The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-02-02
SONORA SARA.

olives cut in slices and shaped to rep
resent leaves. With these fashion four
wreath shapes on the mound of salad.
Fringe one end of some short pieces
of celery and push these in around the
salad, between it and the dish.
Finish with light celery leaves at
the top.
Serve as soon as. possible after it is
finished, or set aside in the refrigera-
tor.
The way an old Charleston cook boils
rice is to wash ii until the last water
is clear and then boil il in a double
boiler until it is tender The rice IS
drained, cold water IS poured over ii,
it is drained again and put back into
the boiler to dry and reheat. In this
way every grain will stand distinct and
the mass will be light and snowy. There
is a great difference in the cooking of
different varieties Of rice, as every
housekeeper knows.
Few women seem to know the relief
that results from changing the shoes as
soon as one goes indoors. There are
two reasons for resting power produced
by changing the shoes. One is that in
the street are worn heavier shoes than
are required in the house. The other
is that n slight difference in shaping
permits the pedal cords and muscles to
relax. Shoes for the street should new
er be worn indoors any longer than is
necessary to change them. Women
should give at least half an hour each
day to complete relaxation.
To whiten handkerchiefs which have
become discolored thru careless wash
ing, dissolve some pipe clay in warm
water and leave them to soak in the
al, innt 1nxr rs,cl, nd
boil the haudkerchiefs in the usual
manner, and they will be wonderfully
improved in appearance.
One woman who is an expert in the
laundering of colored cottons says that
if the garment is soaked all night in
pail of hot water, with which a table,
spoonful of turpentine has been mixed,
the color will be fixed; but she warns
against using a metal spoon or any but
a wooden one for stirring the turpen-
tine and water.
delicious salad, and one that sug-
gested very pretty color scheme. APP
peared at country house table re-
Gently. Slices of oranges were arranged
on white lettuce leaves with diced
grapefruit piled in the center and may
onnaise dressing the whole. Navel
oranges are best.
To make furniture look like new, dis
solve one-fourrh of a cake of soap in
boiling water; add it to a pail of warm
water, in which put two tablespoons of
kerosene. Stir thoroly and then wash
the furniture with q soft cloth moist
encd in the compound. Wipe dry with
a clean, soft cloth, rubbing gently.
The following is good recipe for
gluten bread: One pint milk, One-eighth
teaspoon salt, two eggs not beaten, half
yeastcake: scald the milk, add the salt;
let cool as for white bread; dissolve
the yeast in a little of the warm milk
(not too hot), and the flour gradually.
stirring all the time with a spoon until
stiff then drop the eggs and beat well:
add more flour gradually; stir with a
spoon until stiff, as white bread; then
knead with the hands 10 minutes; if
the dough sticks to the hands add
little -four; grease pan "a long sponge
cake pan is besD, put it in three parts;
set to raise for five hours in a warm
room; when raised cook in a cool oven
one hour and 20 minutes.