JULY 8 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
not doing the right thing that they do the 
wrong out of fear of “Mrs. Gumdy ” 
Ts it not bptter to u=e a spoon where slipper! 
ness ip en elnoent ? Romp people hu r t their 
ice s with a fo'k, and others stick their pmall 
trident into jell vat the risk of seeing the whole 
thing slip off ’ike a "old colored a-inke. 
We sometimes see people nut little heaps of 
salt on the table-cloth bv the side of their plate, 
into whi hthevdio radishps, and sometimes 
the edge of a piece of meat. This goes along 
with resting the el hows on the table and reach¬ 
ing across one’s nefghbir to help themselves 
to a dish that just suits their taste, and they 
cannot w>a1t to b" served. 
We sea these th’ngs done at restaurant ta¬ 
bles more frequently than anywhere else, and 
we presume it is because they pay for what 
they get and do not, consider it incumbent 
upon them to he polite there. 
Another thing we see that is wholly unpar¬ 
donable—the u*e of tooth picks where another 
person is still eating. This we think is the 
worst feature of all. Many a time have we 
turned from our food with di*like for it, 
caused bv seeing those who having finished 
th»ir meal and are about leaving, tilt them¬ 
selves hack in their chair and commence the 
process of cleaning their t^eth with a tooth¬ 
pick Of course it is seldom that women are 
guilty of this unpardonable act, ar.d those 
having the least delicacy of feeling will never 
do it. 
There is no reason why politeness should not 
be carried to the public table, nor why it 
8 houl l be taught, only at the home table. It is 
at the public table where good breeding tells; 
and perhaps in no better wav than the grace¬ 
ful handling of knife, fork and spoon. 
THE HIGHEST COMPLIMENT EVER PAID TO A 
WOMAN. 
A street urchin in one of our large cities 
after receiving all the hard faro which “no- 
bodv’s bov” usually gets, was dragged into 
the Sunday-school -where ho was told of the 
goodness of God who supplied all our wants. 
This he believes on account of the source 
whence it came, though he had neverreceived 
ocular demonstration of the fact. At last, he 
was taken by a benevolent old lady to the 
Home of (he Friendless, where he was fed, 
washed, clothed arid made happy, when he 
looked up jn the face of his henefactor and 
with a sweet smile said, ‘'aren’t you God’s 
wife?” VlKLLARD. 
Domestic Ccononuj 
_CONDUCT ED HI EMILY MA PLE_ 
THE TIRED MOTHERb' CLUB. 
ANNIE L. JACK. 
When we n et again to discuss household 
topics six weeks bad elapsed. Every one had 
been busy and in every ho ne there had been 
illness of some kind or other. We blamed 
the weather, and then sagely concluded it was 
a consequence of the immense icebergs in the 
Gulf of St. Lawrence. But from whatever 
atmospheric cause, the fact remains that all 
through the length and breadth of the land 
there has been trouble of lungs or throat in 
Borne form or other. Not one of the members 
of the Club could speak of a healthy house¬ 
hold, and as this formed the subject of our 
conversation, I took tbo liberty of changing 
the proposed subject and talked of the needs 
and care of the invalid. My own family had 
suffered, and I knew at how many points of 
their convalescence I should have been glad of 
aid and advice. 
The doctor’s wife said it was a particular 
point to be regular with food and medicine, 
to be firm in administering whatever is pre¬ 
scribed, and to be exact in following Direc¬ 
tions. My chief argument was that diet was 
the one important point, a d that food should 
be carefully and delicately prepared. Never 
ask an invalid what he will have to eat, but 
prepare some unexpected delicacy that will be 
likely to tempt the appetite. It is considered 
best iu these euligbteaed days to give a patient, 
in nearly eveiy illness, food that is nourishing, 
but it must be such as can be easily digested. 
Tnis will strengthen tae sufferer and euable the 
system to battle more successfully with dis¬ 
ease. Lst the most trilling article of food 
present a dam ty apnourau e. A garnish, even, 
if not needed, aids the appetite through the 
eyes. Avoid too much ou the plates or slop¬ 
ping tea over into the saucer. Better too lit¬ 
tle than too much. For the convalescent, 
rice and 8»go or tapioca forms a very pleasant 
change wheu oue is tired of oatmeal or the 
other grams If meat is u-ed, let it be tendei 
and juicy. Eggs contain nourishment that is 
often unde estimated, and all Bpring vegeta¬ 
bles, especially asparagus, should be eaten in 
their seasons. Commence with very small 
quantities till the patient asks for more. I re¬ 
member an old lady who was nurse wheu 
needed in my household, and when bringiug 
a small quantity of food she would remark, 
“This is only a cat’s tongue.” Where the 
simile came in l do not know, unless it was the 
small supply brought. Mutton is more diges¬ 
tible than beef, A baked potato will digest an 
hour sooner than one boiled. 
1 pay this attention to the food of an inva¬ 
lid because it is generally the case that the 
appetite is very troublesome and causes friends 
great anxiety. Liebig’s Extraot of Meat is a 
valuable preparation for the weak and delicate. 
Change of room and bed is, if possible, to be 
made. Avoid patterned wall paper—it is very 
trying for those who lie for hours counting its 
angles or squares. The subject is inexhausti¬ 
ble in its many details, but as we had each 
some dear one ill or conva’esoent we held but 
a short meeting; that seemed, however, to 
strengthen our hauds and do us good. 
THE REASON WHY. 
In the Rural of Dicembsr 34, I notice an 
article headed “Household Service.” The 
question is asked why couutry girls haviug 
their own way to make, turn aside from house¬ 
work and seek other employment? False pride 
is the cause, and 1 think it is a state of things 
much to be deplored, Young gills who can 
keep a home bright and cheery, set a table 
ne itly, cook food iu the best manner and take 
pride in being able to doit, wheu necessity com¬ 
pels them to leave home, will turn aside into 
untried fields of labor, clerk for barely enough 
to keep life in the body, or stitch, stitch away 
although thev are dally convinced that health 
is being sacrificed, or perhaps without the 
least taste or fitness for the position will 
swell the list of poor teachers, or do anything 
but that for which they are best fitted and for 
which they cau demand the best pay; while 
factories, shops aud stores are crowded to 
overdo wing. 
In many homes happiness, at least to the 
overtasked mother, coul.l be brought by the 
entrance of a bright, intelligent girl to share 
the burden too heavy for her to bear, and yet 
none cau be found for the place. Better pay, 
better food und a better place to stay may all 
be offered and still she will turn away. Does 
not the pride that causes so much discomfort 
and suffering deserve the contempt of all 
right minde l people? Discomfort to many a 
young girl, distress to many a housekeeper 
and overtasked mother! 1 differ with many in 
the opinion as to who harbors this contempti¬ 
ble pride. A young girl in her father’s house, 
who has hardly in her life spent an hour 
alone; been loved and petted all her da>s; 
her father’s pride her mother’s j >>, there 
conies a time w hen her father's health fails; 
then business has to be given up, and perhaps 
death claims him. She, poor girl with a heart 
almost broken, goes forth to earn a living for 
herself and perhaps help younger brothers and 
sisters. She is happy in soon finding a place 
to work with good wages and ail goes well 
until the evening meal is prepared. The 
family ga’her around the table and she is not 
to be eouuted in. She is obliged to take her 
m al alone iu the kitchen. It may be a very 
nice kitchen, everything neat and cleau, yet 
she is alone and lonely. 
When her work is all done she can sit all 
the evening aloue or seek company where she 
can find it—amoug stable boys or hired girls of 
thi neighborhood. It is not such company 
as her mother would wish for her, but she 
must have company aud this is the best to be 
had. She has been used to much better, but 
misfortuue made her a hired girl. Than 
families must have their cosy private, family 
talks, when the preseuoe of the bird girl, 
(even though she has I een well brought up 
and surrounded by the love of affectionate 
parents) is not allowed. Iu this way, she is 
mr.de to feel that all eompauiouship must be 
sought away from that home, and as she is ig- 
uorant of the ways of the world, she will be aud 
easy pi ey to the designing. People must have 
their privacy. Girls! let them have it and 
their work with it now and forever. Let 
them place their own rugs, straighten their 
own pictures or leave them crooked, set their 
own tables, cook their own food or eat it raw, 
and get on with their privacy as best they can. 
You, at least will have your self-respect for 
pay, aud can satisfy your heart with this 
great truth. 
‘•Honor ami fame from no condition rise, 
Act well your part, there all the honor lies.” 
T. M. 
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DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
RASPBERRY JAM. 
For each pound of fruit, roil or black, al¬ 
low one pouud of sugar. Crush the fruit in 
the kettle, boil 15 miuutes, mid the sugar and 
boil five minuter longer. 
FROZEN RASPBERRIES. 
Two quarts of ripe berries, one pint of 
sugar and one quart of water; boil the sugar 
and water together 30 minutes, then udd the 
fruit, aud cook 15 minutes longer. Let it get 
cold, then freeze. When almost frozen add a 
pint of whipped cream. 
SOFT MOLASSES CAKE. 
One cupful of butter, two eggs, three cup¬ 
fuls of molasses, one oup'ul of cream, six cup- 
fulsof Hour, one teaspoonful of saleratus and 
two of ginger. MRS. E. L. 
SPICED CURRANTS. 
Take three pounds of sugar, add a pint of 
vinegar, three tablesp xmf uls of cinnamon 
and two of cloves. Add six pounds of fruit 
and boil 30 minutes. Excellent served with 
meat. B. c. 
STUFFED PEPPERS. 
The large bell poppers are best for this pur¬ 
pose. Cut around the stem, remove and take 
out seeds For the stuffing used fine chop¬ 
ped cabbago, adding grated horso-rad ish, 
white mustard seel, celery seed and salt to 
su't the taste. Fill the peppers with thismix- 
ture, putting inea'h a small onion and a little 
cucumber. Tie the stem on and put into cold 
vinegar. 
CHOPPED PICKLES. 
One peck of green tomatoes, two quarts of 
small onions and half a dozen green peppers, 
removing seed. Chop each separately, then 
mix sprinkling in three teacupfuls of salt. 
Let stand over night; in the morning drain 
well and add a teaoupful of mustard seed, two 
tables-poon fnls each of ground cloves and cin¬ 
namon and one teacupful of grated horse¬ 
radish. Pour over a gallon of hot vinegar. 
MISS KATE BROWN. 
RASPBERRY ICE CREAM. 
One quart of sweet cream, one quart of 
fruit and not quite a pint of sugar. Crush 
the fruit and add the sugar. Let stand two 
hours, add the cream, put through a strainer 
and freeze. _ a. e. b. 
PICKLED BEETS. 
Boil very tender in quite salt wator, skin, 
slice aud place in an earthen pot or any con¬ 
venient dish. For every good sized beet al¬ 
low a thin slice of onion, a tablespoonful of 
grated horse radish and half a dozen olives. 
Cover with cold vinegar. They will not 
keep over a week. 
COOKING PEAS. 
Boil until tender in a very little water. 
Drain off the water and for every quart add 
two tablespoonfuls of butter, half a tablespoon - 
fill of flour rubbed into the butter, half 
a teasp >oaful of sugar and one of salt. Mix 
thoroughly, siram-r a few minutes, add a cup 
of cream or rich milk to each quart, heat and 
serve. This will be found very fine if the 
peas are not too old. 
BROILED LIVER. 
Slice thia. dip into melted butter, sprinkle 
with cracker dust aud broil over a quick fire. 
Garnish with parsley. Mrs. Brady. 
CORN SOUP. 
One quart of graced green corn and a pint 
of hot water. C >ok 90 minutes. To three 
pints of new milk aid a slice of onion and 
..ring to a boil. Mir smooth two tablespoon¬ 
fuls of Hour and butter, add a little of the 
hot milk, stir smooth and ad I to the milk. 
Boil eight minutes. Take out the onion and 
add the corn. Season with pepper aud salt. 
Mary B. 
LADY'S CAKE. 
Three quarters of a cupful of butter, two 
cupfuls of white sugar, whites of six eggs 
beaten to a stiff froth, half a cupful of milk, 
three cupfuls of fine sifted flour, one tea«poon- 
ful of baking powder and a teaspoonful of 
esseuceof almond. Boat the butter to a cream, 
add the sugar, beat until light,stir in the milk, 
then the essence and stiff whites and, last, the 
flour with the baking powder stirred thro igh 
it. Bake for h alf an hour in a moderate oven. 
The cake should be about two inches thick. 
VEAL STEW. 
Boil about two and a-half pounds of the 
breast of veal in water just enough to cover 
f r one hour and a-half, add a dozm potatoes 
ani boil half an hour longer. Then add a 
pint of rich milk, thicken and season and pour 
over slices of toast. 
MUTTON AND TOMATO PIE. 
Butter the bottom and sidesof a baking-dish, 
cover the bottom with bread crumbs and fill 
with alternale layers of cold roast or boiled 
mutton cut in thin slices and tomatoes peeled 
aud sliced. Season each layer with pepper, 
salt and bits of butter. L-t the last layer be 
of tomatoes covered with bread crumbs. 
Bake three-quarters of an hour. 
Mrs. McNair. 
PEACH MERINGUE PIE. 
Peel ripe peaches, remove stones, stew, put 
through a colander ami sweeten. Line a tin 
pie di'h with a good crust, till with the peach 
and bake. Wheu done, cover with a meringue 
made by beating the whites of three eggs to a 
stiff froth and sweetening with three tahle- 
spoonfuis of powdered sugar and flavored 
with vanilla or lemon. Put into the oven and 
brown lightly. Serve when iust cold. 
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