Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12


BREAKFAST
Oranges. Cereal.
Mince on Toast
German Coffee Cake.
DINNER.
OX-tail Soup.
Celery. Picked Beets.
Chicken Pie. Mashed Potatoes.
Turnips. Cabbage Salad.
Apple Dumplings.
Coffee.
SUPPER.
Lobster a la Newburgh.
Bread and Butter.
Olives Celery.
Caramel Custard New Year Cakes.
Cocoa.
Caramel Custard.
To make eight cups caramel custard
scald a pint of rich milk or thin cream in
the double boiler. Melt half cup sugar in
a pan until liquid and colored light
brown. Pour into the hot cream, add Il
half cup sugar, pinch of salt and tea
spoonful vanilla and simmer until the burnt
sugar is absorbed Set away to cool, then
stir in the well-beaten yolks of eight eggs,
strain and pour into small baking cups
Set in a dripping pan of boiling water that
comes up half way on the cups; set in the
oven and bake until pulled and firm. Do
not allow the water to boil hard around
the cups, and the moment the custards are
firm lift out of the hot water, as the Gus
tard will whey if left in it for even few
moments. If preferred more decorative,
beat the whites of the eggs stiff, allowing
a tablespoonful sugar to each egg, flavor
slightly with caramel, and when the Gus
tards are DONE whether baked In cups or
one large dish, spread the meringue on
lightly. Sprinkle fine-chopped almonds
over the top and set back on a board in
coolsh oven until the merngue is pulled
and firm. The whites of half the eggs Will
be plenty for the meringue- Now that the
,, loo, t,ch tc
battle has cleared. whisper, growing
louder as it passes from individual to fndf-
vidual, coterie to coterie of friends, Is heard
in the land. The abuse of what was pri-
marily a beautiful recognition of God s
great gift to the children of men, loving
interchange Of simple gifts that did not
tax the giver nor place the recipient under
bonds to do something a shade better, Is
responsible for the change in sentiment.
Numberless people, particularly wage-earn-
ers whose time is limited, have in the last
two years made pact with friends to for
swear interchange of anything more sub
stantial than cards or letters at Christmas.
remembering instead the birthdays of
friends outside the immediate family cir
time for the selection of appropriate gifts
and not piling up Of haphazard gifts Sc
lected at the last moment.
One woman who had exchanged Christ
mas presents with an old college chum for
over thirty years discontinued the practice
this year. Il wrote her." she told me.
away back in the summer that / loved
her just the same as IL not more than ever,
but that 1 simply could not stand the ner-
vous strain of shopping and getting or any
where from fifty to seventy-flve Christmas
membranes each year, and L was going
to break away from 1t for good and all. 1
would see that my own immediate family
had simple gifts and remember all those
who served us, but my friends would re-
member on their birthdays"
The thrifty woman who has no mind to
et pO no kaaninP of the anniVor-
sary is already busy in the shops picking up
Christmas left-overs, to be ready for the
next season. Handkerchiefs crumpled In the
shopping foray may be purchased at half
their original cost as also all sorts Of desk
and work-bix fittings. scarfs, collars and
stocks and Christmas tree ornaments. Where
one has plenty of room for storing things
this does very we'll, but the majority of
women find their funds too low just after
the holidays for any considerable invest
ment.
Framing Post Cards.
Picture frames are among the things that
can be picked up very reasonably now at
any of the large department stores. They
have pictures in them. to be sure but these
can be easily taken out and some of the
truly artistic colored or black and white
post cards Of home or foreign scenes put
in their places.
Apple Club Of America.
The gospel of apple eating as a cure for
blues and various minor ills of life is being
vigorously heralded abroad by Charles Ed
ward Tomlnson, wealthy Chicago man.
In order to push his propaganda to its full
est extent he has organized the Apple Club
of America, and confidently expects to have
a million members in New York city be-
fore another year. With apples 10 cents
apiece for specially fine specimens and 10
for mall "a 8
in New York city will have to be composed
mainly of millionaires. Outside the city,
where apples are not prohibitive in price,
the cult may flourish without let or him
drance, even among those Of the most lin
tied means.
For those whose lines have fallen among
the pleasant apple orchards the hyg1entc
value of the apple has long been recognized.
Chemically the apple is composed of vege-
table fiber. albumen, sugar, gum. maIic acid,
GALLO acid, chlorophyll, lime and much
water Furthermore, the apple contains
larger percentage of phosphorus than any
other fruit or vegetable. A good, ripe raw
apple is one of the easiest of vegetable sub
stances for the stomach to deal with, the
whole process of digestion being accom-
plished in less than an hour and half. It
is an excellent brain food, disnfects the
mouth, excites the action of the liver and
promotes sound and healthy sleep. Nor is
this ALL according to scientists. 1t prevents
calculus growths In the Kidneys, obviates
indigestion and prevents diseases Of the
throat. A well-known New York physician.
talking on the subject recently, said that
the reason that New York women have
better compilations than those of many
other cities is that they eat apples regularly
and freely. my own opinion isl he said,
THAT one cannot eat too many apples. I
recommend as many as six or eight In a
day, though not all at one time With these
should be taken plenty Of exercise and
abundance of cold water. There Is nothing
like an apple for a torpid liver or bad
temper, one being the direct result of the
other"
In many homes a dish Of rosy apples
concludes the dinner along with a bit of
cheese and a cup of coffee. This Is GER
taInly an easy dessert to get where one
pair of hands has to attend to everything.
Many bon-vivants sprinkle their apples
lightly with salt as they eat them bit by bit
The salt brings out the flavor.
Baked Apples.
Apples carefully baked are among the
most delicate of desserts. Core and peel
tart cooking apples. and set them nearly
touching each other In q shallow baking
pam Mix together six teaspoonfuls of
sugar and teaspoonful Of grated lemon
rind or cinnamon as preferred. Fill the
cavities caused BY the removal Of the