The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
THE CHAFTNG- DISH
AND OTHER THINGS

Now that cold evenings nave arrived,
the chafing-dish is restored to its season
able popularity. The amateur cook does
Lot depend entirely upon her forethOught
in providing oysters. and lobster. and
cheese for rarebit. but is skillful n util-
izing the resources OF the larder in get
| ting up impromptu suppers.
Nothing is nicer than 10 slice cold meat
especially ham or lamb-and serve in a
hot sauce, made Of melted butter and
current jelly. in the chaf1ng- dish. A
small quantity OF hot water viii facilitate
the melting OF the jelly.
The ornate. long-hsndled spoon and fork
accessory 70 q chafing-dish outfit is a de-
lusion and a snare. There is nothing Ike
a stiff little tablespoon. such as our grand
mothers used-for collecting the material
that turks in the angle of a chafing-dish
in readiness to stick or scorch.
For quick cooking. II is better 10 dis
pense with the hot water pan and, with
a moderate alcohol flame, use the chafng
dish as an old-fashioned blazer, unless
you are charry of destroying the immac-
ulate bottom Of the receptacle.
A good thing 10 remember is 20 dis
pense with the pretty little white dolly
that most women like 10 see on the
chahng-dish trap. for this same dolly is
very apt 10 catch fire in case q gust Of
wind from a sudden opened door starts the
fame in a sportive side descent or flare.
People who are buying California can
ned goods in any quantity this year,
realize how limited are the resources Of
even gigantic industries in the face OF a
calamity Ike the San Francisco earth
quake and fire.
The canning factories in filing their
Eastern orders. were forced TO resort 10
all sorts of expedients for the shipment
of their goods. AS a consequence, aspara-
gus tips are put UP IN tomato cans, fruit
comes under a label Of soup, and con-
densed milk masquerades as beans. All
these mispIacements would be confusing
in the extreme If the buyer had only the
paper illustration on the outside of the
can 10 trust, but as II is, a secondary
label Is pasted as a guide to consumers,
calling attention TO the substitution.
If one desires to serve a choice novelty
at the Thanksgiving dinner the following
entree is recommended:
Remove the centers from Spanish
onions.
chopped pecan nuts nloistened with
highly seasoned stock. Cover with cream
sauce and bake. 1t is the finest imaginable
accompaniment 70 ruddy duck.
When the long drawing room lace cur
tains wear out, an attractive way TO
utilize them in an upper-story-To is to
hang them upside down from the pole
TO the window sill. In this way the bot
tom border Of the curtain-always the
handsomest part-falls over the pole in
front, making an attractive full balance
that completely hides the worn section
Of the curtain. Rings and pins should
be dispensed with, and the curtains gath
cred on the pole.
Persons who dress in mourning and
are troubled over the gray and glossy
appearance Of black silk waists and hats.
when the newness begins to wear of,
win be glad to know how successfully
they are freshened by rubbing with a
black cloth, moistened with alcohol
Also, there is nothing like applying
frequent coat OF bottled shoe polish to
black straw or chip hats that refuse to
yield up dust to the brush broom.
When tan shoes lose their early glory
and do not polish successfully. a wise
plan is to take them to a shoemaker and
for 90 cents have him transform them
into black shoes. It will be found an
entirely satisfactory piece Of work, as
the shoes will not shed their black in
the heaviest rainstorm.