The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-25
DOMESTIC SCIENCE.

, OClLNCE.
| sandwiches and a third of grated cheese
| sanuWiches. For the sandwiches tho
| preau was cut extremely thin, put be-
tween damp napkins to moisten, then cut
| OUT with an oval cutter and rolled like
cnrysanthemum petals. All Of the sand
wiches were arranged like chrysanthe-
NUNS on individual blue saucers. Tea
was served in Individual teapots and
waters passed with 1t. One course was
OIL delicious preserved ginger, and this
| was Followed by preserved rhubarb. The
last course was confectionery. served on
oiue saucers and also sprinkled with rose
leaves. One thing was always served at
time In accordance with the Japanese
| method, after which everything was re-
moved, even to the napkins. THAT Is.
each person used sixteen napkins after
winch they were carefully folded
Among the festivities planned in MANY
| homes for this week are Hallow' cen par
ties' fortunately for the boys and girls
the registering, rollickng festival, relic
OF OLD Pagan days comes this year on
FRIDAY night. so that II they are up later
than usual II won't interfere with their
next days school work. Fine dressing
FOR Halloween would be q work of super-
erogation. as the time-honored games
ducking for apples. cracking nuts and
pulling candy with all the various
tricks entailnG visits to the cellar or
the well and garden. are of the strenuous
order. Put on the children's plain clothes
ana let them have good time without
worrying for fear of what mother'll
say" If they spill water on themselves,
get more or less stuck up with candy,
or burst open seams jumping for apples
going down cellar backwards or strug-
Cling with cabbage stumps
1t goes without saving that the most
appropriate place to hold the party is the
Kitchen. dining room or barn. Decora-
tions suited to the occasion are iack-o
lanterns. with bats. cats, owls and
witches cut out OF black cambric, and
fastened up in all availa BILE places
Among the other Halloween games and
tricks that make lots of fun for the
young players are these:
THE THREE sArCERs.
Take three saucers. Fill one with clear
water one with inky water. and leave
one empty. BlindfoId the young man,
lead him to the dishes and tell him to
dip his hand in the first saucer he comes
TO- lf this Is the clear water he will
marry maid; il the inky. II widow-but
II the empty one, he is doomed to live
and die a bachelor.
THE SALT TEST.
Let party of girls mi their mouths
with water and their right hands with
salt Then at a given signal all start 10
run around the block. The first name
each girl III ars will he that of her future
husband. IT she piggles and the water
flies out OF her mouth or ,nclasps her
hand and loses the salt. the charm Is
broken.
THE CELLAR TRICK.
just at midnight. take a match i'm one
hand. a hand mirror in the other, and
walking backward descend the cellar
stairs. Go into the most remote corner
and then. striking the match. gaze into
the mirror to SEQ the face of the future.
husband. This is the more easily accom-
plished if there be n tacit agreement thli
some cavalier shall be in waiting for tn.
nuuiling maid
WITH ASHES.
Take handful of fine ashes. Blow
your breath hard into it If it flies back
over your face. the future husband wiii
be II lyrant. II it does not, happiness
is assured.
Nuts and apples arc the proper refresh
ments for ilallow cen. If YOU wish to
H'iN' SdnuWi'neS maze from these lWC
staples, grind the nuts fine. English wal
nuts or buttnrnuts. or use the resulnl.
peanut butter in combination with ths
thinnest possible slices Of a mellow an
pie. for filling.
If mt candy is ON the programme fu,
Halloween try this nut fudge:
Boil together for ton minutes three cup
fuls Granulatcd sugar one cuuful rich
t,,l,l fail
hutteI./ Remove from the Grc. add ory
c'piul of chopped nuts, and stir rapidly
FOR fc" moments Pour into buttereU
pans and mark in squares
\ custom that prevails in Scotland and
ireland is sometimes followed in this
by families anxious to keep rIr
tradition. \ dish largely made rp nf
mashed tunips, potatoes amd rhopp,'
onions is served as tho principal dish ~.
the supper bin of fare. II is called cali
.annon," though how or why nobody
seems to know.
y deep bowl flied to the hLm with Tia,
vegetable puree is placed in the middle
If the table. In the center of tho dish
$ II deep well filled with melted butter, I
and somewhere hidden in the compound
$ II gold ring. Portions of the food are
distributed to each person and the one
who finds the ring takes ii for granted
hat he Is 10 be married within the wear.
I. however. he or she is already married.
he finding of the ring is indicative of
rood luck to follow.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Cathrine--'ro make a good boiled icing,
axe one "upful of granuated sugar with
cur tablespoonfuls of water and cook
Without stirring until it spins ii thread
rom the spoon. Have ready the beaten