The National tribune., 1908-08-13
By SONORA SARA.

to the walls, then remove all together
Fill the cavity in the center with pow
dered sugar. moistened with Maraschino
liquor, sherry or grape juice. Lee stand
in cold place for several hours before
serving When ready to serve PIT
Maraschino cherry in the center OF each
fruit
Serve a half fruit to each guest.
White grapes cut up and seeded aro
often added to the pulp. which is near
ly always served in the grape fruit she'll.
At this season fresh sour cherries arc
often substituted for the HfaSaSchiEc.
Another grape fruit salad is made by
removing the pulp from haiged ;,rape
fruit, discarding all the pith. This done.
return the pulp to the skin, put table,
spoonful mayonnaise dressing on each
half and serve on lettuce leaves
nuts may be added to the grape
fruit pulp or chopped celery When IN
season.
This kind of doughnut is called oily
hooks, an unpretty name for an appe-
tizing Wand. Beat to a cream one cup
of butter and two of sugar. Break in
two eggs, beating vigorously adj half
cup of hot milk, half a teaspoonful of
salt and sifted flour to make stiff
batter. Beat well. Add a cup and a
half more of hot milk and more sIftef
flour, until the batter is as stiff as can
be beaten with ease. Cool to ll'lzewarrn,
add yeast cake dissolved in a cup of
water. a littel more flour and then beat
until the batter blisters. Cover and set
in a warm placeSbout "a hours to rise
IL set about 10 in the morning il will be
usually well risen by the next morn
ing. Dredge the molding board with
flour and turn the batter on it, remem-
bering the dough must be as soft rs
can be handled, and the less handling
the better Roll the dough in sheets
about three-fourths of an inch thicx
and cut in round cakes
Now, with sharp, thin knife cut a
slit in each cake and insert in the cen
ter plump raisin, a bit of sliced citror
and lump of sugar or teaSpoonful
of any rich preserve. Wet the edges of
the slit and press together closely. Let
the doughnuts rise for half an hour. or
until quite light, and cook in n kettle
or lard drippings. 1t should be hot
enough to color a bit of bread q light
yellow as soon as 1t is dropped in.
The oly-kooks take about 10 minutes
to cook-longer than ordinary do1Sh-
nuts-on account of the fruit in the
center. This should be a tender, golden
bown when done. Lift out with a skim
mer, drain and lay on soft brown paper
to absorb the fat. Roll in powdered
stone cake jar.
Apple and other fruit pies run over
very easily. and thus the best part of
the pie is lost To prevent this, leave
the undercrust extending about three
quarters of an inch beyond the edge Of
the pie tin. After you have put on me
top crust the edge of the lower is fold
ed back over the upper and pressed
down all around. BY this contriy ance
the pie retains all the juice.
When sheets begin to show signs of
wear they should be cut down the mid
die and the outside edges sewed togeth-
er with whip seam;' then hem the
raw edges. What were the outer edges,
being selvedge, the overland or whip
seam will hardly show. Or they may
be joined on the machine, one edgs
being laid over the other. n
Liver, tripe and kidney make a nice
change in the bill of fare and are cheap.
Skirt steak, at from IL to IA cents a
pound may be filled with breadcrumbs
and tied in a roll for a Sunday roast.
Two calves hearts at eight or 10 cents
apiece may be stuffed and roasted. Or
a beef heart. at % cents. may be stuffed
and roasted and sliced when cold to
make two meals at least.
Aluminium articles may be cleaned
with silver polish in the same manner
that silver is cleaned.
A bowl of lime placed in damp
cupboard will tend to dry it. The lime
should be renewed every week or two,
as it loses its power.
Remember, when putting meat in the
ice chest, not to place it against the
ice, as it will draw the flavor out of
the meat.
When buying a sirloin of beef avoid
the end cut. for it has a round piece
of bone on the upper side. besides be-
ing coarser meat than in the other cuts.
To kill cabbage worms, sift pepper or
flour and salt on the cabbages when
worms begin to work 1t will kill the
worms and not hurt the cabbage.
Kerosene is excellent in cleaning
hardwood or stained floors. Remove
dust and wipe a small space at time,
then rub the oil off with flannel cloth.
To keep mold from pickles, in the
top of each jar or bottle place layer
of horseradish roots, sliced thin.
The easiest method of cleaning piano
keys and other articles made of ivory
is with a soft cloth dampened in alco-
hol.
Cabbage and caulifiower are better
steamed than boiled. A sprinkling of
salt should be added to the vegetables
before they are put into the steamer.
Rice is improved by many washings
before Cooking: the more it is washed
the better. as the loose starch is thus
and each grain becomes more
distinct. 1t should be washed until the
last water is absolutely clear to be at
its best.
When sweet corn is served on the
cob, leave few of the inner husks on
the ear when boiling. as it will be much
sweeter and keep warm longer.
A spoonful of sugar added to the
water for basting roast beef will give
rich brown color as well as a fine flavor.