The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-16
By SONORA SARA.

| By SENO
| A formula for a whitewash which
| can be applied to lime walls and which
afterward becomes waterproof. so as
| to bear washing. is given by German
| paper. Resenchek. of Munich, mixes
/ together the powder from three parts
of silicious rock Quartz. three parts OF
| broken marble and sandstone, also two
parts of burned porcelain clay, with
| two parts of freshly slaked lime,
still warm. In this way a wash Is made
which forms silicate If often wetted.
becoming after a time almost like stone.
The four constituents mixed together
/ give the ground color, to which any
pigment that can be used with lime is
added. 1t Is applied quite thickly to
the wall or other surface, let dry one
day and the next day frequently COW
cred with water. which makes 1t water
proof. This wash can be cleansed with
water without losing any of its color;
| on the contrary, each time 1T gets hard
er. so that 1t can even be brushed. while
its porosity makes 1t look soft. The
wash. or calcimine, can be used for Or
i binary purposes, as well as for the
finest painting. A so-called fresco sur
face can be prepared with it in a dry
way.
4 The once prevalent idea that the din
ing room should be heavy and massive.
in the expression of whatever style was
chosen for its interior, has fortunately
been outgrown. There is no reason
why the room in which takes place the
most cheerful event of the day should
be other than cheerful itself. On the
other hand, frivolity must be avoided.
for dining is with most of us an affair
of sufficient Importance to require for
it's environment dignified atmosphere.
The furniture for the dining room re-
| quires greater degree of uniformity
| than that of any other room of the
house. The living room and library
may be furnished with pieces repre-
senting several distinct periods without
harm to the general effect. In fact,
/ sets are to be avoided. But in the
dining room the chairs at least should
be alike, and the tables and sideboard
follow their type as closely as possible
For sunshine cake sift the -four and
sugar the same as for angel cake, only
lessening the -four to three-fourths OF
a cup. Add pinch of salt to the whites
of seven eggs, and beat until stiff and
dry. Beat the yolks of five eggs until
lemon colored and thick, add the sugar
] and flour to the yolks, stir in lightly
the whites of the eggs and half tea
spoonful of cream of tartar, flavor with
orange extract. and bake the same as
angel cake. Frost with yellow icing
favored with orange, and decorate with
bits of candied orange peel and leaves
cut from angelica e.. .s-io-e -.a-+o
4 Chicken a la Romano is considered
an elegant" dish by some. One chick.
en-. three tablespoonfuls of ol!"e oil
one cupful of stock, one cupful of to-
mato pulp, half a teaspoonful of tara.
gon vinegar, three ounces of macaroni
four onions, two tablespoonfuls Of fine
ly-chopped parsley, salt and pepper tc
taste.
). Cut the chicken into neat joints
. sprinkle them with salt, pepper and
chopped parsley. Heat the oil in {
frying pan, put in the pieces of chicken
and the onions sliced and fry them &
golden brown. Next stir in the floul
and tomato pulp. then add the stock
Cook slowly until the fowl is tender
Put the pieces of fowl on a dish and
keep them hot. Meanwhile rub the
sauce thru a sieve, put 1t back in the
, pan, reheat, skim well, then add the
.. vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. Strain
it over the chicken, and garnish witt
the macaronf. which should be boiled
and Drowned oJ 8sas>. .....-.s..> .5
Stuffed eggs are good now in lieu Of
meat. Cook some eggs in boiling water
for half an hour, drop into cold water
, and let stand a minute then peel of
the shell, cut in halves and set aside, sc
that the sections can be matched wher
put together again. Mash the yoiks
fine with an equal amount of devile6
ham, and fill the halves with the mix
, ture. Press together and set round in
. baking dish. Pour a cup of white
sauce over half a dozen eggs, dust lit
1 a. T.,
/. set in the oven to beat thru, and brown
the crumbs little. Serve in the same
dish with a paper napkin pinned round
it. Some of the baking dishes are hand
some enough to set on the table with.
out need of Disgusting the ware.
This is said to be a never-failine
sponge cake: Beat three eggs five min
utes. add one and one-half cups sugar
cup flour (sifted) with one teaspoon
baking powder, one cup boiling water
Then add one or more cups flour <sift-
ed) and a teaspoon vanilla. Bake Al
; minutes.
Beefsteak pudding is good To three
scant cups of flour and one teaspoonfu
of salt, one pound of suet chopped fine
and mix with sufficient water to make &
lcrust. Line quart pail, leaving enough
crust to cover the top. Fill with two
pounds of beefsteak, cut into squares
and seasoned to taste; fill with water
and cover with remaining crust; fit the
edges closely around the top to prevent
the liquor from escaping. Dampen g
cloth, sprinkle with flour and tie Sc
curely the same as English plum pud-
lding. Drop into a kettle of boiling wa
ter, and continue boiling for three
hours. The pudding must be contin-
ually covered with water. Serve on hoi
platter. Sufficient for eight persons.
Almond soup is a rich dish. Blanch
and chop fine two ounces of almonds
boil them gently for an hour in pint
! of milk with an onion and head OF
lettuce. Then take out the latter. mix
together a tablespoonful of flour and a
little butter. and half pint of milk. a
little cayenne pepper, and salt and a
little mace, if liked Stir the soup on
/ the fire until it has boiled a few min
utes. add little cream. and when it has
boiled serve it directly.
Some people like lettuce salad made
this way: Wash clean in cold salt wa
ter. cut small on the width OF the loaf,
add a half teaspoonful of salt and a
/ teaspoon of sugar in a half cup of vine
gar; pour over the lettuce, mix with n
fork. and one or two hard-boiled eggs
laid over the top.
This is called black current FOOL
and is so good it sure does fool you: