DOMESTIC

New Zealand Tablet, 6 March 1919, Page 41

DOMESTIC

(By Maureen.)

Raw Eggs. • • When raw eggs are ordered for an- invalid to whom they are objectionable, make as palatable as possible by* having the egg as cold as one can make it, and then serve it from a cold glass as soon as it is opened. Of course, it is useless to serve any save perfectly fresh eggs. If the white alone is to be taken, it should be beaten with a whisk until very stiff and frothy, then seasoned with salt or —whichever is preferred, and eaten with a spoon. Some who object to an egg beaten in a glass of milk, sweetened and flavored, can take the egg, if the sugar is omitted, and the flavoring extract replaced by brandy. Mary Pick ford’s aspberry Jam Tarts. Quarter pound pot cheese or cream cheese, jib butter, jib flour. Mix into dough, then cut into very thin squares. • Pill the centre of each square with raspberry jam and then turn up the corners in envelope fashion. Bake in a moderate oven until nicely browned. Sponge Nuts. Ingredients: lib of butter, Alb of flour. Alb of ground rice. Goz of sugar, 2 level teaspoon of baking powder, little vanilla essence, .4 eggs, a pinch of salt in the flour. Method : Beat the butter and sugar to a cream, add the eggs one at a time, unbeaten. Drop in the essence. Mix flour, ground rice, and baking powder together, then sift. Work the dry ingredients into the liquid. Put a teaspoonful on to a cold oven slide. Cook in a moderate oven for about ten minutes. When done put two together, spread with raspberry jam. Pure Air in the Sick-room.

Pure air is an absolute necessity. To ventilate a room once or twice a day is not sufficient. The

breath of a person and the emanations from the body are constantly serving to poison the air, and, unless ' constant attention is given, become not only a danger to the patient, but a > menace to the nurse. Cold air is not necessarily fresh air. Doors should be kept closed and windows open, for fresh air comes from the outside. If the bed happens to be close to the windows place a screen between them, and if the weather is cold cover the patient, head and all, and then !introduce the cold air several times a day’ . The' window of a sick room should never be closed. The bottom sash should be slightly-raided, causing a current of air through the centre of the room. The space below - should be filled in. At night time the blind being drawn down covers it, and yet the air works into the room.Household Hints. The most difficult of all stains to take out are those made by coffee. Almost everyone thinks that the garment is hopelessly ruined if a drop of that stimulating beverage is spilled on it. But with care the spot can be easily removed from the most delicate silk or woollen fabric, even if there is cream mixed with the coffee. Rub Hie spot gently with pure glycerine, rinse in lukewarm water, and press on the wrong side until quite dry. The glycerine absorbs both the stain and the grease. A rusted screw may be removed by heating a stove poker and holding it against the head of the screw until it is thoroughly heated. Remove with screw-driver before it has time to cool. If the kitchen table is too low,, increase the . height by screwing on to the bottom of each leg a / rubber-tipped door-stop, such as is used behind doors to prevent banging.