Evening star., 1901-05-25

put into a tumbler or pretty china bowl,
cover and set where it is cool. Double the
quantity may be made if desired, as may
onnaise keeps in good condition number
of days If extra rich dressing is de-
sired little whipped cream may be added
just before serving.
Plain mayonnaise may be quickly con-
verted into mayonnaiSe tartare by the ad-
dition of chopped pickles. parsley, capers,
olives and onions. Mayonnaise can be col
ored. To make it red pounded lobster coral
or the juice of boiled beets may be used;
green tint may be obtained by boiling
small quantity of spinach and squeezing
out the water
The best cooks are now substituting
lemon juice for vinegar in the dressing of
salads, particularly cabbage. Grated horse
radiSh mixed with lemon Juice Is also
much more delicate than when vinegar is
used Crisp shaved cabbage dressed with
oil and lemon juice can be assimilated by
even very captlouS StomachS Wnlch rebel
at other acids.
For poultry or game. orange salad will
be found particularly delicious. Tart, juicy
oranges should be sliced and the seeds re-
moved. Arrange in salad dish with or
without lettuce and dress with lemon juice,
salad OIL d sprinkling of salt and dash
of cayenne.
A tempting luncheon supper dish in
hot weather is mayonnaise of fish with
lettuce. Cut pound or SO OF coid boiled
fish, cod or halibut, into inch pieces MIX
in a bowl a dressing, as follows: The yolkS
of four hard-boiled eggs, rubbed to a
smooth paste with salad oil. Add to these
a little salt, pepper mustard and sugar
in the same proportions as for the mayon-
nase and lastly six tableSpoonfuls lemon
juice Beat the mixture until light, and
lust before pouring over the fish stir in
lightly the white of raw egg, beaten
stiff Stir a portion of the dressing in
with the fish. toss lightly, spread the re-
mainder of the dressing over the top and
serve on blanched lettuce leaves.
If during the exigencies of camping a
cellar is not forthcoming and the iceman
is miles away try the Arizona plan, which
keeps green vegetables crisp and cool for
several days, even when the mercury
stands at 100 degrees. Wrap the lettuce,
radshes. peas, beans, beets, etc, In damp
newspaper, put into gunnysack or flour
bag, tie up the neck and suspend IN the
shade from the limb of a tree corner of
the tent anywhere so that the breeze
gets 1t. An occasional dampening to keep
up the evaporation is all that is neces-
sary.
Still another invention which claims ne
cessity as its parent is the eXpedient for
keeping the butter firm and cold, Put the
roll Of butter into bowl or bucket, and
set in larger vessel containing water.
Cover the butter with piece or cheeSe-
cloth wrung out of salt and water. and this
ing the ends to lie in the water. The ca
pillary attraction keeps the towel wet, ana
the consequent evaporation keeps the but
ter cold. The pitcher of milk, the mold or
blanc mango the bottles of fruit Sfrup, etc,
NAV all be set In shallow pan of water
and covered over in the same manner with
large cloth reaching into the water
If in camping one comes across an aban-
doned farm, with it's deep, uncovered well,
the old-time practice OF our grandmothers
ket of fruit close to its cooling depths may
still be followed to advantage.
Every housekeeper who finds herself
doomed to run up or down two or three
steps every time she goes out of her kltch-
en- to the well, the WOOdpile or the garden
NAV profit by the energy-saving device of
a young college girl. Called back to tho
farm by the death of her mother, who had
broken down by overwOrk, she put her wits
to work to save her strength and back from
unnecessary strain. Finding that the three
steps leading out from the kitchen We're a
constant tax upon her energies, she asked
her father to get her three long planks,
each about a foot and half in width.
These We're cleated together and laid down
from the door sill extending nearly to the
well. The incline was so gradual that no
extra effort was needed in going up or
down.
This Improvement in the steps which
make "the pace that kills many hard
working woman was at once manifest, and
the suggestion bears pauSing on.
In whipping cream have 1t cold as pos
sible, then beat rapidly with a cream whip
churn or Dover egg beater. Slow whip
ping makes butter.