Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-23

we'll drained brussels sprouts, ana Try them in the bacon fat. Season with salt and pepper and toss them little. Put the sprouts into a hot buttered dish and serve with the fried bacon.
 Genuine German Noodles. Beat three or four eggs and add teaspoon of salt and as much sifted flour as they will take up. Roll out thin and dredge lightly with flour. Roll over and over in loose roll and cut in narrow slices from the end. Shake these slices out and let dry several hours. stirring occasionally. If for noodle soup. drop into the soup or broth and boil for about IS minutes If for a side dish, boil for fifteen min- utes in salted wated and after drain ing pour a little boiling water over them.
 Oysters in White Blankets. Use soft, finely mashed potatoes and make thin cakes. Cover a cake with an oyster or if one oyster is not large enough use more than one. Put over the oyster another cake of the same size, pinch together the edges of the cakes, lay in hot pan well oiled with oil, butter, or sweet drippings, and bake till the potato is light brown.
 Gas Economy. To save gas while cooking: Have a 
 ware store for about 25 cents, large | enough to cover four burners. After your pans are boiling put out all but one burner, place the copper sheet ov- CT the stove, and your two, three, four 1 pans will be kept boiling from the one | burner. hope the plan will be under stood.
 The Torn Out Button. Oftentimes a button is torn off a I Hat1 laox rfr1er O, erIxv hnl r. ment. There is a simple remedy for | the difficulty. Slip a piece of stout | tape through the hole and lay it flat between the two folds of the band. | Stitch it into place and then sew on | the button at it was in the first place.
 Fetching Motor Bonnets. Undeniably fetching are some of the motor bonnets. Whether of silk or fur, they are very attractive. They are frequently bordered where the bonnet | frames the face with some soft rush. | ing or a narrow frill of lace.
 Poinsettias for Christmas.
 Poinsettias are becoming. more and more closely identified with Christ mas. These flowers may be head in velvet and silk, as well as in paper.
 Black Satin Gowns.
 Black satin dinner gowns with only | gold and silver lace on the bodies or | sleeves to relieve them are among the smartest evening costumes.
 For Dolly's Clothes. A little girl who is devoted to her i dolls and who fashions their clothes | with her own hands will receive gift 1 this Christmas which surely will de- | light her. It is a box of pieces of cotton and silk material which may i be transformed into articles of the wardrobe for one or the other of the doll family. Bits of lace and ribbon, | too, and some fancy headed pins are | tucked among the pretty dress stuffs i in the box.
 The Old Hot Water Bag.
 Old hot water bags may be utilized 1 for mats to place under house plants. They may be cut into circular pieces. and put under the earthenware saucer. i which is likely to be moist when the | plant is watered.
 Shirtwaist Ruffles.
 Ruff1es for shirtwaists are much worn this season. This is, in a great 1 measure, due to the low cut coat. These ruff1es are made of net. batiste or sheer linen, side.@laited or gather ed.
 Making Mayonnaise. ] reader of The Bulletin, who Is successful with her mayonnaise, tells how she makes the dressing. She takes | the yolk of one egg. half teaspoon | ful of salt, a dash of cayenne. cupful i of olive oil and one and a half tea spoonfuls of lemon juice. She drops 1 the oil slowly into the beaten yolk, adding the lemon juice from time to time. The salt and pepper are added last. M
 | Net and Metal Sequins. l Boleros and garnitures of jet as | well as of net embroidered in the me- | tallic sequins. are among the dressi- est accessories to the handsome eve ming gown. Nearly every evening 1 gown has something sparkling on 1t.
 Whipping Cream.
 It is often very trying when whip 1 ping cream to find it spattering in all | directions. If the cream is whipped in a sizable pitcher instead of a bowl, this difficulty will be overcome.
 Weighted Skirts.
 All of the skirts this winter should | be weighted to make them hang prop | erly. Either lead weights or weight | tape may be used. being sewed on the ! inside of the hem