Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-24


the leaves delightfully."- white, crisp and ten
der, and incidentally less bitter.
Rhubarb and Orange Jam.-with rhubarb
tender and at It's best, and oranges plenty
and cheap, It is q good time to put UP
supply OF Jam. Wash three pounds young
rhubarb. then cut In half-hnger-length
pieces, without peeing. Scrub three pounds
oranges and put In the preserving katie
with plenty OF cold water and simmer three
hours. Drain. and cut each orange In four
pieces, removing the seeds Put six
pounds good graduated sugar IN the pre-
serving kettle with Just enough water TO
prevent it's sticking, stir with a wooden
spoon until 1t boils. Add the oranges and
rhubarb. stir until boiling, move back from
the fire and simmer fifteen minutes stirring
all the time, then turn into jars. When
cold cover with paraffine or rounds of
branded paper, and outer covers, and set
away in cool, dry place
Instead of hash.--Do you know what an
appetizing salad you can make out of the
remains of a boiled dinner, when the fam
fly want change from hash? Cut your
beef, potatoes, beets and turnips If you
have them in cubes keeping each separate.
Cut the cold cabbage fine Place on a plat
ter a bottomless wooden mould or paste
board box with compartments, such as eggs
come in, and fill each compartment with
different vegetable and one or more of the
meat. When all are arranged set in the Ice
box until cold, then pull up the frame IN
winch the inherent lnlDES are IBOlUSt. ltdN-
ing them all In shape. Serve with French
dressing, mayOnnaise or q boiled dressing,
as preferred. If you have no regular egg
compartment box, take any pasteboard box
and with strips of pasteboard mark into
trianglcs or squares.
A Mans Party-When a man gives an
evening party and selects his own refresh
ments they are apt to be far cry from
those usually chosen by his wife At re-
cent suburban function of this sort, the
menu selected by the host, who said he was
tired of ice cream and cane and wanted
a change" included rye bread sandwiches,
baked beans hot frankfurters pickles,
cheese. with mustard and horse radish Tor
ralishes and coffee and doughnuts to put
on the finish. Strange to say, the women
guests seemed to relish this hearty even
ing repast quite as well as the men
Afternoon Card Party.-At an afternoon
card party in the same neighborhood, the
refreshments were fruit salad. ice cream,
plain bread and butter sandwiches, cheese
crackers cake, coffee, nuts stuffed oates
and bonbons-
A New Guessing Game.-Guesslng games
are always popular, especially when prizes
are offered for the most suceessfui com
netifor. At a recent neighborhood evening
gat herring q typewriter list OF twenty
four SCRAMBLED words was gwen 70
each guest to straighten out. writing the
correct word opposite the tumble. The lst
was taken from objects in the ROOM all OF
which were in plain sight. 1t mcIuoeu
such strange appearing words as na 'i+ rn,.
otpyter epilarecf, dwniwo. okops' cutLPeI'
kesocbOa CRU tobeak, rutnlca. etc, WhIch
being rightly interpreted became anolroh'
nottery fireplace, window, books, picture,
bookcase and so on. The prize "dS d
pretty bit of Indian pottery Anoo"er S ST.,
at the same party was the more faihlliar
ono Of guessing aat the number of beans IN
a bottle.
The Wholesome Raw Onion-Whie nearly
every one has a natural craving TOT raw
onions in the early spring. many 1orpedt
ON account of the odor, while others thihk
thew cannot eat them without tasuns the'li
for long time aferWard. II thosg y, VIZ wv
think they cannot eat onions ra" VIII "
this method of trea tmeut they VIII nnu
their objections melting away oelect
SDanish Bermudas or young nome grown
onions Peel, slice cover VIII ,a n0ti'i US
water, and let them stand covered half an
hour. Then turn off the water. pour on
as much more cold and leave another nan
hour to crisp Drain. dress with SAT- ana
vinegar or n French dressing with Oil, ana
serve, 1t must be borne in mind that there
in a great difference in onions. OIc ones
are naturally much stronger than new anu
red ones than white. Both the Spanish ana
Rermudas are more delicate and less odor-
ferrous than our homegrown ones theFe-
fore preferable for eating raw. TO releVe
the breath from suspicion little sugar
eaten after the onions VIII banlSh the door
z
with vinegar 4 prominent physician VINO
has them often upon his own table, has
parsley served in tiny dishes after the
onions, no matter how they are cooked.
Follow the parsley with thorough rnslng
OF the mouth and teeth with Few drops or
tincture of myrrh in water.
Raked Onions.-The next time You have a
roast leg of lamb or mutton. try baked
onions prepared in this way as an accom-
paniment Take large onions, preferably
Spanish or Bermudas peel, cut slice from
the top of each, and with small spoon
SCOOP out about half the pulp. Put this in
n dish mix with il equal quantity of
bread crumbs. well Favored with chopped
parsley. sweet marjoram, salt and pepper.
Noisten the whole lightly with cream
and little melted butter; mix well, fill
the onion cavities with the stufing. crown
with a slice of bacon for q cover, put in
a nan and bake two hours in a moderate
oven Basic often with hot water and
butter until the bacon dries out sufficiently
TO furnish material for the bastng. Some
times grated cheese is added to the dress
ing
Currant Mint Sauce for Lamb.-An ex-
celIent sauce to serve with lamb Is made
by lightly separating a glass of Currant
jelly, then mixing with It two tablespoon
fuls fine chopped mint and a tablespoonful
thin shavings of orange peel
When Peelng Onions.-When peeling
onions hold them under cold water TO keep
from smart!ng the eyes.
Germ Wheat Geus.-stIr to a cream two
level tablespoonfuls Of butter and Cne-thrd
cup Of sugar. Put cup and half of sour
milk in a bowl and beat into 1t a level
T teaspoonful soda. When II stops "purTing'
add to the creamed butter and sugar, to-
gether with a tablespoonful of salt and
germ wheat meal or germea, to make about
the consistency Of griddle cake batter.
Bake In heated. well CREASED pans, in a
hot oven about fifteen minutes.