New-York tribune., 1903-07-31


| Turkish cotton fringe. makes pretty sofa cushion
| covers fOr the country house or the winter house
japanese designs in navy and sage green
Homemade bread IS generally conceded t. be
better than bakers, but not every one knows why
this is The difference lies the thorough
manipulation and kneading that the dough IS sub
jected TO in the home process The professional
baker will not take time for the thorough kneadng
| which IS necessary to develop the gluten in the
-four. As q result the bread contains large per-
centage Of unfermented -four. which is certain to
cause digestive disturbance except in the OF
those who have exceptionally strong digestions 1t
@ Of yeast - with bread that is inSgeentIy A knsa6
lem or overcoming these coIolfons ana rePrqouc 5
ing mechanically The action OF the IN human hand
food specialists. and machine has at last been
6g6 ng Wo Rne w f sn @ oe it % s
ness and speed that the fingers could never attain
and most bread that is sold is insutfcientIy
kneaded.
To make q pretty variety in serving d plain ice
cream, mould the into individual pyramids
slices and return to the freezer. Just before
serving time make a meringue with the whites Of
three eggs and three tablespoonfus of sugar. Turn
the cream out on small thin round disks of sponge
cake or If the 7 cTfa Is IN one oud DO d 96o0 ON one
the sides Place the dish on a piece Of wood and
brown the meringue without melting the cream
because the wood and the merlngue both act as
nOn-cOnducIOrS OF heat
One Of the newest shapes in the pretty little
paper cases that effective for the serving Of
ices and other midsummer desserts is a pink
lotus flower. The case itself is shaped like flower
and rests on the wide open petals of another flower
One can see how cool and dainty looking ug, for a
say. strawberry ice cream garIlsted on top with
Of these pink lotus flowers filed with lemon ice
garnished with crystalL5lzed rose or plstache
cream, with candied cherry atop!
A dainty, and invariably effective way Of serving
ices and sherbets IS inside fruits from which the
interior has been neatly scooped out Lemons
cantaloupes, grape fruit and pineapples lend them
selves gracefully 10 this treatment They are all
prepared similarly Take for instance, some faIr
inside chill thoroughly and NIL with frozen MKT
ure- Replace the top and serve Immediately.
A rich blanc rnange served lately by a French
chef and pronounced an ideal confection by pam
pered palates is evolved in the following simple
fashion: Three cupfuls of unskimmed milk,
pinch" of salt and a scant half cupfuI Of thor
oughly washed rice are put into double boiler.
This is cooked until the rice has entirely absorbed
the milk Then third Of a box OF getatnf s. dis
10 thicken half cup of granulated sugar, a wine
s65ed Ell nnf Of cream whipDed TO stff
froth is the inal ingredient Turned into wet
mould a cool place until hardened, lnls
is one Of the most delicious of summer desserts.
The lids, rubbers and fasteners of preserve jars
should be thoroughly sterllized before using. Ordi
nary washing IS not enough If they have been left.
as is the usual case, on the top shelf OF some
kitchen cellar closet since last in service A
kettle Of these canning and preserving accessories
should be filled with cold water and allowed to
of and tborouehlv removes any gumnned juice left
rom = previous careless washing and the final
boiling effectuaIly steriltzes them and makes them
prime for another seasons usefulness
A Chinese authority on the making tea urges
that boiling water be allowed to stand just few
Logv,-r 1rpr he Frag ant hArh
as the sleeping goes more satisfactorily If the
water has been allowed become quiet" A con
noisseur adds If tea is ground hne, like conee
ftIe bo3 wafer is then added first and after about
two minutes the boiled water IS poured on this
molstened paste
In this age Of machinery IT is a pleasure to find
one pIace where the whlrr OF the spinning wheel
and me rhud of the hand loom batten familiar
sounds where the yellow dye flower Is gathered
and the blue pot set beside the hearth All
these hornelv sights and sounds may be met with
in many of the mountain communities or North
! Carolina The homespun produced there is.
for the most part. Of the conlHoner sorts hnse{y
SG az 5ra st{II n1uch used a preference is shown for
anime and the bright reds and blues Of men
falIis m sr93d 613 Of hel6ck and rhododendFon Here
and there smqng 5ns olaeF " % ntric3 2 eaying and
specimens OF coverets ana eoQtIe l, s,re5 G IN IN
1 almost every mountain home. Each OF these pat,
terms has its local name. slch as the snake trail
4 the cat track and the noneycothD'
The ability 10 fashion the fabrics by the written
patterns without making hobbies G1lsrAAes' Is
! regarded as a great accomplishment Many OF the
] rsr,es Of these quaint designs are really de-
scrptve; others from some association OF meas
! An illustration of the latter Is the Alssouri
trouble pattern that d never I'VE an old nountai1eer
during time when there vas 1uIs. uysters and The
ssvers Is son was in the heart of T. Then tneFe
| are the Rocky Mountain eu0uraDer'