Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-27
enough, but II repeated daily for two

enough, but il repeated daily Tor two
or three days it win prove effectual.
Another important point in caring
for house plants is sufficient and Judi
cious watering. The very dray air of
our dwellings evaporates the wafer
from the pots very rapidly, and if the
pots are small, five inches or less in
diameter, they will need watering at
least once every day in clear weather.
In cloudy weather the evaporation is
less rapid, and overwhelming must be
avoided. If the pots have saucers I'M
der them there is danger Of drowning
the roots in stagnant water if the sau-
GERS are full Few plants. except the
Gala and other swamp plants, will en-
dure this condition. With large pets
give water enough to wet them well
through, which will take more than
you think if you have not observed
carefully.
Plants like palms and rubber trees,
which are natives of the tropics, are
often used for decoration of piazzas
and doorsteps in summer time, and
are exposed to the tickle weather of
our uncertain climate. They are Of
ten spoiled by cold gale or chilly
night before they are housed in the
fall. There is little doubt but much
of the complaint of rubber and palm
trees losing their leaves is due to ex-
posure to chilly night or two. or to
being imperfectly watered in the hot,
dry winds of summer. Palms are apt
to suffer if exposed to a temperature
below So degrees for any length of
time. Rubbers are more hardy. but
get sickly and yellow in weather be
low 80 degrees.
A little pastry shop in Richmond,
England, has long been celebrated for
its cheese cakes. The cakes are made.
it is claimed. from a receipt furnish
ed by one of Queen Elizabeth's maids,
one Of the royal palaces having been
at Richmond. The following receipt
| is said to be similar to the one siyen
by her: Put onehalf pint each q
sweet and sour milk in a double boil
er and cook until it curds Then
strain it and push the curd through a
sieve. Beat together the yeiks of four
eggs and one cupful Of sugar, and add
the curd and the Juice and rind OF
one lemon. Line little individual cake
tins with puff paste Of piecrust. Put
tablespoonful of the mixture into
each, and bake from fifteen to twenty
minutes in slow oven. Leave in the
tins until they are cold.
/ The small dinner rolls procurahle at
! any first class bakery make the best
sandwiches. They are particularly
useful in the picnic hamper, as they
keep fresh and tender Any meat or
| other filing may be used with them.
Cut them lengthwise, remove little
OF the soft part and ill with a mix
ture Of potted ham, chopped hard
boiled eggs. and a little celery. the
whole moistened with mayonnaise
dressing. Treated in this way they
take on French name, "petits pains
farcis," and have very appetizils
flavor.
When the l2rder contains an insuflc-
lent number of eggs for the usual ON
elet a Quaker omeiet will suit the Oc-
casion and prove an inviting looking
dash. Put the omelet pan, covered
closely. on to heat. Beat together
thoroughly the ye,ks of three eggs,
one teaspOonful OF salt, and one and
one-haR taolespoonfuls OF cornstarch.
Then beat the three whites stiff and
dry. And to the yelks and corn
starch one-haf cupful Of milk, and
fold carefully into the mixture the
beaten whites Put one level table
spoonful of butter into the pan. tipping
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grease the bottom and sides thorough
ly. Pour in the mixture. cover the
pan and cook until Drowned. Fold
and serve on a hot dish.
If a cheese flavor is wanted. three
tablespoonfuls OF grated cheese may
be sprinkled over it when il begins 70
thicken. Or a cupful of minced chick
en- warmed over in a white sauce
may be turned over it before it IL
folded 4 tablespoonful of chopped
parsley added before folding gives a
savory favor.
4 thing to be noticed in these days
is the absence on the beds of the
white" spread. SO long familiar to
us all In its place we have every va
riety of Counterpart. This fashion of
covering the bed, which owes its ORR
gin to France, gives every woman an
opportunity TO make even the plainest
bed a thing Of beauty. There is an
economical advantage to. in dressing
the bed with the pretty cotton fab
RIGS now produced for this purpose,
since the same materials can be util-
lied for other draperies in the room.
for couches. mantels and windows,
working out a harmonious color