The National tribune., 1908-03-12
By SENORA SARA.

Mint waters are Very i nice to serve at
dinner time. and you car make them
cheaply at. home. To make mint wa
fers. whip confectioners' sugar into the
white of an egg until you have a stiff
mass. Add very few drops Of essence
slab which has been powdered with
sugar. Allow the waters to dry for a
few hours before using.
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You have heard of that fascinating
dish, "chop suey," the piece de resist
ance of all Chinese restaurants. Well.
chop suey is made of chopped celery,
chicken. bacon, mushrooms, onions, ham
and some few other ingredients. This
mixture is stewed and there you are.
Furniture covered with wooden ma
terials needs a vigorous treatment in
order to keep it in good condition. 1t
should be beaten with. a light cane,
which will bring the dust to the sur
face, when it should be removed with
quite a stiff brush. The loose weaves
of woolen goods allows the absorption
of dust more than any, ether goods.
Spots on brocade, velvet or satin can,
as - rule, be removed by naphtha or
benzne. These liquids will also remove
soil if not too deeply set-dry cleaning
as it were. Either is put upon a soft
rag, and the spot to be cleaned must
be dabbed rather than rubbed with it
Il very light rubbing will not harm-for
the reason that benzine or naphtha
loosens the threads, so that much heavy
rubbing might result in a hole.
1,
ed oil or polish should never be used
until the CRIME has been washed off
with lukewarm water and pure white
CASTLE soap, using as little of both as
possible. The article should then be
rubbed dry, and then to keep it in thcro
condition crude oil diluted with little
turpentine should be used sparingly.
This is an exceedingly cheap polish,
for five cents worth will last a year or
more. but there is nothing to equal it
for preserving and beautifying the vari-
Gus woods used in mounting chairs,
sofas, etc.
This is an excellent Cooked salad
dressing" Beat the yolks of two eggs
until creamy. then add to them one
half teaspoonful dry mustard and the
same quantity salt Next beat in slowly
four tablespoonfuls of melted butter and
six tablespoonfuls of hot vinegar.
Cook in a double boiler until it thick
ems. When cold, and just before serv-
ing. add a cupful of cream-sweet or
sour Fold il in. This is excellent where
one does not care for oil, and it will
keep for u long time in a cool place.
1t will be found specially adapted to
lettuce, celery, string beans, asparagus
and caulifiOwer.
For an appetizing salad use a cupful
each apple and celery prepared as for
the apple and celery salad, then add q
half cupful of walnuts or pecans. shred
ded fine. or, if preferred. butternuts or
black walnuts. Chestnuts boiled 10
minutes until soft, but not broken, then
drained, chilled and sliced, make also
an approved addition.
Season with a French dressing, pile
on lettuce leaves and keep in cool
place until ready to serve. If preferred.
this may be A,rved in tomato or apple
cups.
You may be sure that "jumbles" made
after this recipe will be fine:
Cream together one-half pound but
ter and one pound sugar. Add two WELL
beaten eggs, two tablespoonful brandy
and pound Of flour and beat together.
A little caraway seed may be added If
desired. Roll out rather thick, cut in
large circles, then with a smaller cutter
take out the center, leaving a ring. Roll
in sugar and cinnamon and bake in a
slow oven.
To get rid of rats is sometimes a
problem. If you can, catch one alive,
bedaub him with liquid tar and let him
go. He will clear the premises of his
brethren. Smear the holes by which
they enter the house and rooms with a
mixture of tar and red pepper. I have
known this method to succeed when all
others failed. The tar sticks to their
fur. and is peculiarly obnoxious to them
and to mice.
Cleaning the silver is always the bane
of housewives. When 1t must be person.
ally done. they conjure up pictures Of