Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10
n o. S E H OLD HINTS

What kind Of punishment would you ad-
wise for children, mischievous and disobedi-
ent, In home where 'spankadoodleur' in
prohlplted? queries a correspondent In
these days, when educators and parents
feel abundantly able to give points to Solo
mon in the training of children this oues,
ton is quite worthy Of prolonged consider
atom Gentle Means for the Training ~
the Young, helpful book declares
that the object of punishment is not To
break the will of the child, but to Gulf.
waite Its powers Of self-control. To th,.
end. punishment, except in extreme casss
snould be merely in the nature of a re-
nhnder to make the child stop and think
for itself. When obedience has already beer,
incuicated. and the child knows that the
penalty for transgression. though II NAV he
silght, Is always sure, the question of dis
clpilne is comparatively easy one One
Ingenious mother has girls dress in re-
serve Ior her small boys when they show
themselves lacking in manliness and the
Lamentations" akin to Jeremiah John-
sons. always follow its forced adoption.
Another mother sets her Offspring to conn
hitting Scripture texts
A good brown sauce that serves as a
foundation for half dozen other sauces.
varied by the addition of lemon Juice
mushrooms, wine or tomato. is made as fol-
lows: Put two tablespoonfuls of butter into
frying pan on the back of the range and
as 1t begins to sizzle'' add to 1t a sliced
oEion, small carrot, a bay leaf and q
half of a small turnip chopped fine. Cover
the pan and, pushing still further back let
the contents steam for a quarter OF an
hour. Pull forward over the fire and allow
the vegetables to color, but not before stir
ring in two tablespoonfuls of flour When
well Drowned add gradually two cupfuis
stock, three cloves blade of mace. half q
q md q rZ1#
cover and simmer for twenty minutes.
Strain and serve.
Those who know cut glass thoroughly"
says TIE proprietor of a large glass-cutting
establishment, need have no difficulty IN
detecting the acid or imitation process, oven
when the article is entirely new. Unless
as In some cases, a little pains has been
taken to supplement the bald effects of cor
rcsion by tooling the most glaringly defec.
tive surfaces, there is a greasy shading-a
betraying dullneSs-never seen in reputable
hand work. In the acid corroded process
practically all the labor, most of the time,
certainly all the skill which gives real cut
glass any value, or any lasting beauty, is
lacking"
Baked hominy in Georgia fashion, liz a
southern dish that bears passing on. Cold
boiled hominy grits may be used or hominy
boiled fresh for the purpose. Take enough
cooked hominy for four persons and stir
into 1t one well-beaten egg, a tablespoonful
"
Add a little milk or cream, and mix thor
oughly. Pour into shallow baking dish,
well buttered, and bake to a nice, crisp
brown on top and sides. Serve very hot,
either for luncheon, with cold meat, or as
an appetiZing and nouriShing dish for the
children's supper. 1t should not be over
two inches deep in the pan.
A connoisseur in the cooking of clans
gives this delightful way of cooking soft
clans. Select the large white-shell CLAIMS,
wash thoroughly in cold salted water 70
free them from sand and open carefully.
Wash the deep half of each shell again,
and place the CLAIMS on them. Lay in a
large baking pan, pour a little melted but
ter over each clam, dust with fine cracker
crumbs. and season with salt and a dash
Of red pepper. Lay slice of smoked bacon
an inch square on each clam, put the pan
in the oven and bake until a rich brown
Serve with quarters of lemon.
A nutritious and excellent mutton broth
is made in this way: Cut into small pieces
about two pounds of the neck of mutton.
Crack the bones and cover with two quarts
Of cold water. Heat slowly and cook two
hours, Swimming it well when 1t first COM
mences to boil. Add two level tablespoon
fuls rice. one small onion and a little salt.
At the end Of three hours season to taste
and serve. removing all the fat with a soft
paper, or allowing it to cool, then removing
the fat
Salt mackerel. properly soaked for forty
eight hours before using, then broiled over
a clear nre ana served with a little melted
butter and cream, makes a breakfast dish
that is especially appetizing in the spring.
Only the best mackerel should be used.
The head and tail should be cut of before
putting TO soak, as these portions give q
rank taste to any fish. Always freshen
with the skin side up to draw out the salt.
"Coddled oysters" furnish an agreeable
variety In the way of preparing the popular
bivalve for luncheon or tea Put a level ia
blespoonful of butter in the chafing dish or
frying pan and when We'll melted pour in
enough tomato catsup TO just cover the
number of oysters to be used. When the
catsup bubbles add the oysters and cook
two minutes until they curl Pour on
slices OF toast and serve at once.
A point too often lost sight of even by
experienced housekeepers is that in using
sour milk the proportion Of soda should be
essened as the acidity of the milk in
creases. Newly soured milk which is thick
requires a level teaspoonful of soda to each
pint of milk, while thin and quite sour milk
needs but saltspoon of soda to a pint
1t Is well worth remembering that when
brasses have been brightly polished they
may be brushed over with a little brass
lacquer or shellac, that may be procured
at any paint shop. In this way the fine
condition of the brass may be preserved for
some time. thus obyiating much laborious
work.
The only fat to be allowed . sick person.
IS butter.