April, 1891. 
75 
ORGHRRD 
AND 
K aa/vwT 
GARDEN 
So, while the beauties of spring are in 
their first freshness, we urge every 
“Orchard and Garden” housekeeper to 
begin to learn something about her own 
surroundings. Resolve to become acquaint, 
ed with the wild flowers of your own imme- 
diate neighborhood, or with the birds, or 
rocks. You will at first be amazed at your 
ignorance : but, as one discovery lollows 
another, your interest will deepen; and you 
will gain, not only knowledge, but, better 
than all else, health. 
We should hesitate to propose such a 
course to busy women who feel that their 
hands are already more than full, could we 
not point to several who, in the last few 
years, have tried the experiment and are 
enthusiastic in their praise of its benefits 
and delights. 
An Emergency Case. 
In every family, there should be at hand 
various simple remedies for colds, nausea, 
&c., as well as appliances for cuts and 
bruises. It is most convenient to have such 
articles all together, in a convenient part of 
the house, but it is often difficult to know 
in what to keep them. Our illustration 
shows an “Emergency Case” which is a 
pretty article of furniture in any room. In 
it, these reminders of troublous times are 
kept out of sight, and also free from dust 
and liability to injury. 
It consists of drawers for lint, bandages, 
plaster, &c.; a central compartment, with 
doors, for such medicines as would be dan- 
gerous in the hands of meddlesome children 
or ignorant servants; and a still larger por- 
tion, protected by pretty curtains, where 
may be kept numerous bottles, jars of mut- 
ton tallow, vaseline; flaxseed, whole and 
ground; slippery elm, licorice, and what- 
ever else th« mother may consider indis- 
pensable. 
It may be simply made by any carpenter, 
or elaborated to suit one’s taste. A pretty 
mode of decoration for the doors and 
pone its possession in households where it is 
greatly needed. While it is not a piece of 
furniture readily made by “the village car- 
penter,” yet a pretty sideboard similar to 
that in our illustration may be constructed, 
outside of a cabinet maker’s by one who has 
skill and ingenuity in the handling of tools. 
Having the lower part open greatly sim- 
plifies the making, and gives an opportunity 
to display the old-fashioned silver tea-set 
and some of the large china pieces. If pre- 
ferred, curtains may be hung on rings, and 
the space behind used for bread and cake 
boxes or crocks. 
Boiled Mutton. 
There is scarcely anything more econom- 
ical than a boiled leg of mutton: and, when 
delicately cooked, and served with caper 
sauce, it is a dish that no one need despise. 
A Sideboard. Fig. 436. 
Pour sufficient boiling water over the mut- 
ton to cover it, and let it boil rapidly for ten 
minutes. This will harden the outside, and 
prevent the escape of the juices. Then draw 
the kettle back where the water will remain 
An Emergency Case. Fig. 438. 
drawers is to sketch a design and burn it in 
with a red hot poker. 
A Sideboard. 
Nothing else gives such an air to a dining 
room as a handsome sideboard: and fortu- 
nate is that housekeeper who has inherited 
one of rich old mahogany as her heirloom. 
But, aside from its beauty, there is hardly 
an article of furniture, not indispensable, 
which is of greater use and convenience. 
Its expense, and the knowledge that 
many women have kept house comfortably 
all their lives without one, combine to post- 
just at the boiling point. A leg 
weighing ten pounds will need to 
cook two hours, and will be better, 
fcr most tastes, if left on half an 
hour longer. Save the water in 
which it has been boiled, as it will 
be useful in reserving the mutton. 
The caper sauce is made by 
rubbing together half a cupful of 
butter and two tablespoonfuls of 
flour, then adding gradually a pint 
of boiling water. Stir over the fire until 
it begins to boil. Take from the fire, 
and stir in three tablespoonfuls of capers. 
Unless the family is very large, there will 
be a good deal of meat left on the bone after 
the first day’s dinner. This may be served 
in anv of a dozen appetizing ways. The 
simplest is to cut neat slices free from fat, 
sprinkle thickly with flour, and put them in 
a frying pan with a lump of butter, a cup 
of the stock, salt and pepper to taste. Heat 
it thoroughly, but do not allow it to cook. 
Good berry baskets sell the fruit— send to Detroit 
Paper Novelty Co., for samples. 
For Soiled Clothes. 
A receptacle for soiled clothes, standing 
in a back hall or some place accessible to the 
whole household, is a constant convenience. 
Clothes Barrel. Fig. 437. 
The light wicker barrels sold for this pur- 
pose are the most satisfactory; but those 
who cannot afford to spend any money un- 
necessarily will find that an old flour barrel 
may be made to answer the same purpose. 
Remove all projecting nails from the 
barrel, wash it thoroughly and give it time 
to dry. Then paste wall paper neatly over 
the whole inside. Cover the outside with 
old calico which has been washed and 
slightly starched, or with pretty cretonne. 
It should be gathered at top and bottom, 
and the fullness held in place by a broad 
braid or ribbon, tied around the middle. 
The same material should be used for the 
cover, on w'hicli it will be convenient to 
have a little knob or handle. 
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