The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-06
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Pillow cases should be starched lit.
tie; they will look well twice as long.
Sprinkle the top of cake with pow
dered sugar before icing it. This les
sens the chance of the icing running off
the sides. MADEIRA tCall Tribune.
A flannel dipped in boiling water and
| sprinkled with turpentine laid on the
chest as quickly as possible will relieve
the most severe cold or hoarseness.
Tar may be removed from the hands
| by rubbing with the outside of fresh
orange or lemon peel and driving imme
diately. The volatile oils dissolve tar so
that it can be rubbed off.
few drops OF kerosene added to the
water used in washing windows will be
found great help when drying You
can wipe them much easier and the
kerosene acts as polish giving them
much cleaner and brighter look.
TO iron natural colored pongee so
as to preserve its beauty, iron it only
when it is perfectly dry and with an
iron only moderately hot, as nothing
scorches quite so easily as silk, says the
Hartford Times. Do not sprinkle pom
gee, as the water spots never iron out.
Strawberry Delicacies.
Strawberry Whit Take one pint Of
sweet cream, one quart box of strawber-
ries, one-third box of gelatin, one and
one Fourth cups of sugar, the whites of
four eggs and one teaspoonful of lemon
extract Mince the strawberries and
sweeten, Soak the gelatin and add
little hot water Beat the whites of
the eggs stiff and tine cream thick and
light Strain the gelatin, add the fay-
oring, then the Strawberries. Beat all
a few minutes and set in cool place
or on ice.
Strawberry Fluff Whip in with a
bottle of cream glass of fresh crushed
strawberries. Place two ladyfingers or
,ther delicate cakes on a plate and add
couple of tablespoonfuls of the straw
berry and cream mixture Garnish on
OPP with whole Strawberries
Strawberry Delight Spread small
,ieces OF sponge cake with crushed
trawberries and fill up a glass dish with
hem. Slice some Strawberries and place
IN top and then pour over them a Gus
ard made as follows: To three cups
i milk add one heaping tablespoonful
( gelatin, three eggs, lightly beaten and
our tablespoonfuls of sugar Cook in
double boiler until thick and creamy.
ct away until cold and when ready to
erve pour over the top one cupful of
weetened cream beaten stiff and dot
ere and there with Strawberries
Strawberry Surprise Make rich
Just and fiji with berries partly mash
4 and mixed with sugar. Cover with
veetened whipped cream and serve. If
on wish short cake. make an angel food
nd bake in two tins. Put strawberries
stween and serve with whipped cream
yeetened
Strawberry Dream--Take one quart
cream, one cup OF sugar and one-half
mt of strawberry juice. Whip the
cam, add the sugar and fruit Juice,
1T into molds and freeze for three
'urs.
Strawberry Russe-To one pint of
hipped cream and powdered sugar to
feeten add one box of strawberries.
llsh the strawberries, mix them with
e cream and beat together. Serve in
arlotte russo cups with ladyhngers.
,p off with strawberries.
Strawberry Scuffle-Put two cups OF
rawberries, cut in halves, in an earth
ware pudding dish. Sprinkle with
gar. pour over a souffle mixture, and
Ike in moderate oven from 81 to A.
nutes. For the mixture: Melt three
OF butter, add one-fourth
p of -four, and stir until well blend
Then pour on gradually one cup
sealded milk, beating constantly. Beat
yolks of four eggs until thick and
and add gradually while
lting constantly one-ofurth OF a cup
sugar Combine the mixture and cut
1 fold in the whites of four eggs beat
until stiff and dry.
Dorothy Dexter