The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-05

hot to the Drowned almonds. After
mixing it thoroughly, stir it into the
rest of the cream. Let it stand where
it soon will become cold. In the mean
time prepare a custard with the yolks
of eight new eggs, a quart of milk and
a scant two cups of sugar. Stir it con-
tinually to prevent it from curdl1ng.
When it is ready, stir it slowly into
the cream and almonds. This rule will
make over two quarts of ice cream.
. For apricot cream peel some ripe
apricots and remove their stones. Pass
the pulp through a fine sieve. Add to
the pulp an equal quantity of sugar.
To every pint OF the mixture add a pint
of rich whipped cream and after mixing
the whole together freeze it. Canned
apricots or peaches may be used.
Make a quart of rich ice cream flaw
ored with vanilla or, lemon. Make also
pint of raspberry ice. just before fill
ling the mould add small quantity of
candied fruit to the ice cream. For this
purpose cherries and lines are best.
Line the mould with the raspberry ice
and then fill it up with the ice cream.
Another way of serving this dessert is
in individual moulds. The moulds
the center filled with the cream and
the top covered with the raspberry ice
so that the cream is completely hidden
within. A simpler way of serving it is
merely to fill paper cases with the ice
cream. then spread raspberry ice on
top, decorating it with little candied
fruit.
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have such poor sight that they cannot
see to thread their needles. Let one of
the younger members of the family
thread a paper of needles by stringing
them all on one thread as one would
string beads. Then, when a needleful
of thread is desired, simply take the
first needle. and as much thread as is
desired with it, pressing the other
needles back against the spool and
fastening them so that they will not
fall off from the thread on which they
are strung. This is better than to fill
cushion with threaded needles. be-
cause the loose threads are apt to be-
come tangled.
An excellent way to clean a straw hat
is with lemon juice. Rub clear lemon
juice ofcI Tie nat Will DiOSI,
similar to a toothbrush. The hat will
become very clean in a few minutes.
Use plentiful supply of lemon juice.
OXalic acid will also clean a straw hat.
In place of the usual hamper for the
laundry a better device is three large
bags of plain white duck, one of them
marked, Coarse Clothes" the second.
Fine Clothes" and the third, Elan
nels." Table linen should be kept in
a bag by itself and should be carefully
examined for stains before putting it
in the tubs.
After cooking corned beef let it stand
in the liquor it was cooked in until it
is thoroughly cold or ready to serve. 1t
will then be found much richer and
more tender than if it was taken i'm
mediately from the liquor and set
away on platter. If the corned beef
is to be eaten hot, put it in the cold
liquor after removing it from the din
ing table. 1t is. however, always
coarse dish when served hot, but is at
its best when it is allowed to stand
in its own liquor-the water it was
cooked In-for twenty-four hours be-
fore serving.
Sausages should be served with apple
sauce or baked tomatoes Either
makes them more easily digestible.
When cleaning knives mix tiny bit
of carbonate of soda with the bath
brick and they viii polish more easily
In putting away knives and other
steel instruments oil them slightly and
wrap them in tissue paper This will
prevent their rusting.
Wiring chamois out of tho soapy
water without rinsing. When it dries
it is soft and serviceable, instead of
stiff
An excellent furniture polish is made
by mixing together equal parts of boil
ed iinseed oil, vinegar and methylated
spirits.