Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06

jelly, one cupful chopped prunes, one cupful
walnut meat. and a teaspoonful of mixed
spices. Mix after the manner of fruit
cakes. stirring in the beaten whites of eggs.
the flour and the fruit well dredged at the
last, and bake in two loaveso in a slow
oven for two or three hours. If it shows
signs Of browning too quickly, cover with
creased paper. II
A lemon custard pie that is always APP
preeiated is made IN this wises The crust
is baked first an open shell, perforating it
in several places with fork before putting
IN the oven, to avoid blisteriug. For the
filling, cream together one-half cupfuI of
sugar and butter the size of a walnut. Add
the juice of half lemon and two table
spoonfuls of boiling water, and lastly the
beaten yolks of three eggs. Crate in lit
tie of the rind and cook in double boiler
until thick. Beat the whites Of the eggs to
stiff froth and stir in after the filling is
taken from the fire. Pour all in the open
crust already baked and set in oven for a
few moments. If a meringue is desired
whip the whites to froth. add two table,
spoons pulverized sugar, spread over the
top and dry slowly in the oven until an inch
thick and golden brown.
A fruit and nut cake Indigenous to Cali
fornia, but much appreciated by tourists
from the states, . is made in this way:
Stir to a cream two cupfus of sugar and
one of butter. Add the yolks of six eggs
beaten light, one teaspoonful of cinnamon
and nutmeg mixed, and one teaspoonful
Beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth,
and fold in, alternately with the flour into
which two teaspconfuls of cream tartar
has been sifted, until four cupfuls of flour
have been used. Lastly, stir into the mix
ture one pound of raisins seeded, chopped
and dredged with -four and one cup of
hickory nut kernels. also dredged. Mix all
thoroughly and bake in two loaves in a
slow oven.
The most wholesome and altogether de-
licious way in which the large Spanish or
Bermuda onions can be cooked is by roast
ing in their skins. Lay the onions directly
on the bottom of the oven and bake three
or four hours. By this method they will
be cooked in their own steam, and none Of
the medicinal properties of the onion be
dissipated. When ready to serve peel put
on hot dishes, add salt. pepper and butter,
and realize that you have the onion at it's
very best. Invalids can eat onions prepared
in this way. When boiled in the usual
fashion they are sure to disagree. The
onions may be served whole or be cut in
small pieces, but in either case they will
be found tender, juicy and delicious.
Cod liver Oil, say physicians, should be
taken during or Immediately after meals
1t is best given as clear oil when it be
taken. If this Is too distasteful, pinch of
salt taken before ard after the dose rapidly
removes from the mouth the unpleasant
fish taste. Many aver that 1t is easier taken
in ice water Just enough ice water for a
swallow Is put in a glass. and to this the
oil should be added. The oil will gather in
mass in the center. and if the whole is
swallowed at once 1t will scarcely be tasted.
Apple toast makes digestible and simple
dessert for invaids or the aged. The foun-
dalton of the dish Is bread toasted in the
oven until crisp throughout. Place the
slices in the bottom Of a colander set with
In another dish, turn boiling water over
each slice. drain immedia tely and serve hot
in pretty china saucer with sweetened
apple sauce about the consistency of mar
Inalade turned over each slice. The sauce
may also be made Of dried apples pre-
served peaches.
Old and obdurate stains in linen may be
removed by the fumes arising from small
piece of burning sulphur sometimes even
q sulphur match VIII be enough, followed
by washing in wa,er, in which little soda
has been dissolved.
A dainty dessert for the nursery in
valids tray consists of an apple cored and
carefully baked, then covered with whipped
cream or the whites of an egg peatel: stiff
with a little sugar %.
In disinfecting a room with sulphur the
vessel containing 1t should ne placed as
high possible, SO that the heavy fumes
may fall.