Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1884 — SUGGESTIONS OF VAULE. [ARTICLE]

SUGGESTIONS OF VAULE.

Mirrors with plush frame* are now hung flat against the wall. Some ol the newest are embroidered in gay bunches of flowers, not painted. Marble floor* are going out of style for* halls. They are being superseded by hard wood in several harmonious colors, laid in some pretty design. Lace curtains are not fashionable except for bedrixmis. . They then have a lambrequin of dark green or dark red, which colors harmonize with almost If a bedstead creaks at each move- • ment of tlie : sleeper, remove the slats and wrap the ends of each in old newspaper. This will prove a complete silence, and is well worth the trotible. Sponges which are to be used in the bath-room may be softened by boiling for a few minutes in three waters. After each time of boiling rinse it in cold water, and put on the stove again in a pan of cold water, £l^_YIZ One way to prepare onion flavoring for a vegetable soup is to take a large onion, remove the outer akin, then stick cloves into the onion and bake it until it is nicely browned. The peculiar flavor thus gained is relished by the epicure. Before beginning to iron, sprinkle the table plentifully with water and lav on the ironing blanket. This will hold it firmly in place and prevent all wrinkling and shoving about. Never try to iron with a blanket having wrinkles or bunches. An economical and appetizing way to cook very small potatoes is to first wash and scrape them well, boil them, and the instant they arc done drain off the water, dry them off, and then in the kettle, right with them, make a milk gravy. This is a nice dish for breakfast or supper. There is no purifier like fresh air; and the whole house, every room in it, whether it has been used or hot, should be opened every day. Many housekeepers who are faultless in every other respect neglect the proper airing of the house, and the germs of disease are developed, and sickness which can not be accounted for svertakes the family. For a nice rice pudding take one cup of boiled rice, a pinch of salt, one pint of milk, one tablespeonfnl of cornstarch; let them boil; add yolks of two eggs, beaten with a cup of sugar and a teaspoonfnl of lemon essence; place in pudding dish. It will bake in a few minutes. Beat the white of two eggs with two heaping spoonsfnl of sugar; spread over the top; let it brown. There is no reason why underdone meat should be considered more nutritious th an that which is moderately and properly cooked, with all its juices preserved. The chemical elements of underdone meat are not sufficiently acted , upon by heat to be either readily digested or assimilated. Unless a physician orders raw or partly cooked meat for some special dietio reason, it is far better to give an invalid well-done meat, or that which it only medium rare. Various are the dishes that can be made of the oyster; here is one not very well known: Take a small loaf of bread; cut off a slice from the top; then, with a spoon, remove the inside of the loaf, leaving the crust nearly but not quite an inch thick; make a very rich oyster stew; pour a little into the loaf to moisten; then put in a layer of oysters; then of bread caumbs well salted and peppered; put the top crust on, and set it in the oven in a dripping pan; wet the crust with the yolk of an egg or with sweet milk in which you have put a little sugar; serve hot; let it remain m the oven from fifteen to twenty-five minutes.