Household Hints.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 100, 25 September 1908, Page 4

Household Hints.

Rabbit Mayonnaise.—Roast a couple of young rabbits, joint them neatly, and put the pieces in a stew with six shallots —previously finely chopped —two tablespoonfuls of oil, and a dessertspoonful of tarragon vinegar, adding three dessertspoonsful £of aspic jelly. Simmer very gently until the rabbits, are suffiicently cooked. Then take out the pieces, and dish them neatly, pouring the,liquor over the top. When set, cover with a thick mayonnaise sauce. Sprinkle a little minced parsley over the top, and serve with a Jettuce salad. . Indian Kidneys.—This dish may be prepared with tinned ■ kidneys. Take a small tin of kidneys, remove all fat, and put the jelly or gravy aside. Fry an onion, a sliced apple,' a carrot, and some herbs in butter, dredge in curry powder to taste, and slowly add the gravy. Strain the sauce after it has been cooked for twenty minutes, set in a clean saucepan, and thicken with browned flour. Place the kidneys Jn the. sauce, and let all stand at the side of the stove for twenty minutes, closely covered. Serve with a border of boiled rice, and scatter chopped parsley thickly over. A little chutney added to the curry sauce is a great improvement. Excellent Cold Pie. —Well wash a sheep's head, and boil it slowly with herbs till the bones can be taken away. Grease a pie-dish, ornament it with slices of hard-boiled egg, place on these slices of the sheep's head and small balls of veal stuffing. Fill the dish with these layers, adding a little of the liquor in which the head was boiled. Cover wiuh a crust and bake. . Fruit Acids-are so useful and so simply made that no one should be without them. Dissolve three ounces of tartaric acid in half a gallon of cold water, and pour it over two gallons of ripe raspberries, strawberries, or currants. Let all stand for twenty four hours, and then drain the liquor off. To every pint of juice allow one and a half pounds of loaf sugar. Boil and let it stand for three days, and then bottle for use.' For a refreshing drink add a tablespoonful of this'to a tumbler of water or soda water. For a refreshing bath dissolve a tablespoonful- -of rock ammonia in the water, which is thus made soft and invigorating. Clo"v>s if bruised, may be laid among woollens which are stored away. Moths will not come near this scent. No child can be expected to thrive, and to possess that buoyancy of spirit so truly characteristic of youth, unless it has the companionship of others of its own age.- We invariably find that the girl who is brought up alone, and who has been forbidden to play witht other children is inclined to be narrow minded, suspicious of others, and some times a very disagreeable little personage to meet. Companionship rubs the angles off the childish temper; each little one finds its own level, and the quarrels, so deeply deplored by their elders, all serves to fit them for the battle of life. Children; like ourselves: must, exchange thoughts and opinions with others, .and :to see. a little child playing alone,-, and in silence, is a saddening sight. . '.At .the same time a large amount of discretion is necessary on "the part of parents; regarding the class of companions with whom their ' children ■ play. •, A little unsuspected supervision will soon enable a mother ,to discover the right sort, and to weed 'out the undesirable ones. A little simple tea party may be given, and during the meal and the play following, the clearsighted mother will be enabled to judge the chiaracter of each youthful guest, and to act accordingly. Te a certain extent school children choose their own playmates, and tlic parents will have many opportunities of studying their character. ] in '.ion!jt ;;s to whether the bed is damp ; i tore is not uree ousv. so'tv. tmrou.gh and maV.es an ugh mrrk en tlv white rim. If the dirty ylaee E' rcmbed with a | niece of stale v. hite bread, the mark j To Ease a Tight oh<m. Put the j fix shoe pinches. The moist heat softens the leather, and causes it to shape itself to the foot. I