Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-25
As YOU LIKE IT.
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A delicious lentel dish is salt mackerel known in the markets as the Norwegian mackerel. Cooked in cream after the following directions and ser ved with potatoes, boiled, and hot corn bread, you have breakfast fit for a king. Select large and very fat salt mackerel; put it in . big, earthen dish with the skin side up and pour in enough cold water to cover it to the depth of couple of inches. Let it soak twenty-four hours, changing the water twice during that time. When ready to cook, lay the mackerel in q casserole big enough for it to lie out flat in. and lay it in skin side down; cover it with cream to the depth of an inch: stand it in rather quick oven and let the fish cook five minutes after the cream begins to bubble. Serve it Ill the casserole.
 A travelling man is reported as say Ing that the Pacific coast Chinaman is much keener that the Chinaman of New York. He says ''On my last trip I stopped at Santa Barbara, not ill it. self a very lively town, yet there are several all-night resorts there. In an old adobe building that was original ly the home of the first governor Of California under Spanish rule, Hi Lung now conducts laundry. It may have other adjuncts, but it is primarily laundry. On one side of His estab- lishment is a saloon, in front of which is huge sign reading Open All Night On the other side is a restau- rant with the sign. We Never Close Hi Lung recently determined to be as progressive as his neighbors, the re- suit being a rudely lettered sign Of his own manufacture, announcing: Me wakee, too.'"
 For ways that are devious and tricks that are dubious, the modern property man seems in fair way to take the gloss off of Bret Harte's "Heathen Chinee." The latest stunt of the mas ter of props" of The Virginian' con- pany in this direction would seem hard to beat. During the long run of the play in New York last winter it be- came fad with the aggressive type of matinee girl to secure one of the shells of the cartridges with which Dustin Farnum, the Nirsinian, kills Trampos at each performance. The fad has spread westward with the progress of the cOmpany's tour and the property man has not been slow to seize his opportunity. He sells the cartridges for one round dollar each to such matinee maids as apply, and ill the kindness of his heart he has dis charged several hundred cartridges during his idle moments so that no fair applicant for one of the souvenirs need be disappointed.
 To make a nice quality of steamed brown bread, take three cupfuls of cornmeal and one of rye meal. two thirds cupful of molasses, cup and a half of sour milk, teasp0onful of soda, and little salt. Add cold water and stir the whole until the dough is of the right consistency ,neither too thick nor too thin. but so it will pour out of the pan easily). Put the dough into tin pail. or vessel with tight-fitting cover. allowing considerable room in the pail so the bread may rise, then set the pail in large iron kettle partly full of hot water so that the water will come half way up the sides of the pail. Cover the kettle tightly and let the bread steam in this for three to four hours. adding het water to tho" ketti as it steams away, hut not allowing it to rise so as to get into the pail where the bread is. The pail should be well greased before the dough is poured in. When done. it can he set in the oven and baked up for breakfast. or sliced and steamed in steam cooker.
 Here Is a pointer for window dress CTS taken from a trade paper: \ very common error in window displays is that of pastng wrapping paper placards all over the glass. There may be times, in certain fights. when even a large card hanging some distance back from the glass will be difficult or impossible to read from the middle or opposite side of the street. and at such times it may be advisable to hang the card close llp to the pane or affiX to the pane by means of stickers at the corners. But nothing makes q store look cheaper or less inviting than a window with poorly lettered. thin paper placards pasted all over the glass. Still another important point is to hang the cards at such height from the floor of the window as to come on level with the customers eyes. or possibly very little higher. As a rule. the man who hangs the card hangs it on a level with his eyes. with out regard for the fact that the walk is considerably lower than the floor of the window. and the card cannot be read from the walk without more or less tiresome cranirg of the neck.
 Years ago the re.-,n was thought tc be . tender tree, needing the utmost degree of protection. It was planted. therefore. in the most sheltered spots on the south side of buildings and windbreaks. or hidden away among oth- CT trees That method has been con- pletely revolutionized because the buds are liable to expand during periods of mild weather in winter, and suffer danI- age in subsequent freezes. In addition the trees themselves. by reason of their sheltered location. are less likely to ripen their wood after seasons growth