Perth Amboy Evening News

THINKING CABINET
My wife is one of the best wimmen on this continent, although she isn't always as gentle as a lamb with mint sauce.—Artemus Ward.
She alone is master her art who has nothing left to throw away.

FOR DAINTY DINERS,
Where the rich, good flavored hickory nut is to be procured, there are many delightful ways of combining it with other foods.

Hickory Nuts and Cheese.—Beat to a cream one tablespoonful of butter, then add six tablespoonfuls of cream cheese. Mix thoroughly, adding a little oil if necessary to make it creamy. Have ready a cupful of hickory nut meats well broken; mix with the cheese; season with salt, pepper, and a little lemon juice; make in balls and serve on lettuce leaves as a salad.

Popped Corn Pudding.—Scald three cupfuls of milk and pour two cupfuls of popped corn which has been finely pounded and let stand one hour. Add three eggs slightly beaten, one cupful of brown sugar, one tablespoonful of butter, a few dashes of salt, stir and pour into a buttered pudding dish. Bake thirty-five minutes in a slow oven and serve with cream and maple syrup.

Medford Steak.—Pound round steak with a wooden potato masher until the meat is thin. Cut in uniform pieces lay on a small bit of uncooked bacon, a little chopped onion, season well roll up and tie and cook in a baking pan with a little butter for an hour.

Macaroon Custard.—Soak ten macaroons in a quarter of a cupful of orange juice. When well softened add the yolks of two eggs, beaten lightly, one and a half cupfuls of milk, two tablespoonfuls of sugar and one tablespoonful each of dry macaroon crumbs and bread crumbs. Butter a shallow pudding dish, turn in the custard and cook in hot water, covered, twenty minutes. When half done, beat the whites of the eggs, add two tablespoonfuls of sugar, two teaspoonfuls of lemon juice and pile lightly on the custard. Serve cold.

Peach and Tapioca.—Soak a half cupful of tapioca, add a cupful of sugar, salt and a pint of water, cook until clear, then add a pint of peaches cut in halves, in layers with the tapioca in a baking dish. Bake until brown. Serve with cream.

RECIPE FOR CUSTARD SAUCE
Ingredients Must Be Carefully Mixed—Best to Make It First Thing In the Morning.
Beat the yolks of the eggs and add one-quarter cupful of sugar. Stir into this gradually two cupfuls of scalded milk. When completely mixed place on the stove in a double boiler and cook until the mixture thickens. Add a teaspoonful of vanilla and chill thoroughly.
It is a very good plan to make this dessert the first thing in the morning. While the breakfast is cooking it can be made ready for the ice box. It will be ready to whip after the breakfast dishes are washed and little time is required for the custard.
An attractive pink pudding can be made if the pink coloring matter that is found in nearly every box of gelatin is used. This can be served on the second day with crushed fruit. When flavored with pineapple and covered with crushed strawberries this is indeed a delicious dessert. It is better to leave the pudding uncolored in that case, as the white and red look very attractive in contrast.

Prevent Syrup Sticking.
To prevent syrup from sticking to the sides of a pitcher treat the pitcher as follows: Rinse out the pitcher with hot water. Melt a teaspoonful of butter, pour it into the warm pitcher, shaking and turning it until it has covered all parts. Pour out what remains through the lip or spout. Put the pitcher where it will become cold. The butter will adhere to the bottom and sides. It is then ready for the syrup, which will not stick as formerly. This may seem like a good deal of red tape, but it is easier than scraping and soaking a pitcher to get it clean.

String Beans With Cheese,
Remove strings, put beans crosswise in two-inch lengths; there should be two quarts. Let stand in cold water until beans drop out. Cook pods until soft in boiling water, to which has been added one-fourth teaspoonful of soda. Drain thoroughly, add one-half cupful of grated rarebit cheese, and one-fourth cupful of heavy cream, and season with salt and cayenne. Stir, and turn into a buttered baking dish. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and dot with butter. Reheat.

Hang Up Brush.
Fasten a piece of tape or string to the end of your scrubbing brush, so that when finished with it can be hung up and allowed to drain, instead of the water soaking into the back and loosening the bristles and making them soft. For the same reason do not leave the brush in the pail of water when the floor is being washed.

Sauce for Cold Lamb,
Melt a glassful of currant jelly. Add glassful of port wine. Bring to scalding, but not boiling point while serve in a small tureen with