Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-19

spoon has the preference. but in the middle
and far west, the knife is used.
At course dinner the liqueur or cordial
is passed with the coffee. and may be taken
or refused, as preferred.
floor may be removed by spreading on the
boards a hot solution OF Fuller's earth and
soda. Allow il to stand for some hours.
that absorption may take place. IL. as soon
as hot grease is spilled on the floor cold
water is thrown over IL to CONCEAL & quick
ly, 1t can nearly all be removed by scraplng
with knife.
In making estimates for serving a num-
Der of guests, a caterer calculates that
eight loaves Of bread and two pounds Of
butter VIII make sandwiches for fifty
guests. One medium-szed Jar OF anchovy
one of partridge paste. with trufTies and one
OF minced ham viii serve as filling. Five
quarts of chicken sala. requiring four five
pound fowls. will serve the same number
Three packages of Gelatine will make
enough lemon jelly, and nine quarts Of ice
cream VIII leave margin. Three layer
cakes and four dozen small cakes will be
enough and to spare, while three-quarters
OF pound Of chocolate or two pounds of
finely ground coffee viii make fourteen
quarts of the accompanying beverage
Bouillon is never served I'm soup plates
Lacking bouillon cups. small teacups will
answer very well Fifteen pounds of lean
beef will make bouilIon enough TO serve
fifty guests with half a pint each.
Carrots should always be scraped. never
pared. In preparing Old carrots for cook
ing, even the economical French housewife
throws away the pithy heart but is careful
to retain every bit of the dark. rich outer
portion.
Walnut is again in fashion for bed room
suites. and possessors of old-time pieces OF
furniture may feel thankful II the wood
needs redressng excellent polish can be
made at home of pound Of melted wax
a pint of turpentine and a gill Of alcohol
Melt the wax. then remove from the fire
and beat in the turpentine and alcohol
Apply with soft cloth, leave for a half
hour. then rub briskly with an old silk
handkerchief or soft flannel
White stains on furniture can be removed
by hot milk and turpentine, or even kcro-
sene.
Kerosene. by the way, is one Of the most
valuable Of our kitchen familiars not only
as dirt solvent, but as an insect eXtermi-
nator. Beds wiped over occasionally with
Kerosene cannot harbor bugs. Poured over
ant hills or along the route chosen by the
little pests for their entrance to the house
they can be routed and put to flight Cock
reaches turn their backs to a Kitchen whose
walls are frequently wiped down with the
perNasiVe oil. and mosquitoes leave their
chosen breeding places If little oil IS
poured over the surface OF the barrel or
standing pool
While maple sugar is still plentiful fresh
and pure, serve often with warm tea his
cult. or try this plan of putting a few bits
OF the sugar with the biscuit: Make a light
baking powder dough and roll into il with
out crushing bits of the sugar Cut into
small biscuits with a sharp cutter. taking
pains to see that each biscuit has at least
two bits of sugar. Bake in a very hot
oven SO that they will rise quickly, and
serve very hot with tea or chocolate,