The National tribune., 1909-12-16
THE FAMILY.

Pineapple caramel is fine dessert,
and made after the following recipe is
superfine: Boil in double boiler two
cupfuls of brown sugar, one-half cupful
tapioca that has been soaked over
night, add water enough to cover, stir
frequently and cook until a clear, amber
Jelly has been formed and all tapioca
has been tf1oroly dissolved. Pour into
dish or mold containing chopped
pineapple. Serve cold, with whipped
cream containing English walnuts and
candied cherries.
One of the most practical as well as
inexpensive, pretty and easily made
things is a cover for library table, mems
den table or his dresser, made of crash
toweling. Turn up a two-inch hem at
both ends and either hemstitch or
featherstitch, in color, an initial. In
the other end work simple design in
two or three colors. You can't imagine
what pretty cover this makes.
When pressing skirts take a yard of
pure linen, wiring it out of lukewarm
water, lay it on the skirt and iron with
a very hot iron. This will take out all
grease and dirt and leave no lint. The
expense will be small, as the linen may
be used indefinitely if care is taken.
Another appetizing dessert is apple
custard. Pare and core three large
apples. Steam till tender and press
thru colander; while hot add one table
spoonful of butter three large table
spoonfuls sugar, yolks three eggs, and
three-fourths cupful milk. Bake in
small custard cups like ordinary GUS
tards. When done heap with meringue
made of whites left over, brown lightly
and serve cold.
There is nothing like uniform for
practical work. The artist dons huge
apron that is not a bit pretty and a
cap which protects her hair from care
less and paint-smeared hands. Every
sensible houseworker wears big aprons
and dust caps, because they are protec-
tions and mean a reduction in labor.
The seamStreSs uses ample sewing
aprons and the salesgirl often adds
large black apron to the black costume
demanded by the employer. The house
maids black frock is saving in other
clothes, and a homemaker's simple
house dresses mean double service for
her street clothing.
Did you ever try potato doughnuts?
Four medium-Sized potatoes, two table
spoonfuls of melted lard, one cupful of
sugar, two eggs, one cupful of sweet
milk, one teaspoonful of salt, three tea
spoonfuls of baking powder. Flavor
with nutmeg, and add enough flour to
make soft dough. Fry in hot fat. Boil
and mash the potatoes, add lard, sugar,
beaten eggs, and whip thoroly until
light. Then add the milk and other
ingredients. Sour milk and soda may
be used if preferred.
Pare and core good, sound apples;
take light bread dough, roll into round
pieces half an inch thick and fold
around each apple until well covered;
put them into a creased plate and let
rise for 10 or Is minutes, then place
In steamer, cover and steam for an
hour. Serve with hard sauce made with
one and one-half cups sugar, three
quarters of cup of butter beaten to a
cream, favor with one-half teaspoonful
of lemon and vanilla.
A simple and dainty nightcap is
made of batiste or thin India linen.
This is done in shadow embroidery.
Some use colored floss and have ties to
match. This protects the hair and is
cool.
An inexpensive cleanser for silver
ware, an equal in efficiency to anything
sold in the market, is made of five cents
worth of whiting worked into a paste
by five cents worth of household am
monia- This may be applied with
woolen rag or an old piece of chamois
skin and afterward polished with a dry
chamois kept especially for silver.
Chestnut snow is nice new des-
sert. Boil chestnuts, then shell, blanch
and pound in mortar moistening from
time to time with orange juice. To each
pint chestnut pulp add four tablespoon
fuls of whipped cream and one table
spoonful sugar. Heap high in sherbet
cups and garnish with split chestnut
meats
It is said that chewing pieces of Gin
namon bark gives relief to sensitive
teeth and gums. For the sensitiveness
brought about by acid fruits, cleaning
the teeth with precipitated chalk and
water is satisfactory. The brush must
be soft.