Evening star., 1901-06-29
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The growing appreciation of the fact that
In the successful treatment of disease the
right food properly prepared is quite as
important as medicine, Is evidenced by the
numerous well-patronized cooking classes
for doctors, both in this country and
abroad. In all our large, cities there have
been special courses In invalid cooking for
nurses and doctors. In all hospital training
schools this course is compulsory. In Ber-
lin a cooking school has been started for
doctors by Frau Hedwig Heyl, and more
than a hundred prominent physicians from
Russia. France and Italy have already
taken the course. 1t is reported that branch
schools of the same kind are shortly to be
established in all the larger European
cities.
An acceptable soup for summer is the
French bouille, made of thickened milk.
Put in a saucepan two tablespoonfuls of
wheat flour. dessertspoonful of sugar and
a teaspoonful of salt. Mix to a smooth
paste and add quart of hot milk. Cook in
a double boiler until thickened and serve
with crisp croutons and a dash of pepper.
The hot milk will be found stimulating, yet
delicate, proving just the soup one requires
for hot day.
When one has once formed the habit of
keeping a jar or box of crispy, delicate
croutons on hand. the store room will never
be found without them. With little fore
sight a tin of them may be criSped ev cry
morning or two while preparing breakfast
thus avoiding extra work or extra fire.
Some good cooks prefer these little sippets
Drowned in butter or deep fat, but they are
quite as good and much more wholesome
simply toasted in moderate oven. Save
all the dry slices of bread, lay on the bread
board. and with sharp knife cut in small
pan and dry in oven. turning and gently
shaking occasionally until a golden brown
Keep closely covered. This form of zwie-
back will be acceptable to the most deli
cate stomach, and should always accom-
pany the invalid's bowl of broth or tea.
An exceptionally delicious lemon sherbet
that adds much to the culinary reputation
of Kenilworth ranch is made in this way:
To serve fifteen persons, allow eight lemons,
TWO quarters of water, two pounds of sugar
and the white of an egg. Wipe off the
lemons and roll in the sugar to give it the
volatile oil of lemon flavor, which is one of
Its chief characteristics Boil the sugar
and water together for five or six minutes,
carefully removing all the scum that rises.
Take from the fire. add the lemon juice. and
when nearly cold turn into the freezer.
When about half frozen, open and stir in
the beaten white of eggs. Close and freeze
to a creamy consistency.
sherbet should be served in a glass, set
on a plate.
Finger bowl fashions change with the
moon. Just at present Dame Fashion DEGREES
that the slice of lemon should be discarded.
Instead, single flower similar to the table
decorations, or sweet geranium leaf is
used An amusing Japanese custom, which
is occasionally adopted here for children's
parties or informal luncheons or dinners is
the placing of cunningly contrived bits of
wood into the bowls, just they are placed
at the covers. These floral limitations swell
and burst into blossom before the eyes of
the guests. The chrysanthemum, Japan's
national flower seems to be the faVOrite
among the expanding blossoms.
At a Fourth of July fete planned for In
dependence day at a country home on the
Hudson the refreshments are to be strictly
colonial in character, while the decorations
will follow out the national colors.
The tables, one large one for the center
and smaller ones to accommodate the
guests, will be set on the lawn. The young
mattresses are to be reproductions in dress
and courtly manners of a century and a
quarter ago. Old-fashioned blue Dishes with
all the antique silver and pewter that the
neghborhood furnish will grace the
board. Tea will be poured from a majestic
teapot and punch will be served in gem
uine colonial bowls. Among the cakes to
be served are Washington cake and tory
waters, with almond custord accom-
paniment Recipes for these dainties are
taken direct from an eighteenth century
cook book which bears the marks of faith
full usage.
half of lard and mix them with a
quart of -four, a couple of beaten eggs, a
teaspoonful Of salt, a wineglass of wine.
Add milk till Of the right consistency to
roll out-roll it out about the third of an
inch In thickness, cut it into cakes with
wine glass, lay them on buttered baking
plates and bake them, a few moments.
Frost them soon as baked and sprinkle
comfits or sugar sand on the top.
To prepare comfits-Mix pound Of white
sugar with just sufficient water to make
III rtr ~
solved. drop in pound of coriander seed.
then drain off the sirup and put the seeds
in a sieve. with two or three ounces of
four-shake them we'll in it, then set them
where they will dry. When dry, put them
In the Sirup again and repeat the above
process till they are of the size you wish.
Washington cake-Stir together, till quite
white. a pound of sugar, three-quarters Of
a pound of butter, then add four beaten
eggs. Stir in gradually pound and half
of flour Dissolve teaspoonful Of salera-
tus In a teacup full of milk, strain and mix
1t with glass of wine, then stir It into the
cake with a teaspoonful of rose water and
half a nutmeg, Just before it Is baked add
pound of seeded raisns.
Ants may be routed by drenchlng their
nests with boiling water saturating them
with coal oil or sprinkling about their
haunts ashes saturated with kerosene If
the nest cannot be found they can be
trapped and killed by placing sweet oil
where they can have access to it. They
a1 Nei loit VI IL, Uul II mas the effect
of closing their spiracles and thus as
phyXiates them. Still another plan is to
attract them by bits of sponge moistened
with sweetened water, then several times
a. day collect them and destroy by INNER
sion in boiling water
Sunday night salad, appetizing, satis-
Tying and easy to make, was "coniured un''
lately by quckWitted hostess who was
confronted at her country home by a load
Of unexpected guests. The knuckle end
of boiled ham served as the motif of
this excellent emergency salad. After the
ham was cut into dice, an equal quantity
OF cold boiled new potatoes was sliced and
added, together with three deviled eggs
left from Saturdays supper. A suspicion
of onion was scraped and added to the
contents of the salad bowl, together with
sprinkling of salt. pepper and lemon
Juice A mayonnaise dressing was then
hastily whisked together, and skllfully in
corporated with the ham, potato, etc. by |
lightly tossing with silver fork The
salad bowl was lined with crispy lettuce
leaves. and the pretty pink and white salad
piled lightly thereon. The salad was voted
a great success, and notes for its making |
were taken by every hOuSekeanar nreSapt