The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-11-21
AROUND THE HOUSE
HINTS AND RECIPES WORTH CON,
SHERATON.
Simple Devices That win Tend to
Keep the Hands in Good Condi-
ticn-Directions for Some
Appetizing Dishes.

A housekeeper who has no maid
WIS complaining of her inability to
keep her hands in order because OF
dishwashing. from which. like tnou-
sands of other women. she shronk as
a most distasteful task. An older
housekeeper, looking at the Redeemed
fingers, with just suspicion OF CRIME
round the nails, offered to buy an out
fit for 20 cents that would be OF great
assistance in preventing the dishg-
urement. The list included a dish
chain for rubbing black kettles or TAX
ing off food that had stuck In sauce
pan, a soap shaker to prevent hand-
ling the soap or accidentally gettlng
too strong suds. dish mop, which
would keep the hands out OF the wa
ter most of the time. and handieu
sink scraper, with stiff brush on one
side and scoop on the other, Tor
cleaning the sink and taking up the
scraps, a task which in itself does
more than all else to make the dish
washer hate her work. She added the
injunction to use good soap, and run
all greasy dishes with wad OF news
paper before putting them into tho
dishwater.
Some women can never be convert
ed to using such little helps because
at first it seems more natural to take
the hand, but after perseverance, Tor
a few days these little aids will be
preferred.
CANNED PEACH PUDDINGS-
Sift two cups of flour with two level
teaspoons of baking powder. one-half
teaspoon of salt; add one tablespoon
of melted butter, two beaten eggs. and
milk to make thin batter or nearly
one cup. Beat all well, then add the
beaten whites of two eggs. Put
spoonful of the batter into buttered
cups. then half a canned peach and
a spoonful more OF the batter. Set
in a steamer. cover and steam 20
minutes. Serve with vanilla sauce.
VANILLA SAUCE.-Beat the white
of one egg stiff, and three rounding
tablespoonfuls of sugar. and beat well,
then the yolk and beat again, and last
three tablespoons of milk and half a
teaspoon Or more Of vanilla. Beat
hard until smooth, and 1t is ready
to serve at once.
SPICED BEEF.-Put three pounds
of the round of beef into kettle with
water to cover; cook slowly until ten
der enough to pull apart easily. The
broth should be reduced one-half Tear
the meat into shreds with fork, but
do not chop, stir in one level table
spoonful of salt. one-half level tea
spoonful each of pepper. cinnamon.
allspice and cloves. Put the whole
into mold and when cold slice TO-
serving.
PUMPKIN PIE.-To two cups of
stewed and sifted pumpkin. add two
thirds cup of sugar. one-half level
teaspoonful of salt, one level teaspoon
of cinnamon, two well beaten eggs.
and enough milk to make four cups
in all the mixture. Line plate with
paste. making deep scalloped rim
around the edge; fill and bake slowly
one hour.
ONIONS WITH CREAM SAUCE
Put the onions into boiling water and
cook ten minutes, change the water
and cook until tender Serve with
sauce made with three cups of -four.
one rounding tablespoon OF butter.
one-half level teaspoon of salt, and
cook for five minutes.
WHITE LAYER CAKE. - Cream
one and one-half cups of sugar with
one-half cup of butter: add slowly
three-quarters cup of milk, alternate
ly with two cups of flour sifted with
two level teaspoons of baking powder.
Add the stiiiy beaten whites of four
eggs and bake in three layers Spread
white icing between and over the
cakes.
Household Hints.