THE HOME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12758, 7 January 1905, Page 4 (Supplement)

THE HOME.

THE TABLE. .. . PoBfcTJIM.SE Avri.ES: Select apples of equal size ; pare, tore and cook them in syrup. Boil down the syrup; roll the apples in it. Stud with almonds ; till the centres with jelly. Arrange wafers around the edge of the dish. .Rice Bavarian with Compute of Pears: Mould rice Bavarian in a ring mould, garnish with a. circle of raisins. When cold turn out upon a platter and til! the opening with pears which have been cooked whole in syrup. Servo very cold. Blancmange with Strawberries : A prettv effect may ho gained by moulding white, blanc-mango in eggeups, arranging the moulds in a circle,'raising the centre one. and garnishing the dish with strawberries and their leaves. Chicken Jelly in Daisy Form: Mould chicken jelly in individual daisy moulds. Arrange forms around the base of a mound vi cold boiled hominy. Cover the mound with parsley chopped very line, and garnish the top with ox-eyed daisies. Beef Loaf with Asparagus: Press _ the beef mixture in a buttered mould. When cold turn out on a pretty platter and garnisn with cold asparagus, and lemons quartered. The asparagus should bo marinated in French dimming before being used as the garnish.' Trim the platter with fresh pars- ' Tomato Jellv with Mayonnaise: Mould tomato jellv in a bowl. Turn out upon a bed .of lettuce. Scoop out the top of the jelly, line the In/How with celery, and till Willi mayonnaise. Garnish with green peppers and a lettuce heart. DELICIOUS APRICOT RECIPES. For jams, compotes, tarts, pies, and pudding*! the apricot has few equals. In the following recipes either the fresh or dried fruit may be used : — Apricot Brown Betty : Butter a deep pudding dish and spread a. layer of halved apricots at the bottom. Dust' with sugar and cover with tine breadcrumbs. Dot with bits of butter, then acid another layer of the aprciots and dusting of sugar. Proceed in this way until the dish is full, having the buttered crumbs at the top. Cover and bake slowly three-quarters' of an hour, uncover and brown. .Serve with sugar and cream or a pudding sauce. Apricot Balls: Spread warm boiled rico half an. inch thick on a. Homed pastryboard. Have in readiness a dozen apricots, peeled, halved, and stoned. Put two halves together and cut the rite in pieces largo enough to wrap round them. Press into shape with the hands, roll in Hour and wrap each ball in a little pudding-cloth, which has been buttered and Homed. Tie into 'shape and plunge into a kettle of boiling water. The kettle should have a perforated tin laid on the bottom to prevent the balls sticking. Keep the water boiling constantly. and cook half an hour. Take up. remove the cloth carefully so as not to break the balls, and serve with any hot sauce. Apricot Compote: 'Take a dozen line apricots, .halve them, remove the stones, crack them and blanch the kernels by pouring boiling watei over them. Put three-quar-ters of a pound of sugar into a saucepan with a pint and a-half of water, and when it boils skim, lay in the apricots, and simmer gently lor a few moments until the apricots tire clear. Take the fruit out with a skimmer and arrange in a dish. When the syrup is cold pour over the fruit and put half a kernel upon each piece of apricot. Where the dried apricots are used ait almond blanched may be substituted for the apricot pit. and a teaspoonful of extract of almond added to the syrup. Prune and Apricot Mould : Soak equal .quantities of prunes and apricots in the usual way and stew until tender. Press through a colander and sweeten to taste. cooking a few moments longer to be euro the sugar is fully blended with the fruit. ; To eac.i pint of fruit allow a table-spoonful of gelatine, soaked in cold water and dissolved in a quarter of a cup oj boiling water. Stir thoroughly into the fruit, turn into a mould and net in a cold place to form. This may be put into individual cups or moulds if preferred. .-;.' > HOUSEHOLD HINTS. When stoning raisins rub a little butter on your lingers and the . knife. It' will prevent the stickiness that is so unpleasant. •-'.'•' To Make Pencil Marks Permanent: Skimmed mik added to one-third its quantity of water should be (joined, all over the paper. This will " set:** the pencilling. The paper should after-wards '"be Carefully dried. - - ' If soap doesn't agree with your shin try glycerine. Wring a piece ,of flannel out of lukewarm water: pour a very little glycerine 'on it, and with this wash your face, after first bathing it in warm hr cold water. Well' rinse and dry afterwards, and your face will be beautifully soft and smooth. To Whiten Stone Passages, etc.: First wash the stone, let it. dry, and then apply with a painter's brush a. mixture of whitening or pipeclay made into a thin paste with equal parts of ale-and water mixed in when boiling hot. This will not rub or brush off as whitening floes if mixed with water only,, and is useful for hearth-stones, steps, etc. To Whitewash a Ceiling: Buy a pennyworth of Paris white and a half-pennyworth of powder blue. Mix it overnight with a quart of boiling water. In the morning add a. quart of skim-milk, which makes it wtvrk beautifully smooth, leaving no streaks. Apply with a brush, taking care to cove!' the whole of the ceiling, and do not leave patches. If any of the whitewash be splashed, on the wallpaper there will be no difficulty in rubbing it oil with a duster without leaving a stain. Beetles and Borax: In kitchens where cockroaches ate found, borax is invaluable. Powdered borax should be. sprinkled round the stove, and about all corner:- and crannies infested by these disgusting insects. When the borax is .swept away Sit.. should be replaced with more at once, and, if this remedy is steadily persisted in. the kitchen,. will be free of the pests In a. surprisingly short time. Of course it is wise, even after the house is: clear, to occasionally use the borax again, for there is no security against, a new colon* of cockroaches being brought in with the firewood. 5 RESOLUTIONS FOP THE NEW YEAR. Don't get into dob!. Don't; live beyond unit means. Don't let your chief ambition, be to outshine your neighbours. Don't let. your men-folk feel that "there's no place like home"- bo- discomfort. Don't let poverty, hard work, or calking dry up all your enthusiasm. Don't lie in bed 100 long in the morning. - ' Don't let Sunday be Ihe day of sloth, instead ol the day of res'.. Don't, if you arc late in the morning yourself, blame- everybody else because the clock is still going round. . If you are down first, don't be disagreeably "superior" .all day. Don't forget to give something of your blessing to the poor. Don't forget to lay by something —however smalleach week to the " Home Superantiation Fund." Provide yourself at least with a decent umbrella towards that "rainy day." Remember that godliness in the heartmakes goodliness in the home. Choose a, motto for the New Year, stick it up'in your own room, am! try to liveup to it. £-200 FOR. SHOES. Probably the most remarkable shoes ever [Produced within recent times were those worn at, a function in London recently by a. lady well known in society. In keeping with a gorgeous-gown, which is said to have cost a fabulous sum. she wore a pair of shoes that were literally covered with flashing jewels—diamonds, rubies, and pearls.* Thestyle of-.decoration was of a remarkably striking character. -One hundred pounds was the price of each shoe. 'Such decoration of shoes is a return to the fashion of the middle ages, when extravagance • and gaudy display were the «chiet characteristics pertaining -it; footwear, in -.'onimo.a with i utliiu tittups-