The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-12
CARE OF THE D1NING-RooM.

"Do you air your dining-room before
breakfast" asked Miss Johnson. If
not, you certainly cannot enjoy your,
breakfast. eaten in the vitiated air of
the night before. You cannot digest
your food without oxygen, and oxy-
gen Is just as necessary as food to
life and health.
do you dust your diningroom be-
fore breakfast"
A ripple of laughter ran around the
room.
81 know" said the speaker, serious
ly, that, In the present unsatisfactory
condition of domestic service, 1t is i'm
possible to get everything done that
ought to be done. But we can at least
know what ought to be done.
Germs are in dust everywhere. But
1t is in the dining-room that they get
into our food, and thence into our
bodies. The dining-room of all rooms
should be kept free from dust; should
have nothing in it to catch and con-
ceal dust. 1t should be plain room,
as devoid as possible of frocks and
frills." <.
Miss Johnson's idea of breakfast
seems to be something between the
coffee and roll of Europe and the
heavy meat and mince pie breakfast OF
old-time America. The climate, habit
and taste of America call for some
thing more than the former. and, as
a substitute for the latter she would
have something nourishing. but light.
She would eliminate the most COM
mon of all breakfast dishes. potatoes.
She would call halt on the mad rage
for cereals. She would recommend
fruit. hot bread and coffee. and for the
main dish would have eggs. chops or
one Of the various dishes discussed in
her lecture.-Cooking School Report.
RECIPES.
Breakfast Puffs-Mix half cup Of
water with half cup of milk. Pour
this gradually over one cupful of -four,
adding a pinch of salt. Beat until
smooth, then add one stiffiy whipped
egg. Fill Kissing hot creased gem
pans two-thirds full OF the batter and
bake IS minutes in quick oven.
Dreamed Cabbage-One small cab,
hage, one cup cream sauce. Take Of
the outside leaves of the cabbage; cut
it into four pieces, cut out the hard
core, and lay 1t in very cold sailed wa
ter half an hour Then wipe 1t dry
and slice it, not too fine, and put 1t
in a saucepan; cover with boiling wa
ter with a teaspoon Of salt, and boil
it hard for fifteen minutes. Do not
put cover over it. but keep the water
we'll above it. While 1t Is cooking
make cup of cream sauce. Take up
the cabbage and press 1t with plate
In the colander till all the water is
out. Put it In hot dish and pour the
sauce over it. This cabbage will have
no odor in cooking and will be so easy
to digest that even little girl may
have two helpings. II you like the
cabbage to look green put in bit Of
soda as large as pea as it cooks.
Dreamed Sweet Potatoes-Boil the
potatoes, skin them and cut into small
slices. Make cup Of cream sauce
that is, thick. white sauce-mix with
them, sprinkle with salt, and put In
the oven half an hour.
Walnut Molasses Candy-Boil to-
gether a cup of molasses and one OF
brown sugar. a tablespoonful of vine
gar and two tablespoonful of butter
When a little dropped into cold water
Is brittle add a cupful of shelled and
chopped waiauts. take from the fire.
add a half teaspoonful of baking soda
and turn into Q creased pan to harder