The Housekeeper.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 78, 28 September 1907, Page 15

The Housekeeper.

SOME RECIPES. Soda. Beer — Take two pounds of white sugar, whites of two eggs, two ounces of tartaric acid, two tablcspoonfuls of flour, two quarts of water, and juice of ono lemon, boi\ two or three minutes, and fla\mir to taste. When wanted for use, take half a teaspoonful of soda, dissolvo in half a glass of water, pour into it about two tablespoonfulb of the acid, and it will foam to the top of the glass. Tamarind Water. — Put tno tablespoonfuls of preserved tamarinds in a bowl. Pour three gills of boiling water on the prauerve. Stir well, and let the liquid btand for teli minute?. Strain and cool. This is a very blood purifying drink at this season of the year. Kidnoy Omelet. — Take one kidney, two eggs, one dessertspoonful gravy, half teaspoonful parsley, one and a half ounces butter, pepper and gait. Cut the kidney into small pieces, isprinklo with parsley, and cook for a fow minutes in half tho butter;, take another pan, put in the rout of the butter, and when dissolved turn the eggs and gravy well beaten, and f-tir until they begin to set ; divide into two parts, lay the kidney on ono half and fold the other piece- over , hold the pan for a minute in front of the fire, and slip cm to a hot plate. Tomato Omelet. — Proceed as for oyster omelet, using minced tomato instead of oysters, into which a small pieco of eschalot and a pinch of cayenne has been mixed. Stuffed Tomatoes. — Dip as many tomatoes as required into boiling water for a minute, peel them ; make a hole near the stalk, scoop out the centre of the tomato with an egg-r.poon and place them on a buttered or oiled sheet of paper in a baking tin. Make a stuffing with sausagemeat and very thin tomato sauce ; fill thti tomatoes with this, sprinkle over with grated bread-crumbs, and place a pieco of buttor on tho centio ct each. Bake for ten minutes in, a good oven ; dish them on fried croutons and servo quickly. Tomato -Telly. — Take two pounds of tomatoei, half a grain of red pepper, and two c.-ehalots. Place them in a stewpan, and boil thorn till quito soft. Melt fifteen sheets of the thin French gulatine, and pour it into tho mixture, then pass all through a sievo, and mould. Serve with chopped aspic jelly. A little grated Parmesan sprinkled over it is an improvement. Thia savoury can bo made m the h ame manner with ono pound of mushrconis and ono pound of tomatoes. HOME HINTS. Children's Elbows.— The elbows of children's clothes aro %cry apt to wear. lo prevent thia, place a. piece of velvet (or velveteen) between tho lining and the material, just at tho elbow, wnen tho frock is new. Pure Blood.— Green vegetables and frait contain potash and other ealts which avo very useful for purifying 1 the blood ; when they aro eaten too sparingly the hlood js not sufficiently alknlinc, and blotchos ana i blemishes of the skin aro likely to result. ' A Frosted Window.— l o frost a bathroom window, dissolve Epsom salts in vino- ; gar, making as strong a solution a3 pus- I Fible. A) ply thia to the inside of tin- | window panes with 'a- brush, and, whci» i dry, give it a coat of white varnish. I ' Tight Shoes —If a boot or shoe pinchei il. may often be made quits comfortablebv laying a cloth dipped in hot water across ths tight part. This should be changed several times, and (ho moist hoat will cause tho leather to shape itself to tho foot. Boating Carpets. — When beating carpets, remember first of all to beat' very thoroughly on the wrong side, and then very lightly on (ho right. Too vigorous boating on the right side is liable to spoil -the texture- of a. carpet, but thorough brushing with a; hard carpet brush can do no harm. To Clean Framen.— To clean gilt frames, uso cold, water and half Ha quantity' of viregar. Rub this in with a, tinall brush, and afterwards dry with a- eoft, clean duster. To clean tho glass of the pictures, rub it with a little pounded blu*,' and ! afterwards with an old silk handkerchief. Chinese- Lanterns — Ii hanging Chineso lanterns on tha perch and 'about tho grounds on festive occasions always put about two handfuls of tand in the bottom of the paper lanterns around tho cup which holds the candle! This prevents the lantern from swaying, and in case of ignition it prevents the flame from spreading. Soft Hands — To keep tho hands soft, mix together equal parts of honey and fiuo oatmeal. Add a few drops of Lucca oil, Bnd, after well etirring, keep in a jar on the wnahstand. After washing the hands, and before dryiD^, rub a little of this well into the skin. Then wipe thoroughly. It keeps the skin beautifully soft and white.