Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
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cake like this, try it once, and you will
try it again. Cream together one-half cup
butter and one and one-half cupfuls granu-
lated sugar Add the yolks of four eggs
beaten light and blend thoroughly. Next
come one-half cupful of warm water In
which one-helf cake Of chocolate has been
melted one-half cupful Of sour milk in
which a half teaspoonful of soda has been
dissolved, and two cupfuls flour through
which another half teaspoonful of soda has
been sifted. Lastly fold in the stithy beat
en- whites of two eggs. Bake in layers and
put together with lemon icing made of the
remaining two whites of eggs and confec-
toners sugar.
This same cake is sometimes known as
Devils Food" when a different Milling Is
used, and this is the way it is made: Boil
together for five minutes two cupfuis hight
brown sugar, one-half cupful of butter and
one-half cupful of sweet milk. Flavor with
vanilla, then beat until the right consist
ency to spread
fish, the scallop, is at it's best, and the
housewife may have another dainty to
vary the daily menu. While the plump
white scallop looks best to the uninitlat-
ed, those having a yellow cast are the
more reliable. 1t is a trick of the trade
to plump the scallops by soaking them
in fresh water. as not so many are re-
quired to make a quart. The natural
color before treating is yellow. AT the
best chop houses now they are served as
a special dainty, with slices of crisp ba-
con. Some people prefer them with
cream sauce. To prepare the scaliops
cover with plenty of boiling water, to
which has been added little lemon juice
or vinegar. Do not let them stand in this
calculated water more than two minutes,
or they will begin to shrivel. Drain and
dry each one thoroughly on a soft cloth,
else they will not fry well. Have ready
kettle of deep fat; roll each scallop in fine
bread crumbs seasoned with salt and pep
per, dip in the beaten white of an egg, then
roll in the crumbs again, and fry delicate
brown. Lift out with skinner and drain
on brown paper.
Scallops are specially nice cooked and
| served from a chatting dish. For scallops
| a la Newberg: Drain pint of scallops
! from their liquor, rinse quickly in cold
| salt water, then parboil moment accord
| ing to the directions given above. Have
| ready three hard-boiled eggs. Remove the
| yolks and press through a sieve. Add to
| the. yolkS a half cupful of cream and mix
well. Put in the chatting dish blazer two
| tablespoonful Of butter and as it melts, stir
| in a tablespoonful of -four. When smooth
and frothy add the egg and cream mixture.
| When almost at the boiling point-and it
must be watched closely-put in the drain
ed scallops, season with salt, pepper. and
| just a suggestion of mace. Add four Ia
blespoonfus of sherry and when the mix
| ture is smoking hot it is ready to serve.
A good breakfast dish is scrambled eggs
and scallops. Prepare the scallops in the
usual way, then break each sca1lop into
| halves.
Put two tablespoonfuls of butter into the
| frying pan or chafing dish. Set over the
fire, and soon as hot add the prepared
scallops. Toss with a fork until they COM
mence to color, then turn in as many eggs
as are needed, and stir until they begin to
"set' Pour the mixture on slices of crispy
buttered toast, scatter a little minced pars-
ley over the top and serve at once.
whitehall so popular on English tables,
is not as well known as it should be in
America. Possibly one reason is that
American whitehall, properly speaking, is
not whitehall at all. 1t is young smelt and
herring fry. 1t is. however, very good
imitation and worthy adoption. Wash the
bait" thoroughly in ice water to keep them
firm. Drain and pat thoroughly dry in a
soft cheese cloth. They are ready then to
basket in deep fat, or they may be dipped
in cold milk then rolled in mixture of fine
cracker dust and flour, and fried in hot fat
| for Just one moment. Remove with skim
mer' dry on brown paper; sprinkle lightly
| with salt and serve on hot dish with g
folded napkin, with slices of lemon and thir
strips of brown bread as accomplishments
If slight change is desired they become
"devIed' by cooking in the same way. ther
busting them over with cayenne and blacl
pepper.
| w hiteDalt ShOulQ never De allowed Il
, !, stand, as they spoil easily. After they arr
all prepared moment suffices for the fry
ing.
The foot or pinning blanket which usec
: to form an important part of every well
regulated infants layette is no longer used
The up-to-date baby wears soft wool stock
ingS, covering the entire leg, and fastened
l in place with tiny safety pins
/ Every woman who keeps rubber plan
= yl,nr.n &c fI,n
| doesn't nowadays ?-has had occasion t
lament the usual unwieldiness of its pot
, | ting At the recent flower show in New
York movable wheeling dishes were shown
. | which permit the easy moving of plant
I from place to place without the marring o
e hardwood floors or the usual wear and tea
v on carpets. These dishes, which are Xix
. | large f1ower-pot saucers, made of fiber
which is not affected by moisture, canno
rust and are light, strong and durable
: They come in varying sizes, from i inch i
y diameter to %, with castors of hard WOOD
e and cost from IS cents to S1.15.
t There are also plain saucers of wood fibe
: for smaller plants, which are lighter tina
: earthen ware and not SO easily broken A
n these are not porous they afford complet
protection to wood work tables on whic
the plants are to stand.
Still another useful novelty for the plan
+ grower is the green silkaline for tyin
plants. This comes by the spool, is strong
of fast color. and not noticeable when j
use.
q Regular broom covers for wiping dow
- the walls will be found a great improve
y ment on the old way of tying buster owe
= the broom. Unbleached canton flannel
d a rather light weight makes the best cove,
l. Cut in the shape Of broom having a seal
# on each side with one left open for 81
inches with button and buttonhole at til
: top to fasten it-or simply made bag shape
IS with drawing string Slip over the broom
y draw the tapes tight and tie.
= A dainty gift which the young mothe
g will appreciate now, and the new baby wi
). in the years to come. Is 'Baby's Book"
- beautiful white and gold book with space
- ready for dates events, pictures, etc, ma
- - be procured or simple blank book can /
,e utilized. The first recorded event will,
- course, be the name of the child, date
% birth, weight, height, color of eyes an
% hair. Succeeding pages will be filled wit
~ data incident to the childs development
- the first thing 1t notices, the first toot
J. the first step alone and other incidents ar
. anecdotes OF course all Of the baby l,i
" lures will go In, and If those can be SUI
# plemented with those of playmates pc
opd friends 60 much the more INTEREST,"