Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-28
H O US Ell OLD HINTS

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With the blooming of the elder the wo-
| man who likes to gather her own store of
simples against day of possible need will
do well to lay in a stock of the creamy
white cymes for her home dispensary.
Plucked while in fresh bloom and baked
in cakes we have the Suabian so-called
little cakes" warranted q sure protection
against fevers and asues. Served as fritz
tiers they make "a dainty dish to set before
the king whether feverish or not. To
make these dainty novelties, pick while in
fresh bloom, look over carefully to see that
no intrusive insect is in hiding and sprin-
kle with sugar, lemon juice and orange
flower water. Let the clusters stand an
hour, then make a stiff batter dip in
the blossoms and drop by sprays in boiling
fat-to cook delicate brown. Purifying
and healing, the fresh blossoms picked
when the dew is on them and smlncred in
rich, sweet cream make one of The choicest
and most delicate Of healing creams or
ointments.
Elder vinegar Is also medicinal and APP.
petzing. Pack a wide-mouthed bottle with
the blossoms and fill up with pure vinegar
cider or white wine. At the end of two
weeks strain through flannel into smaller
bottles.
In the interregnum between The passage
OF the mince, apple and pumpkin pie and
the advent of the small fruits. Custard, CO.
coanut and chocolate pies are the reigning
favorites. An excellent rule for a cocoa
nut pie calls for pint of scalded milk,
two heaping tablespoonfuls of sugar two
eggs, a scant tablespoonful of cornstarch
dissolved in milk and a small cupfui of
grated cocoanut which has been soaked in
milk over night. Add the beaten yolks CT
the eggs to the custard and bake with low
err crust only. When DONE which can be told
by slipping the point of a silver knife in
the custard to see If it comes out clean.
spread over the top meringue made Of
the whites of the eggs beaten stiff with
two teaspoonfus of sugar, and return to
the oven until the surface is Drowned. II
the oven is hot, allow the door to stand
open to reduce the heat. as meringue re-
quires extremely slow baking
A fowl prepared for roasting by a Japan
csc is thing of beauty, as far as dis
mantled bird be. Carefully picked,
even to the head, and skllfuIly drawn, the
thighs are then pushed back close to the
body, which pumps the breast out in an
enhancing manner-and the drumsticks
tucked into the orifice through which the
drawing was done. Two three stitches
fasten the legs in place and close the
aperture. The long, dangling neck is then
deity twisted under one wing and both
wings turned and folded at the back. This
brings the head into position, with the
extra neck fullness disposed Of If one
doesn't mind seeing his roast fowl served
like woodcock, with its head on, he can
find no fault with the tout ensemble of his
chicken cooked a la japanese.
An expert laundress says that if sheets
and tablecloths are folded that the sell
wage edges will pass through the wringer
first they will be smoother and less likely
to curl. She also sounds note of caution
against the habit of pouring boiling water
on soiled clothes. You know" she saws
'if you submit anything that is soft to the
action of the heatit will bake 1t hard. Pour
boiling water In the cake dish and it will
cook the dough in it. So If you pour very
hot water on the clothes it cooks the dirt
IN If you are going to soak clothes you
will soak them in lukewarm water. L wash
all the clothes in lukewarm water. In sum-
mer only a little warmer than it comes
from the faucet. Some people put all the
clothes to soak-the clean and dirty to-
gether. This should never be done. 1t does
not seem quite nice to put table linen with
soiled clothes from the bed body, and
moreover, the dirt from the soied clothes
gets into the clean ones and makes them
grimy.
A johnnycake so cheap that even the i'm
pecunious housekeeper can afford it, and so
delicious that the critical wayfaring man
"iit not turn up his nose at it, is made as
follows: Stir together one tablespoonful
each or drippings Chicken Oil preferred)
and sugar Add one beaten egg, a salt
spoon of salt and one cupful of sour milk,
into which one-half teaspoon of soda has
been beaten until IL stops ''purring" Last
| ~ add cornmeal and -four in the proportion
| of two-thfrds meal and one-third flour TAX
ing care that it is not too stiff. 1t should
| De INN enough when poured in the pan to
flatten out easily. Bake in hot oven.
A delicious tea punch frequently served at
| that feminine function, the o'clock tea is
made in this wise: Add to the juice Of three
lemons and three oranges the pulp and
| juice or shredded pineapple and one pint
| OF sugar Let the mixture stand until the
sugar Is dissolved Pour one quart of boil
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