| to injure the silk.
For the HOusekeeper.
MENUS FOR TOMORROW.
BREAKFAST.
Red raspberries. Cream.
Dreamed dried beef.
/ Scrambled eggs. French fried potatoes.
Coffee. Cinnamon rolls.
DINNER.
BOuillOn.
Fried spring chicken.
Mashed potatoes. Gravy.
Green corn. Peas.
! Pickles. Olives.
Cucumber salad.
Green apple pie. Cheese.
Coffee.
SUPPER.
Cold meat
Saratoga potatoes. Tomatoes
! Ice cream. Cake.
AUNT TRUDY'S ADVICE.