1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
WHAT OPEN EYES SEE. 
Buttermilk Pie is made by substituting 
buttermilk for sweet milk in custard pie; 
to the writer it is much more appetizing. 
j. H. 
Spiced Ham steak. —Cut as thick as a 
fresh steak and broil. Have butter and 
pepper in your platter, place the steak 
on it and turn, then serve. This is 
good. w. 
Biscuit and Cream. —Some cold evening, 
make a big pan of hot biscuits by any 
preferred recipe, and pass with them a 
bowl of well-salted cream. No dish is 
more warmly welcomed at our table, but 
I have never eaten it or heard of it else¬ 
where. g. M. K. 
To Strengthen Pasteboard Boxes — Every- 
bedy uses pasteboard boxes, and every 
one has been annoyed by their coming 
to pieces and spilling the contents at 
most inopportune times. To prevent 
this, I paste strips of cotton cloth over 
the corners and then paper the whole 
with wall paper within and without. 
H. H. 
Some Uses for Soap. —In hand sewing, 
if the work is stiff and hard, rubbing 
soap on one’s needle and fingers will be 
found very helpful. A thin-edged piece of 
white soap is much better than chalk for 
marking fine lines on cloth to cut by. 
Some one recently suggested soda for 
scouring the tea stains from cups, but if 
they are washed carefully with soap, 
there will never be any stains. j H. c. 
Celery In Soup. —You can use a little 
celery and it is good ; much, and it is 
better, if the white celery is available. 
The green leaves and trimmings are 
good to use in soups, but one must use 
only a little—perhaps one large leaf to 
a soup. You can also use a teaspoonful 
of celery seed, if the fresh stalks are not 
to be obtained. Two or three celery 
plants are a fine addition to the herb 
bed as a source for soup flavoring. 80 
thinks Miss Parloa. 
Celery Gruel. —This may be prepared 
in different ways, says the Medical Re¬ 
cord. As a cure for rheumatic twinges, 
it may be steeped in water, and the 
water seasoned with 6 alt and pepper and 
drunk either warm or cold. It is usually 
relished in the form of a stew. Cut the 
• clery in inch bits. Place in a small 
quantity of boiling salted water. After 
half an hour’s boiling add rich, sweet 
milk to make it quite juicy. Let this 
scald, and add seasoning to taste. 
For Soiled Carpet. —To remove soiled 
spots from a carpet, take very hot 
water with a little ammonia added, then 
with a small brush and a cloth wrung 
a 3 dry as can be, begin by dipping the 
brush into the water ; then rub the 
spots, dipping the brush into the water 
often. When the spot is removed, rub 
with the cloth until the carpet is as dry 
as can be. When dry, it will look fresh 
and nice. With the brush one can use 
the water very hot, and remove spots 
very rapidly. N. m h. 
Spiced Beef Ham. —Make a pickle in the 
proportions of 1% pound of salt, one-half 
pound of sugar, one-half ounce of salt¬ 
peter to one gallon of water; boil and 
skim, and when cold throw over the beef 
hams. Let them remain in pickle for 
nine days, being particular to turn them 
every day ; then place them on a table 
to drip a few minutes, but do not wipe. 
Have ready a generous supply of allspice, 
cloves and black pepper, rub thoroughly 
inti the hams, wrap each tightly with 
string and hang up to dry. In about two 
weeks you can begin to use if desired, w. 
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, 
When she wag a Child, she erled for Castorla, 
When she became Mlgg, she clung to Castorla, 
When she had Children, she gave them Castorla 
Swedish Balls. —Soup balls are made of 
a cupful of fine cracker crumbs, well 
stirred with a w*oden spoon with three 
tablespoonfuls of melted butter. Add 
two yolks of eggs, three tablespoonfuls 
of sweet cream, salt, pepper or sugar 
and nutmeg to taste. Of this little balls 
are formed and cooked in the soup. If 
the nr'xture is not thick enough add a 
little flour. They must be handled care¬ 
fully or they will easily break to pieces. 
This mixture may also be boiled in the 
soup in a piece of buttered cloth, or 
baked separately in the oven, and cut 
up and put in the soup. These are es¬ 
pecially for meat soups, says the Re¬ 
corder. 
But an Added Tax. —Professional and 
working men are always specialists; 
the trouble with woman in public life is 
that she is never allowed to be a special¬ 
ist, laments Mrs. Cahoon. Her new work 
is nearly always added to a part, or the 
whole, of what she has previously done. 
She bakes, makes, mends and washes, 
and type-writesand preaches in addition. 
No woman prefers to bring in the fuel. 
When, however, it becomes expedient 
for her to do so, I cannot but note the 
fact that she is not allowed to be a spe¬ 
cialist in this direction. Her versatility 
is taxed one more degree, and the won¬ 
der of it all is that she succeeds at all.” 
Suppose a man go handicapped ; would 
he win so often ? 
Hlckorynut Cake. —This is not a new 
recipe, but as I have never seen it in 
print except once, and t at many years 
ago, and I have never seen it used except 
when I have used it myself, I send it, be¬ 
cause I think it worth knowing : For the 
cake, use one tablespoonful of butter, 
one cupful of sugar, two-thirds of a cup¬ 
ful of sweet milk, one egg, two cupfuls 
of sifted flour, two teaspoonfuls of bak¬ 
ing powder. Bake in three layers. For 
filling, take one cupful of chopped hick- 
orynut meats, one cupful of sugar, one 
cupful of thick, sour creim. Boil all to¬ 
gether until it hairs. Spread between 
layers and on top. Any kind of oily nuts 
can be used in the same way. mks. w. w. 
[We published the recipe for this fill¬ 
ing two or three years ago. As our cor¬ 
respondent says, it is worth knowing, 
and we again give it space. The Chief 
Cook considers it the best known filling 
for a layer cake. Ed.] 
Whether or not this is the most cour¬ 
teous way of mating guests is a ques¬ 
tion. There is certainly an element of 
snobbery in it, and snobbery and cour¬ 
tesy are not closely rel ted. 
Chicken a la Marengo.— Mrs Parker’s 
recipe directs that the cook shall clean 
and cut up two young chickens. Put a 
tablespoonful of olive-oil in a frying-pan 
and set over the fire ; when hot, put in 
the chicken and cook until brown, add a 
sprig of parsley, a slice of onion, with 
a little salt and pepper ; stand over a 
moderate fire and cook slowly until done. 
Serve with cream sauce. Or, one may 
try chicken tl la Tartare, after this fashioD: 
Split a spring chicken down the back ; 
place in a baking pan, spread with bits 
of butter, sprinkle with salt and pepper, 
a little chopped parsley and onion. Cover 
the pan, set in a quick oven for an hour. 
Take from the pan, brush over with 
beaten eggs, strew with grated bread 
crumbs, and broil over the fire until 
brown. Serve with sauce Tartare. 
Well Bred and Meet for Matrimony.— 
The Meat Trades Journal transcribes 
the following conversation, overheard 
between a butcher’s boy and a baker’s 
girl: “ Meat me to-night beef-fore quar¬ 
ter to eight,” he said. “Oh! dough-not 
ask it,” said she. “I make no bones 
ab®ut it,” said he. “ You’re not well 
bre(a)d,” she said. “No, dear, only 
sweetbread,” he said. “ Don’t egg me 
on,” she cried. “ I never sausage a girl; 
Nlo not keep me on tenterkhooks,” he 
said, quite chopsfallen. “ Why don’t 
you wear the flour I gave you ? ” asked 
the girl. “Pork-quoi?” he said. “Oh, 
knead I say,” she whispered. “ That 
don’t suet me,” he said. “ You’re so 
crusty. I only wanted to cracker joke,” 
she said laughingly. “ You cut me,” he 
said, “ and at times give me the cold 
shoulder.” “Oh!” she sobbed, “you 
don’t loaf me.” “Veal see, for if you 
have money I’ll cleave to you, and no 
mistake,” he said. “You will,” she 
cried, “then I can male a-bun-dance.” 
“ Then no more lam(b)entations and you 
shall be my rib,” he cried. “ JVe 1 
done,” answered she. 
If you name The Uurai Nkw-Yokkeu to our 
advertisers, you may be pretty sure of prompt 
replies and right treatment. 
Which Is Most Courteous?— An exchange 
considers it to be unfortunate that in 
certain matters of etiquette custom has 
given us no fixed law. For example, 
take the case of introductions. In Eng¬ 
land introducing is dispensed with as 
much as possible. 
It is such a small country that its in¬ 
habitants know they will be sure to 
meet again, and never seem to have con¬ 
fidence in the host’s choice of guests. A 
man is presented to the lady he takes to 
dinner—it might be awkward otherwise 
—but if he enters into conversation with 
another guest to whom he has not been 
presented he does it at his own risk. 
In Germany quite the contrary is the 
rule. At a dinaer each man will request 
his host or hostess to present him to any 
lady he does not know. Young women 
likewise ask to be presented to married 
or older women. 
Etiquette requires that the inferior’s 
name only should be given, as she is 
supposed to know to whom she is to be 
presented. 
A man, in approaching a girl to ask 
her to dance, if he does not know the 
partner with whom she may have been 
dancing, presents himself by name to 
the man before turning to make his 
bow to the young woman. He assumes 
that for the moment her partner is her 
guardian. 
But with us there is no settled rule; 
many people have adopted the English 
custom in this as in other things. 
Mothers. —Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
Your Family 
should be 
provided with the 
well-known emergency 
medicine, 
AYER’ 
CHERRY PECTORAL 
The best remedy for all 
diseases of the 
Throat and Lungs. 
Prompt to act, 
Sure to Cure 
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