The National tribune., 1906-12-06

has, however solved the not less diff
cult question, What is lady?" Here
is the solution: No lady," says the
oracle. "ever sits on the edge of a chair.
She always sits in the middle.
For an egg sauce put a half
cup butter In a bowl and rub
to cream. Add the yolks of three
eggs, putting them in one at a time,
and mixing each thoroly before adding
the next. Season with the juice OF half
a lemon. teaspoonful salt and a dash
of cayenne. Slowly add one cup boil
ing water. and set the bowl containing 9
the sauce within larger pan of hot
water over the fire. Now, with an egg
consistency of thick cream. Do not let
it boil. After taking from the fire con-
tinue the beating few moments longer
before serving. al
Mix together two cups cornmeal and
one cup rye. Add one-half cup molas-
ses. two and a half cups sweet milk, a
teaspoonful soda and a half teaspoonful
salt. Mix thoroIy, turn into creased
tin pail or mold. set in a kettle of boil
ing water and steam steadily four hours.
A good mince pie recipe includes
four pounds of lean beef. two pounds
of suet, minced: three pounds of rais-
ins, stoned and cut. three pounds of
currants; one pound OF citron. sliced
thin: four quarts of good tart cooking
apples. chopped fine.
Boil the beef until it is tender and
leave it overnight to cool. Then pick
bones, gristle and stringy bits from the
meat and chop it very fine.
Put in large pan together and add
one tablespoonful of cloves. one table
spoonful of ginger. one tablespoonful of
nutmeg. two tablespoonfuls of cinnh-
mon, two lemons juice and rind. the
rind of one orange and juice of three.
Some juice from sweet pickle is a nice
addition.
Sour milk cake without eggs may be
made as, follows: Cream together a
cupful OF sugar and a half cupful of
butter; add a teaspoonful of soda dis
solved in a cupful of sour milk, tea
spoonful of cinnamon. a half teaspoon
full each of cloves and nutmeg, a cupful
of chopped raisins or. dates and two
cupfuls of flour. Mix well and bake in
a moderate oven. r.-.-
Now that the Fall housekeeping is
over and it is time to put up fresh cur
tains everywhere, there arises the rath-
er irritating little task of running the
small brass rods thru the upper edge
of the sash curtains. If a thimble is
slipped on over the rough end of the
small brass rod SO much used now for
bedroom and bathroom curtains the
task becomes much easier to perform.
the thimble keeps the edge from catch
ing in every thread of the hem or every
hole in the lace. 1t is one of the simple
methods of doing an otherwise patience
trying task.
little milk added to the water in
which the potatoes are boiled will make
them whittier and taste better; also good
to put in onions while boiling.
Te cleanse gilt frames take sufficient
flowers of sulphur to give a golden tinge
to one and half pints of water; boil
In this water four or five onions strain,
and when cold wash with soft brush any
part that requires restoring; when dry
it will come out as good as new.
Stains on willow or wicker furniture
may be washed off with hot water and
soap and when thoroly dry the cleansed
parts if shellacked with white will look
just like the rest of the chair. table or
settee. This treatment is for the pieces
that have natural finish.
1t is an astounding fact that human
beings show so much wisdom in the
care and training of animals and so
little in managing children. Animals
are fed and groomed and exercised with
a view of keeping them in the best
condition: children treated in similar
fashion would show the best results Of
course. A pampered animal and an
overindulged child are much alike
sick in body and warped in disposition.
A grown child is no better under the
same circumstances, as the report of an
unusual amount of sickness in a famous
college for girls shows.