TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 172, 14 April 1908, Page 3

TO-DAY'S DINNER.

'(Specially Written for The Dominion.) PKACTICAL SUGGESTIONS BY AN - ... ! EXPERT. ■■■■'■ . -■'-•i ."'TUESDAY. ■ Tomato Soup. Roast Beef. Baked Potatoes. ..... , .Cabbage. . Treacle Roly-Poly. -TREACLE ROLY-POLY: .For, :this," make?some suet, crust with. jib. of flour, salt, jib.;suet, and enough water to make it into a stiff, doUgh.'■ Hal f.a teaspoanful of baking ; powder' may be' added 'with the flour. '■ In rolling the poly' care : .-should 'be ■ taken 1 to_ seal the treacle "in / securely, and ' • the cloth should be folded loosely- round it, in' order >to give it room-to swell. Fasten or tie tho cloth loosely in tho middle, but tightly at each end. . Scald and flour.' the pudding-cloth before using it, and" keep the pudding well covered with 1 boning ' water. Keep the 'water boiling all the • ■ time, adding more boiling water as it evaporates.' -mll-'take ->t" ! least' tyo ' hours,' and longer is better; ' - Mix'the golden syrup .with breadcrumbs'^-and with ' the ; juice-* and grated ' rind of a lemon, i Vinegar,may be used instead. ' L of lemon; ■ ' '■>; ; :'* -.v,-v ,- v-, ',-..V- ---' FOR TO-MORROW. , / Ingredients.—Stow sbnie-oxtaU preparatory;to .making'- a 'ragout;:. peas, : .potatoes,' oysters, , lj quarts: extra ;- milk, " rennet, / stewing ' fruit, carrots. -.-v.. - -'' ''"v■' " .... •<!,•-.■ ■' :Y THE RUSSIANuWOMAN; AN APPRE- ■ ;V - /, . . CIATION. Beautiful or tho reverse, adorned or unadorned; sho is-interesting from the;crown of her head to the sole of her foot. _ The Russian country lady, (says a writer in . the "Queen") is a very busy woman. . tic' : matters';-' the .'educationof ' her children ; transacting business:ih' connection with the estetef'which' she';often rules entirely, keep' her we'll: employed;; ' She 1 superintends everything personally, and looks after the health -■ and welfare of -indoor and .outdoor servants. Some idea;-;ot.:.'how-her day,"passes, can be formed when one realises how much of "homo madefy in connection with clothes and food ; has tO:be dqne -inthe country.; In the culinary arts .cf jam making and f/uit preserving, tho Russian housewife is second to,none; hers • is. purb unadulterated, 'Vreal'! jam. . Quanti-, tics-of all kin'ds. of vegetables and fruit are dried for homo . consumption "in winter, and • for sale' in .th-i towns; the battled fruits are, delicious.,j' ~ Bacon \ and hams are smoked wholesale,, meat has to bo salted and pickled, : ' and ,thoro';is. 'daily ; .baking of broad. - Machinery ;ndt having vet'.penetrated into the country,/fche peasants have tospin.andwoa.ve. In alii these , operations .she takes a practical v and keen-interest,- as- well- as ; in",the schools which alio has started on her restate.'; "In • her domestic, duties-she. is assisted by her . . daughters,with whom she ; also finds time ovory morning 'for. English and-French studies. '• The-classics 'lot. these languages: are read ,and 'discussed in their own tongue, and modern, hovels;, are 'eagerly devoured.. ." In. needlework, .in ; embroidery, ' especially i.th'ajk-. kind known as "cross stitch" of- qiiaint designs in /'vivid blues, feds,- and yellows; in . lacemaking, spinning, and weaving she alsoexcels. Wheither the Russian. woman he scon in her own'homa'or under/the fierce glare,of the social • laihpi v she - is ' irresistibly- fascinating. Sho may be complexionless. and to ■the'superficial observer plain, -but look; more s closely, nnd there bo; seen in the - eye -'ofimost' Russian iwomen 'that • which] redeems;'the • face:" from- the description '"plain." :The Englishwoman' s' eye'- is : merry; roguish,;.or.'inexpres- 7 sive;• the Geiman's, sentimental or fish-like; the Frenchwoman's, coquettish ; the Russian's psychological, and in that word is summed up the keynote; of her• character, and'thorein , . lies her -'charm. • She, is psychologically,: built. Behind her eye one' sees tho glowing soul cast i in a minor key for in her gayest mood, when her eyes are 'dancing with 'fun; or sneaking . the language -of lqve, ;as v they , canj iistract--i: ingly, there' is : an' expression as' remarkable as it is pathetic—remarkable because.it>is the! ' revelation :of.' a nation's tragedy. ' It is the travail, of i patient, inarticulate '.woe, : the dong inheritance.o! thraldom. In the .peasant ;if is dull, 'joyless-rrno light is there, bccause no. life ; in ! the higher, classos; wistful, appealing, ;with a cliarmithat is haunting.,-. There-is soul at-the back longing--for ;subjective ide&ls -;to become 'realised. ■ It is when we como to sonsider the. ;Russian. woman subjectively that : we sound depths''not to be met with in-ihe • ordinary. Teuton'. Her ruling , passipns , arc •i love, philosophy,',and religion.. She loves like a siren,'worships like' a devotee, and reasons platohioally. - - ; \Sh'e, ia; .intense, ; introspective,, emotional, of purpose,-and capablo ]pf- sulferihg for. a..cause. . 'Highly intellectual, .6he'.resembles 'mentally.neither, English; ;Ger-: man, nor American, having more affinity with the Frenchwoman -..'than'-, with any other in Europe, especially, with' that' ,type produced by -the Revolution, with examples of which her-modern. history has. supplied us'in, Vera : Zassuhc, Sophia.Perovskaia, and others.connectod with.the Terrorist'propaganda; But ' .it is .of ; the pfdinary ,everyday . the -critic is: writing. : Neither, our. Englishbeauty nor the Aijierican.milliohairess can.yie . with her In; powers of. conversation.;' She lias universal'histery; and a good suparficial knowJetlgo of philosophy at her.,fingers', ends;; , - Our Constitution, growth, of whioh she is well_read;.;tbgcther;with,our. social and, - domestic life,-, come in her. genuine ad- . . : iniratioh. '.Her. remarks, thereon "show; original - thinking-powers. - What excites our' astonishment is the .intimate,knowledge tjhe Russian has of the, 'working' of our political machinery , and. local administration. ' ;The Englishman will ..chat' by'the hour with. a. Russian as': she sips her. tea , arid Instinctively she realises what we, not; reading as we run, are only cognisant' of years later in re-trospect-rnamelyj what will be the'social and - political result in'the long'run; She understands temperament?' When she . meets an Englishman he is exactly, what, she expected him to be, and she likes him. The Russians have much to'say in our; praise, being iri this respect a striking contrast to the Germans,who simply cannot' hido;their antipathy.'" Tho formor appreciate :tho' justice and honour which, spite of manylaults and backslidings, have been at the root of our endeavours; the latter jealously , carp-at our successes. Tho female Touton can be particularly offensive in conversation, but the! Slav has infinitely better.manners. In a word,- the upper class women (fascinate by their manners and men-' . -uality; the peasants by their;- inarticulate,' mournful eyes:awaken our deepest sympathy. Russia is; not a land of snow, wolves, and barbarians,, but a country of climatic -conditions, untold buried wealth, latent possibilities, and a people, given the chance,' capable of exploiting tho same.and working out their .own salvation. TOMATO PiCKLES. In ' their green state, tomatoes' make, the' most (Wieiour, of pickles, .especially if, dono ■now and r.llow«d to - ripen or nielloiv u:'til : . ti'e rinter. To make-tho pickle, slice ! (i''ot . too thin) TOlb. of creen'tomatoes; if-they . sire riislitlr. on thb- pinlf turn'all the better.' . Lay in'a-.basin, and sprinkle oach'laver v ith ■ sail, and let- them stand for twenty-four honrii.',. -.Put ..into. a stewpan two quarts of ' rinegkr,- -lib.,-of treacle, £wo tablespoons. of chopped chillies, two. tablespoons of mus- • tftnl, one teasi>oon,of allspice (pounded), one teaspoon of cayenno, .. the same, of pepper, a ferr cloves, some -whole,black pepper, and one ounce half of green,ginger, cut very small. Bring to the boil; then.add.tho tomatoes; strained freo of the liquor in the '■v basin, 2lb V: of, onions, cut in fine rings; •bring again to:.the .boil,"and boil for an hour or .more: - Place, in jars, and, when cold, put on'the rings and covers arid store in a cool, dry place. , --'v