Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-19

full of salt; stir in this enough flour to make
 & batter about like griddle- cake batter (rye
 flour sifted is to be used Bake in we'll
 buttered gem pans for half an hour. If the
 cook prefers to do so she can use part rye
 and part wheat flour.
 Spiced citron should be prepared at first
 just as if you were to preserve the fruit.
 After cutting in small pieces boil or steam it
 until it is tender, let it drain through colan-
 der, then to every seven pounds of fruit al
 low three pounds of sugar and one pint of
 vinegar. Put ground spices in the syrup to
 season it with, or whole spices may Ee put in
 a muslin bag, and let boil with the sugar and
 vinegar for a few minutes. When it begins
 to thcken little, like syrup, put the fruit in,
 let this boil vi gorously for about four min
 utes, then, to insure it's keeping wei, put 1t
 in cans.
 tea is made of quinces, peeled, sliced and
 stewed till they are very soft. Rub them
 through colander, sweeten them well and
 put them in berry dish. While the quince
 is cooling make @ custard of one pint of
 milk, the yoke of three eggs and half cup
 of ugar When it is cold pour it over the
 stewsd quinces. Make meringue of the
 whites of the three eggs, and into it beat
 half cup of sugar; spread them smoothly
 over the top.
 Lovely little brackets for the wall are now
 made of ebonized wood, with the back shaped exactly like round Japanese fan. The shelf and the lower part, including the handle of the fan, are of the plain black, but the fan must be decorated in gay colors. An ingenious woman may improve the appear
 ance of ordinary bracket by tacking round fan to the wall behind it. Some women's Way. [From the Detroit Free Press. At the busiest hour in the afternoon yes terday woman who would have balanced i de of hnroA fao1 fhn ooIa al bowed three men away from the stamp win dow at the postoffice and inquired "Is there mail going north tonight" ?" "Yes'm." ''Is it sure to go?' "Oh yes" 'Have I time to write & letter ?" 'Yes five hours time." 'I was thinking of writing to my husband, who is in Saginaw. I suppose could write postal card ?'' "I suppose so." Do they go just as safely ?" ''Certainly." By this time there were seven men waiting and scowling around, but the woman clung ! to the shelf and continued: 'I suppose you keep postal cards here ?" "Yesm' s'Two for cent ?'' s'No; only one." didn't know but they wero down this "Yes." ''1t seems too bad to break it for a cent, 1 but suppose I must. You may hand me a card" card was handed out and she began to feel for her purse. The crowd surged up ! and tried to hustle her, but she couldn't be ! hustled. She looked in fourteen different places for that bill, but it was not to be found. ''Do you suppose I could have lost it ?" l she suddenly asked. ''Yes' m.' Where ?" "On the next corner.' Then I'll go and get it. Dear me! but I wish had written letter." She let go and was pushed aside, and it was about ten minutes before she reappeared and called out: "The bill wasn't on the corner, and be- lieve handed it to. you when I first came l in." "Oh, mo- ''Well if I did, and you are mean enough ! to keep it, you'll never prosper. I'll go home and get cent and come back and buy ! a card, but do think that under the circum- stances you might let me write on both sides of it."