Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06

I vinegar. and pour it boiling hot over the
| lettuce; mix well with a fork and garnish
| with slices of hard boiled eggs. BE certain
! to have the fat so hot that when vinegar is
| poured in 1t Will boil Immediately. Add half
| a cup or a cup of vinegar, according to
| strength of vinegar and quantity OF lettuce
| GREENS.-A good heathful and palatable
| dlsh is REPRESENTATIONS cowsiips mus
| tard and chicory. Care must be used in Sc
| !ectng these. Get only the young and ten
| der ones. They must he carefully examined,
! then thoroughly washed in several waters
| Some cooks always throw in the water in
| which they are rinsed a handful of salt
This frees them from worms and insects of
| all kinds When ready for cooking put them
| IN large kettle half full of salty water in
which corn beef has been cooked which
| adds flavor. Then cook until the stock is
| tender. 1t usually takes an hour to cook
them thoroughly. When tender take them
| up with skinner and place in a vegetable
| dlSh. Press out all the water and over the
! top lay slices of eggs cut crosswise sprin-
| kle with peppe., add a little butter and
| serve hot-to be eaten with vinegar.
| TOMATO TOAST-Run a quart of stewed
| ripe tomatoes through colander place in
| a porcelain stewpan, season with butter
| pepper and salt. and sugar to taste cut
! slices of bread thin brown on both sides
! butter and lay on platter, and just as the
| bell rings for tea add pint of good sweet
| cream to the tomatoes and pour them over
| toast.
! Cold Summer Drinks.
GINGER NECTAR.-Ten gallons of wa
| ter fifteen pounds loaf sugar. whites of six
| eggs well beaten and strained: mix all to-
| gether, then boil and skim. Put in one-haif
pound of ginger, boil twenty minutes When
| cool put in the juice and rind of four or five
lemons, also two tablespoons of good yeast,
stir well together bottle and cork tight
RED CURRANT CORDIAL-To twenty
quarts of red currants put one quart OF
whisky; let It stand twenty four hours then
bruise and strain through flannel bag. To
every two quarts of this liquor add one
pound of loaf sugar and a quarter of a
pound of ginger well bruised and boiled: let
the whole stand to settle, then strain or fill
ter; bottle and cork. seal the corks tightly.
1t is an improvement to have half red rasp-
berry juice If the flavor is liked. 1t is fit
for use in month.
SHERBET.-One pineapple four lemons.
two quarts of water, two teacups sugar,
steep the pineapple in the water for TWO
hours; strain and add the juice of the lem
ons and sugar; whip the whites of five eggs
add to them three tablespoons of sugar;
place all in freezer and freeze at once
Preserves.
Jelles, pickles, catsups. and so forth. keep
best on the floor. Set them in orderly rows
beneath the lowest shelf. In front Of them
hang thick curtain. Standing in the light
makes them insipid and PUPPY All things
put up in sugar are improved in color and
flavor by summing for several days just
after they go in a glass. Sunlight some
times reforms jelly that Will not jel into
beautiful solidity. Any sort of pickles
preserves will run out in spite of hermetic
sealing If the cans set where II is alter
nately hot and cold. Wine in bottles should
also be kept on low pantry shelves.
Whiten and keep white the whole pantry
| interior, and then moth rust, mold or any
of nr,iN h jfotr ,l1fv mol
glance. Prevention is better than cure when
1t comes to cleaning. No matter what the
haste do not be untidy In the pantry. II
supplemented with thorough cleanings twice
a year, a monthly busting ought to keep the
place clean. Spring and fall make every
thing smell fresh, and soapy, and limey,
and let the secured floor and shelves have
a half day to dry.
Never put either butter or vinegar in an
earthern jar or crock, and to prevent the
odor of cabbage in the house put some cof-
fee on a heated shovel and pour on vinegar
and keep on back of stove.
Egg stains on silver may be removed by
the aid of salt, while strong hot vinegar
rubbed well on window glass will remove
paint.
To fill cracks in plaster, use vinegar in
stead of water to mix your plaster; after
one-half hour 1t will set.
To scour knives easily, one-half raw
potato dipped in brick dust.
For cleaning glass water bottles. save
your coffee grounds. add soapy water and
let stand awhile, then Shake thoroughly,
wash and rinse.
Sunday Luncheon.
Minced beef,
Spinach mold.
Apple tapCca pudding.
Chop cold roast beef, season with pepper
and salt: moisten with beaten egg and
gravy and butter. Put into buttered dish,
press down, cover and set in 4 vessel of
boiling water for hour or two. Spread
beaten yolk of egg on the top and strew
sifted bread crumbs over. Brown in the
oven. Pour little melted butter over and
garnish with slices of lemon
Take the remains of the spinach and mix
thoroughly together with two chopped boil
ed Spanish onions, then turn them into a
stewpan with two ounces of butter. one
Tablespoonful of stock, and pepper and salt
! to taste; when quite hot mix again and
press tightly into buttered basin or mold,
heat In the oven for about ten minutes,
turn out carefully and garnsh neatly with
rounds of hard boiled egg.
To half teacup of tapioca add one and one
half pints cold water, let It stand the
fire till cooked clear, stirring to prevent
burning: remove, sweeten, and flavor with
wine and nutmeg; pour the tapioca into q
deep dish in which have been placed six or
eight pared and cored apples. bake until
miles ara done and serve cold with cream