Housekeeper.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 414, 21 April 1904, Page 7

Housekeeper.

TO DEESS OLD PABTBID3ESJ

ro.wt them, then disjoint 4lteK »nd lay ia a rjch gravy and allow 3g£Jn * n,m to Bimmer until tender. Tbicko the gravy with a lump of butter rolled well in cornfljur, Send to table with a pot of black currant jam and half lemons, larded with cayenne. OLD PHEASANT CUBBIED. Par-roast the pheasant, then disjoint it and lay the pieces in some good gravy and let it simmer until tender. When ready, stir in a dessert spoonful of curry powder, arrange upon a dish, and surround the whole with a wail of well boiled rioe, pour the gravy ovar all ani send to table with half lemons. '"' A OF VEAtf. Cub some collops in square, shapely pieoeß, beat them a little with the rolling, pin, and dip each into beaten egg. Dust - them over with mace, nutmeg and pepper, beaten fine, Make a forcemeat with soma . of the trimmings of the veal, chopped suet, sweet herbß rubbed fine; season with pepper and salt. Strew this upon the collops, roll up tightly, run upon a skewer, put into a Dutch oveu, set before a good: fire, baste with batten-. When done, ; arrangei upon a dish, surround them with some good gravy and a.,wall of nicely „. mashed potatoes, and send to table very ■ hot M* ■ ■ , • '- ,, ■,..- ■ ■•.'.- ■■-■■-,. .'•* ■•'■■ .. '* MEAT DUMPLINGS. Make aid cu thepsßte as in the next case, but instead of chopped apples, eover them with - minced meat, :se«Bousd "ltd pepper and salt. Bill up nicely and a»t into a When W a Hbrowtf • colour remove them and set upoa a dish, make a Bma.ll hole iuthe top and fill jrith,., good thick gravy through a fuuiet These must be,' eaten hot, and should be served'with mashed potatoes. ' -'''"- ~* - *w*J rftBEDBOOM/ M*.^i'g»B Hare boards are bad, because in order to ' keep them agood colour, they reqairjerjio* f be frequently scrubbed,' and this otases dampness, which' is very objectionable in a bedroom. A linoleum, or cork carpet' covering is.ithe ;best r bsoauße it is so ; easily kept clean without making thee bed*: * rpom damp, -a, few rugs spread about the -j, room will destroy the bare Jft<*-9? .the.., ileum, and can be easily removed for shaking. If the oWtlay required for .lino;.' i leuod cannot be affirded, the best' plari is. ." to stain the boards with a solution of peri: manganato of potash. A pennyworth is sufficient for a qaart of wateriand when' the floor is dry it will resemble walnut but it must be varnished, or polished with beeswax and turpentine. A broom and a damp duster are all the neoessarie -■-, for keeping such a floor clean. ■■-. ,'- ? The furniture is a matter of taste or a i matter of pocket. Large furniture should -- be avoided, as it makes a bedroom appear overcrowded, and takes, up valuable air-. space. Bedroom saitea are very cheap, - but it requires a skilled eye to get good value for the money. The test of workmanship is found in the ' dove-tailing' of the draweis. If these are roughly finished the suite is hardly worth buying, and par- • ticularly if the back of the drawers and • ward*obe is thin, and tacked on in a.,, slovenly mannerT I much prefer a polished '- : wood to an enamelled one, as one does not tire of it bo easily, and it haa the ad* > vantage of being; leas easily marked by .., splashes and thumb marka It-is true that the marks are easily removed from the enamel with, a little soap and'water, . but the process takes away the gloss and soon makes the furniture shabby.; And ' again, the enammelled fares badly during household removals, >,;'-'•■ • - If the bedroom is not furnished with a wardrobe, a substitute can be easily arranged in a recess, such as ia modern houses takes the plaos of cupboards in those of ancient date. A board, fitted with hooks, or an expanding setof books, - 'J. must be fastened to the wall, and the. .'J clothes, when in position, mußt.be protested by ohintz or cretonne curtains, which slide on a bar which fits into two" loops which are driven into the wall! one :: - at eaohend. Two curtain's are more con-" venient than one. Sometimes a corner i can be utilised, and arranged with two- 1 sets of hook's. A shelf plaoed above the,;: hooks .is very convenient, audit can b» protected with a ihsrt double curtain, .. « , ,A Bofa.or an easy chair is a comfortable addition to a bedroom, but perhaps best ■ of all is a box sofa, which can be need for , storing so many olothes, -'-'■'• ■-' ■ » : -A medicine cheat is useful, but it should fg -be'provided with a key and should be- £ ;kep'tlooked. f^X'U : '. '.'■.■■ '^-■. >■' ■LJI^SS Plants help to keep the air pure during sunlight, but at night.they .give.offUnj- y; , purities, so that they must always be re- . moved from a bedroom at night: .';._. '^