Daily Republican., 1886-06-28
HOUSEHOLD.


of asparagus and one onion until ten
der, with one tablespoonful of salt and
one of pepper. Pass through a colan-
der and mix with one quart of boiling
milk, little butter and one egg Serve
Immediately.
Cream damask, embroidered with
blue or red cotton, makes effective buff.
fet scarfs. 1t should be chosen with
handsome border, the pattern being
outlined with colored cotton. Above
the Border the design may be outlined
or lett plain, according TO fancy.
A rose jar may be made OF rose leaves
gathered in their prime and free from
moisture. Mix with them the essential
oils Of lavender, rosemary, cloves, Gin
namon, neroli and lemon. Keep the
jar closed until the perfumes mingle in
an indescribable compound of sweet
ness like unto the spicy breezes OF
"Araby the best"
A teaspoonfnl of borax put into the
last water in which clothes are rinsed
will whiten them thoroughly. Pound
the borax SO it will dissolve easily.
This is especially good to remove the
yellow that time gives to white gar
ments that have been laid aside for
two or three years.
Cleaning Gold Jewelry-Any gold
jewelry that an immersion in water
will not injure, can be beautifully
cleaned by shaking it well in a bottle
nearly half full of warm soapsuds, to
which little prepared chalk has been
added, and afterwards rinsiDg in clear,
cold water, and wiping it dry.
To Take Out Ink Stains-For large
ink stain, dissolve a teaspoonful of OK
alic acid in teacup h hot water. Pour
it into bowl, and dip into 1t the part
that is stained by the ink; rubbing it
well in the solution. If the ink does
not come out well, mix some fresh OK
allie acid and hot water and add it to the
first. Rub the stain awhile longer;
and when the ink has all come out, dip
the part Immediately in water tina. is
warm, but not hot. Rub it well in the
water to get the oxalic acid entirely
out.
| A pretty toilet table garniture is made
of Russia crash Cut the crash thirty
inches longer than the table or bureau
Ravel six or eight inches from each
end TO form the fringe and knot it.
Above the fringe make border of sew
eral rows of daisies of rick rack braid,
with yellow silk centres, sewed on blue
or pink ribbon. Pin cushion cover and
mats are made to correspond, and are
lined with satin. The daisies are made
by crocheting disc Of golden yellow
silk about half an inch in diameter and
sewing around it twenty points of the
braid or enough to lie smooth.
Useful and pretty aprons are made
of blue or red cross barred glass towel
ing. They may have pockets across
the bottom for work, the division be-
ing marked by fancy stitching. Discs
of snow crystals may be embroidered
in the checks. The embroidery and
stitches should be done with cotton the
color of the cross bars. The bottom
of the apron may be edged with knot
ted fringe. Serino aprons have box
plat on either side of the middle ex-
tending to the hem. The centre OIL
the plats is drawn to admit the inser-
ton Of ribbon three inches in width.
Okra is nice in this way: Cut of
the points OF twelve tender okra pods
and take out the seeds, cutting off the
stalks smoothly. Mix the well beaten
yolks of two eggs with tablespoonful
of finely minced boiled ham, enough
bread. crumbs to thicken, and thu
seeds, seasoning with salt and white
pepper, put the okra pods with the
mixture. Stand them In baking
pan, adding little water or gravy
, Cover them with a layer of grated
Parmesan cheese. Put little Jumps o
butter on top(about two ounces will bt
required), and bake delicate brown
, Potted shad is q nice relish Clear
the fish and let it lie for three hours in
salt. Take an unglazed jar, no very
deep or narrow, cut the fish in pieces
and season with salt, pepper mace
cloves and ginger. Put into the jar
layer of fish, then layer of spices
over this sprinkle little flour and pu
" little pieces of butter at intervals owe
D il; continue in this manner until tn,
jar is full. Press the layers down
: tight, fill the jar with vinegar ant
3 water and cover it with thick past
of flour and water, pressing about tn
jar so that no steam may escape. Bak
in a moderate oven for five or 81,
hours; let it become cold, and then turl
from the jar. Slice them and serv
with an acid sauce. Any fish may b
prepared in this way.
Try this Swiss roll; Two eggs an
their weight respectively in butter
sugar and flour. Cream the butter an(
sugar; add one egg and half the floul
and beat well; then add the secon
egg and the remainder of the -four
Cover the dripping pan with buttere'
paper, spread the mixture thickly O.
it and bake in moderate oven unit
firm. Sprinkle dish with powders
sugar, and turn the roll upon it, Sprea
some jam or preserve evenly over tn
surface and roll the cake up quickly
sprinkle it with powdered sugar an
serve cold. For this sort of cake an
for small cakes and cookies sheet {
iron is very useful. 1t should be mad
/ nearly the size of the oven and hav
the short ends rolled with stout wiz
i. or else turned down so that it may b