The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20
HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION.
A Budget of Domestic Lore for the
Perusal of the Young
Housewife.

In choosing a wall paper for a small
room a decorator advises that the eff
feet of space can be secured if a pat
tern with a perspective is selected. A
vine or pattern OF trailing flowers, in
which a part of the design seems to
stand out, with stems or branches in
neutral tints in the background, will
give this effect, and apparently increase
the size of the room. Other styles of
designs are equally useful in this way
II the pattern is balanced to secure
perspective, says the Boston Budget.
Nut patties are much relished by
children, and are not much frowned
upon by the adults of the family. They
are easily and simply made, needing
one egg, one cupful each of butter,
sugar, flour, and finely-chopped nuts,
together with pinch of salt Beat
the egg until very light, add the sugar
and beat once more; then stir in the
flour and nuts until smoothly mixed.
Drop in a spoonful on a creased tin
and bake in a moderately quick oven
to delicate brown.
OXalic acid is excellent for remov-
ing ink stains from paper or from linen,
but care must be taken to wash away
the acid quickly. Javelle water is an
| old-fashioned but excellent remedy for
certain spots. Troublesome finger
marks will disappear before it, and ink
| spilled upon the rug will be found to
yield to its application.
Fried parsley is an attractive garnish
for croquettes, fish outlets, sweet
breads, etc. The fresh, bright green,
curled parsley should be used. Put it,
perfectly dry, into frying basket and
| immerse it for 80 seconds in a kettle
of deep fat, which is hot enough to
brown a piece of bread in 60 seconds.
Let it drain on brown paper.
The following directions insure an ex-
| cellent Chilli sauce: Scald two dozen
large, sound, ripe tomatoes; remove
their skins and cut them into thin
slices. Mix them with four green pep
| pers and six large, white onions, all of
which have been chopped fine. Put
them into kettle, and add one-half
cupful of sugar, five cupfuls of cider
vinegar, one teaspoonful of ground GIN
| ger, one-half teaspoonful of cloves, two
teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, one tea
spoonful of allspice and four table
| spoonfuls of salt. Cook the mixture
slowly until +he peppers and onions
are soft. Turn into half-pint bottles
and seal while hot.
The genuine old hoecake which the
colored southern cooks were once so
| famous for and which they literally
| baked on their hoes before wood fires,
is made as follows: Put two cupful-
of cornmeal into bowl and pour over
it enough boiling water to moisten it..
| Cover and let stand Is minutes. Then
| add one-half teaspoonful of salt and
sufficient water to make batter that
will pour from the spoon. Bake on
griddles or hoe, and serve Immediately
with a piece of butter on each cake.
Never pile them.
Stewed dates, served with or with
out cream, make delicious dessert
and are always hailed with delight by
the children. Wash a pound of new
dates thoroughly and remove the
| stones. Put them into a stewpan, cover
them with two cupfuls of cold water
and let them boil ten minutes Add
to them the juice of one lemon and
half cupful of sugar and boil five
minutes longer. Strain the fruit from
the sirup and boil the latter alone for
| ten minutes. Put the dates into a
pudding dish and turn the sirup over
them. One-half cupful of finely
chopped almonds, English walnuts or
pecan nuts may be added to the
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