Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-20

Some newly married persons dine
out at restaurant on Thursday when
the maid is out, in preference ID get
ting dinner at homo, but many brides
will like the fur OF preparing the
meal.
simple menu, which any intolli-
gent girl could carry out herself. would
be soup, steak. potatoes baked n
their skins. lettuce salad with French
dressing, nacaroni. cheese and little
fruit. ending with crisp crackers and
cheese.
can of soup is no trouble to heat
and II the water the macaroni il boiled
IN Is kept for the soup. instead Of using
wafer it viii be found far more nonrz
shing.
Boil the macaroni tboline water3 far
% minutes, sometimes longer, and
place in battered baking dish IN lay
ers alternating with cheese. Dot the
top with butter and bake until brown.
Bake while the potatoes are cooking,
and SO time il that the steak can he
put in the broiler and all three dishes
be cooked at the same time.
Don't forget to leave the door open
slightly when broiting. Otherwise the
meat is apt To catch fire. Always open
the oven door before lighting the pilot
Of tile gas stove. Should there be eyer
such a slight leakage in the gas pipes
the gas will collect IN the oven. and
when the pilot is lighted an explosion
takes place.
The lettuce requires washing, and
must be thoroughly chilled before be-
ing brought to the table.
About eight minutes IS ample time
fer the steak to remain On the broiIef
| suppose II is necessary To add that
steak should be wiped eff with 4
warm. damp cloth and then be put an
the broiler rack. Il should be turned
once and when done be lifted to a hat
platter and be spread with butter and
a sprinkling of salt
Then a little teper so littIe4 boiling
water can be dotted over the meat
and the dish be returned to the oven
for minute. To salt steak before
cooking will bring out the juices, and
the aim IS to keep them III. For this
reason tile oven should be Very hot
because the heat will scar the outside
The mistress shoulds wash the silver
and finer dishes after the meat, but
pots. pans and greasy dishes may be
rinsed off and packed up for a thor
ough washing by tie maid the next
morning.
Coooanut Blanc Mango.
Mix one-fourth cupful OF carnstareh
and one fourth eupful OF sugar with
little cold water. Add 10 two cup
fals Of sealded milk ana stir until III
thickens. Cook in a double boiler
for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. |
Cool slightly, add one eupful of shred
ded cocoanut, the stiffly beaten whites
of three eggs, and one fourth of q eua-
full candied cherries, cut In small
pieces. Chill in malds, wet with cold
water, and serve With cream or a soft
custard made With the yolks Of eggs /
Steamed Date Pudding.
Cream half a cupful of butter. add
ono cupful OF molasses. one eupfuI OF |
milk, one pound Of stoned and chon-
ped dates, mixed with two eupfuls # |
stale bread crumbs, one teaspoonful of /
soda, and half a teaspoonfnl each of |
Glove, salt. cinnamon and nutmeg.
mixed and sifted with one cupful Of
entire wheat flour. Turn into a but
tered pudding tin and steam three /
hours. Serve With creamy sauce.
Creamy Sauce.
To the beaten whites of two eggs
add one eupful of powdered sugar
and one cnnfrl of whipped