HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9560, 11 July 1894, Page 3

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

THE TABLE.

Chicken Puffs.—Mince up together the breast of a chicken, some lean ham, half an anchovy, a little parsley, and lemon peel, and season these with pepper, salt, cayenne, and beaten mace. Let this be on the fire for a few minutes, in a little good white sauce. Cut some thinly rolled-out puffpaste into squares, putting on each some of the mince, turn the paste over, fry them in boiling lard, and serve them. These puffs are very good cold, and they form a convenient supper dish. Lemon Cued.— Rub the peel off two large lemons with half-a-pound of loaf sugar. Crush the sugar to powder, and mix it with half-a-pound of clarified butter, add six well-beaten eggs, five tablespoonfuls of cream, and the strained juice of one of the lemons. Stir all together over a slow fire until the mixture begins to thicken. Let it go cold. Cheese Sandwiches.— are very fine. Chop $lb cheese, add one tablespoonful of French mustard, and work this to a smooth paste, spread on bread, put the slices together, and cut into diamonds or long narrow strips. Stewed Mutton Chops.Cut as many chops as are required, trim them neatly; season with salt and pepper, and brown on both sides just as qnickly as possible, either on the gridiron or in a frying pan. Melt 4oz butter in a saucepan, then put in two small Spanish onions which have been very thinly sliced, and when these are quite hot lay in the chops; cover closely and stew gently until the onions are quite soft. Place a neat, flab bod of mashed potatoes on a hob dish, and arrange the chops on top ; add to the onions a small quantity of mushroom ketchup or rich brown stock; season according to taste; boil up quickjy, pour over the meat, and serve just as hot as possible.

GENERAL NOTES. To Waterproof Boots and Shoes.— Boots and shoes may be rendered permanently waterproof by soaking them for some hours in thick soap-water. A fatty acid is forced in the leather by the soap which makes it impervious to water. Dusty Bamboo Furniture.— When bamboo furniture is filled with dust, it may be cleaned with a small brush dipped in warm water and salt. The salt prevents it from turning yellow. Abuse of , Smelling Salts. —The constant use of smelling salts and'strong perfumes has been known in many eases to destroy the .sense of smell. Many women are in the habit of sniffing at smellingbottles whenever they enter a railway carriage or a crowded place of entertainment, and the constant irritation of the nerve endings lead to their injury, which may even be permanent. Headaches and red noses are also said to be due to the abuse of the smelling bottle. ■ : ;C cue "fob —Drunkenness is * Such a terrible affliction, both to the drunkard "and: to all his family, that anything "■ that tends >to prevent ib must be welcomed. The;feeling of craving for drink may be obviated by making, a decoction of half an ounce of ground quassia bark in a pint of vinegar. A ; teaspoonful of this may ■be drunk .in a little water every time the drink craving comes on. It has been said by one who has been cured by its means to give a feeling of stimulus and strength, and to enable the sufferer to overcome the tempta- • tion to take alcohol*