HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Itis not safe to use common cheap enamelled saucepans after they have been chipped inside. The glaze that is used is often poisonous, and the material comes off in such small pieces, that if absorbed with the food they may act as a serious irritant to the intestines and set up inflammation.
A bookshould be kept for cuttings of interest from newspapers and journals. These form very interesting reading.
Anaccomplishment which everyone should cultivate is that of writing clearly, especially one’s signature. It causes a great deal of trouble and even serious mistakes to write illegibly. While staying with a friend on a visit, a letter was handed round the table for us each to try and decipher, and all that could be read of it was the concluding sentence, “Please reply by return of post.” The signature and address were totally illegible.
Soufflé au Chocolat.—Take three eggs and beat the yolks and whites separately. Add to the yolk a tablespoonful of pounded sugar and about two ounces of chocolate. Stir all these ingredients well together, adding a teaspoonful of flour. Whisk the whites of the eggs until they form a stiff paste, and then mix lightly with the other substances. Butter a tin and bake in a moderate oven for a quarter of an hour. Serve up immediately in the tin.