The National tribune., 1907-10-24
BY SENORA SARA. {:

at home successfully. The mistake
which most cooks make Is to incase
them in egg and bread crumbs. This
is seldom success. The coating comes
off, giving to the oysters piebald ap-
pearance, and they are usually over
cooked in the attempt to brown them
evenly. Select sound oysters which
have just been opened. Flatten each
oyster slightly and lay them in fresh
milk. Prepare mixture of equal parts
of -four and sifted cracker crumbs Oys-
ter or rich butter crackers are good
for the purpose. Let the fat be very
hot. Drain the oysters one by one and
dip them in the cracker mixture. Lay
them in a wire basket and fry in deep
hot fat two or three minutes. Drain
on brown paper. then slip in a hot
folded napkin on a platter. Garnish
with parsley and lemon.
A woman who has been a victim of
dyspepsia for more than year has been
helped by slipping slowly a pint of cold
(not iced) water while she is dressing
in the morning. She drinks no liquid
while she is eating.
One woman, who does her own IRON
ing. has high chair made for the pur-
pose. in which she sits before the board
while she is working.
The best method of mending silk
grown is to use the ravelings from the
material itself first of all. because there
can then be nn .:,ubt as to your having
the exact sita h.ch is not apt to be
the case eS I the most closely
matched sewi.. *, and secondly, be-
cause the twis; a. the same, and the
stitches do not show as they will if the
stitches are taken with d thread more
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The place should aftcrward be pressed
with heavy iron. The iron. OF course,
should only be warmed, as a hot one
would leave an imprint of its shape.
To make a pretty catch-all for your
room get a neat little box, prefera bly, q
square one and cover it with pretty
plain lavender ribbon Whip the four
corners with gold and purple thread.
using heavy darning needle to pune
ture the pasteb0ard and ribbon. Deco
rate each side with a small bunch of
pansies tied with purple ribbon. Around
the top attach ribbon OF similar width,
making an outline Of gold cord where
the upper ribbon is gathered to the box
Finish the top with q drawstriDg which
closes the bag, making very handy
catch-alI for ones room.
y or II sore litlS Is Stiu " Dc d
fine gargle: One glass of hot water,
one teaspoonful of SOFA, three drops of
carbolic acid. Gargle once every hour.
IT is one OF the most reliable gargles
known and gives almost instant relief.
If sending flowers a great distance it
is said 10 put the tip of each stem into
melted spermaccti or candle drippinss.
Large flowers should be dipped singly,
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They will arrive at their destination in
very good condition. The stems must
then be clipped and the flowers placed
in tep:d water, which soon revives them.
Pewter plates, pewter cups and pew
ter tankards are now all the rage. Some
who owH pewter prefer to keep it duh
rather than bright, but for those who
are not admirers of the soft gray OF
Gnburnisaed pewter there is a simple
method OF keeping it bright.
Soak the pieces of pewter for day
or two, if very dull. in water in which
a small quantity Of potash has been
dissolved, bit the size of a hickory
nu. TO each quart of water being the
proper proportion:
> After taking the pieces out rub them
carefully with n cork dipped in oil.
Polish with chamois slln and whiting.
When once pewter is well cleaned it can
be kept bright by frequent washings
with hot water and soap.
Few practices are more beneficial to
the condition of the eyes than is that
II bathing them regularly every night
before going to bed. Dust readily ac-
,uinulates on the lids between the
lashes and causes them to smart. An
excellent method of cleaning them is
the old-fashioned one of dabbing the
lids with piece of cotton wool dipped
in cold weak tea.
Nothing heals the Affections of chapped
hands and lips more quickly than cocoa
butter. For 10 cents one can get a
cake of cocoa butter which will last for
months. One pleasing feature about
this Is the fact that it has a delicate
odor which is pleasant and quite diff
serent from any of the vaseline RENE
dies For children's chapped hands
cocoa butter is recommen far and
near because of its quick work in heal
ing the most delicate flesh.
Blanch pound of almonds by pour
ing hot water over them until the brown
shells come off. Dry in warm towel.
Make a taffy which is not to be whipped
and cook until spoonful dropped into
I glass of water will crackle. Place the
almonds in the bottom of a broad pan
and pour over the clear taffy When
half cold cut into squares with n single
bladcd knife or chopper which cuts
evenly thru the candy and nuts. Peanut
candy is made in the same manner,
only very thin coating is made, while
almond candy is an inch thick.
To make potato souff!e, mash six fine
boiled potatoes while hot and whip into
them tablespoonful of butter. pepper
and salt TO taste. a half cuDfuI of ricf,
milk (if you can make it half cream al.
the better), and when You have beaten
these ingredients to q cream add th,.
whites of three eggs whipped to a stiff
froth.
Turn into buttered deep dish and
bake in quick oven until puffy and
lightly Drowned. Send to table at once.
as it soon falls.
Escalioped potatoes are good made
after this fashion: Cut cold boiled or
baked potatoes into dice until you have
1 large cupful.' Have ready an equally
large cupful of rich drawn butter, into
which you have beaten the yolks of two
eggs and a heaping tablespoonful of
Iinely grated cheese.
Put layer of potato dice in the bot
tom of a buttered dish: pepper and salt
10 taste. Some think it is improved by
faTu Of ir,io