The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
FOR THE vERANDA.


FOR THE vERANDA.
The girl who wishes to render the
yerandas of the cottage attractive
should take time by the forelock and
make up an assortment of pillow GOV.
ers. One of the most serviceable
tops is of a new material which
closely resembles leather and comes
in red, blue, green and leather shades
made up plainly and fringed with imi.
tation leather fringe.
Burlap covers are embroidered with
flower. foliage and bird designs, or
with fringe made by fraying the
edges Of the face and the back OF the
top.
Lingerie pillows are of muslin all
over embroidery, of batiste banded
and frilled with embroidery and of
dotted and sprayed Swiss. Any OF
the lowered lawns are pretty if fin.
ished with wide ruffes. and SO are
the Scotch ginghams striped in two
tones of one color. Some OF them
have broken tartan plaid border
that makes an effective ruffe. Scotch
madras in two-tone or solid colors
furnishes a serviceable and smart
looking pillow top. and there are
most attractive French linens in such
shades as wistaria, catawba, cham
payne, vanDyxe brown and old rose
Ecru scrim is an excellent mater.
ial for a porch pillow cover. and is
charming when decorated with Dial.
marian embroidery in oriental color
combinations with embroidery silk
Cream colored scrim is used without
a pattern, as is also the German
cross-stitch known as serial work
New Haven Register.
RECIPES.
Sweet Potato Croquettes Sweet
potato croquettes are very quickly
ana easily made. Wash sufficient Of
the hot boiled potatoes to make one
pint, beat into them salt and pepper
to season, one teaspoonGul of onion
Juice and one tablespoonful OF butter.
When partly cooled mould into desir
ed shape. dip into slightly beaten
egg. roll in fne bread crumbs and
! fry golden brown in deep smoking
fat.
Cranberry Ice-Pick over and wash
| one quart Of cranberries. Put them
into a sauce pan with one quart OF
water and simmer slowly until the
berries burst Strain through two
thicknesses Of cheese cloth, and meas.
ure. There should be good quart.
| II not and the juice is of good
strength, it may be diluted with boil.
ing water to make the quantity. Add
one pint of granulated sugar, and stir
over the FIRE until dissolved, then set
aside to chill. Freeze in the usual
manner, repack and set aside for two
or three hours.
Nougat-Grease square. shallow
pan with butter. Fill with hickory
nut kernels, almonds cut in thin
slices, cocoanut chopped fine and a
few bits of candied orange peel. Boil
2 pounds Of sugar and cup Of wat,
er together, without stirring, until 1t
hardens; then add tablespoon Of
lemon juice and pour it in the pan
over the nuts. When cold mark in
narrow strips with q knife.
Table Syrup-Take a cake OF ma
pie sugar (eost about 10 cents), cut
| in half, place in a saucepan. add 2
i cups of white sugar, cover with wat
| er and boil gently until It is thick
as desired. This ought to make
nearly a quart. 1t tastes like maple
and costs just one-haf as much. Use
onehalf of the cake for quart. or
the whole cake for quarts.
Sponge Johnny Cake-Sift togeth.
err ga cup granulated cornmeal, l IA
cups flour, IA cup OF sugar, round.
ing teaspoonfuls baking powder, IL
teaspoonful salt; then add 1 cup of
sweet milk. egg beaten very light
and last tablespoonful melted but,
ter. Beat thoroughly and bake in
shallow pan in quick oven 20 min.
utes.
Bamboo trees do not blossom until
thirty years old.