Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-14

separately, the yolk and two tablespoonfuls
of sugar together with little wine or
brandy, and while still warm stir in quick
ly a teaspoonful of rennet or half junket
tablet dissolved in cold water. Pour into
glasses and let stand in a warm room until
1t sets like jelly, then put In cold place,
serve plain or with cream, favored with
little grated nutmeg.
Toilet Soap.
The following recipe has been used for
long time: Put one pound Of washing
soda and half a pound Of unslaked lime
into large dish; pour over it three
quarts of boiling water and stir until dis
solved; then let 1t clear and pour off the
clear liquid To this water add table,
spoonful of salt and one pound Of clear,
pure tallow. Bon four hours, then pour
into pans to cool. You can use any per-
fume you fanny. and instead Of cutting
into bars can pour the soap into small
molds or shallow little dishes. Let the
soap ripen well, all green soaps are
hard on the hands. If the lime Is too
curdle; add more hot water and boil
again. The fine soaps are expensive only
on account of the high-priced perfume
used in them.
Fruit Cordials.
The orange cordials could have been
made from the orange skins by throwing
them into quart of best whisky and
allowing them to stand until the whisky
was we'll favored with the orange Oil,
then strained off carefully and half pound
of sugar allowed to the quart Of whisky
and then bottled tightly.
For the pineapple cordial allow a quart
Of best whisky to every quart of pine
apple pulp; let stand several days, then
filter through a flannel bag. Add pound
Of loaf sugar and the Juice Of a lemon.
Bottle and seal. The longer it is kept the
better it is but it can be used In months
time.
Serving Celery, Olives, Pickles and
Sailed Nuts.
Celery and olives are passed with soup;
sailed almonds are taken at any time
during the dinner; pickles are not served
at company dinners, but might be accept
able with the fish course. They are fire.
ouently used as decorations for a fish dish
or salad.
Menus.
WEDNESDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Sliced Oranges and Dates.
Thin Slices of Ham Grilled,
Potato Omelet,
Waf1es, Maple Syrup,
Coffee
LUNCH.
Cheese Toasted with Eggs,
Sliced Tomatoes,
Spiced Peaches. Tea.
DINNER.
Tomato Bisque,
Reachauffe of Veal, Rice,
Spiced Beets hoD, Glazed Turnips
Egg Salad.
Caramel Custards, Coffee
THURSDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit,
Cereal, Cream,
Fried Calls Brains. Bacon,
Lyonnaise Potatoes,
Sally Lunns. Coffee.
Macaroni Rarebit Fried Oysters,
Sweet Waters, Cocoa.
Cream of Onion Soup.
Brown Fricassee of Chicken,
Combination Salad,
Nodded Prunes Coffee.
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Cereal Mush, Fruit Syrup,
ooonSn flashed e; Brown Potatoes, A'Sup'
Dreamed Shrimps on Toast,
DEOppcu 1OIdtOcS,
Canned Fruit, Cocoa.
DINNER.
Vegetable Soup.
Banked Salmon, Peas,
Hot Egg Slaw,
Ginger Pudding, Fruit Sauce,
Coffee.
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit,
Cereal, Cream,
Meat Cakes, Tomato Sauce,
Potato Balls,
White Mullins, Coffee.
LUNCH.
Chicken Gumbo,
Rice Croquettes, Tomato Sauce,
Cottage Cheese, Ounce Jelly,
Tea.
DINNER.
Cream Of Corn Soup,
Hot Veal Loaf, Mashed Potatoes,
Glazed Parsnips,
Radish Salad,
Prune Souffse. Coffee.
Gen. Baldwin Assumes Command.
Brigadier General Frank X. Baldwin took
charge Of the department Of the Colorado
Anril IL succeeding General Frederick