Daily Republican., 1886-06-16
HOUSEHOLD.

A buffet cover is OF cream monte
linen, with strawberry vine embroid
cred down the centre.
When you want to take out broken
window pane heat the poker, run it
slowly along the old putty and soften
il loose.
Luncheon sets of damask have broad
borders and large centre pieces in As
syrian design. Others have Egyptian
patterns in rich coloring, and are very
effective.
The SCOT can be thoroughly swept
out of chimney by dropping a
goose in at the top. The goose, in
vainly striving TO fly upward, thor
oughly cleans the chimney with its
wings.
To brown flour-Spread upon an
iron pan and set upon the stove, or in
very hot even, and stir continually
after it begins to color. Brown evenly
all through. Keep in glass jar in a
dry place.
A "dry devil" is liked by many for
lunch or for supper. Cut missions in
thick pieces of cooked meat, put in
them large pieces of butter. Spread u
little mixed mustard over them, add
ing salt and pepper. Broil over a
bright fire and serve as hot as possible.
Cream candy-Four cups of sugar,
two cups of water, three-fourths of a
cup of vinegar, one cup of cream or
rich milk, piece of butter the size OF
an egg, two teaspoonfuls of vanilla, a
pinch of soda. Let it boil until il
cracks in water, then work very white.
An effective manner OF trimming
canvas is to draw the threads and work
simple design with a few stitches
somewhat in the manner of linen work
| A lining of lighter color should be lai(
under the open work; tho accessories
should correspond in color to this lin
ing.
Recipe for thickened milk-TwC
quarts of milk, three eggs, one cup anC
"a half Of -four, one cup of sugar, LITTLE
salt, flavoring TO taste. Dissolve Tho
-four in little cold milk, beat the egg
and mix the -four, eggs and sugar 10
gether, beating them up well. Set thu
milk on the fire, and just before i
boils add the mixture and boil unit
thick.
II benzine will not completely re
move aXle-grease or varnish from
clothes, place the soiled garment upor
a fiat cake of plaster OF Paris or upor
some folds of blotting paper; moister
| il with sulphuric ether and rub i
| gently with soft brush or clean cottor
rag. BE careful only to do this by day
as the inflammability of the ethe
renders it dangerous TO use where there
is light or hot stove.
| Tomato Soy.-To one peck of greer
tomatoes, sliced thin, add one pint o
salt; stand twenty-tour hours, strain
and put on the fire with twelve raw
onions, an ounce Of black pepper, on
ounce of allspice, quarter OF a pound o
ground mustard, half n pound OF whit,
mustard seed, and little cayenne pep
per. Cover with vinegcr and boil til
as thick as jam, stirring OCCASIONAL,
with a wooden spoon, to prevent burn
ing.
Floating Island-Take six eggs, sep
arate them; beat the yolks, and sti
into a quart of milk; sweeten to taste
flavor with lemon or nutmeg. Put thi
mixture in a dish, and half immerse i
in a saucepan OF boiling water, Keel
stirring it until the custard gets thick
which will be in about thirty minutes
Whip the whites of the eggs to stronI
frotn. When the custard is done, pu
into deep dish, and heap Ghe frothe'
eggs upon it. Serve cold.
In framing a picture covered wit
glass, be it a water color, photograph
or an engraving. there is one precau
ton which should always be adopted
but is too often neglected-the glas
should fit the frame exactly, an
should be cemented to the wood insid
by slip of thick paper. This shout
be glued all round the frame, and
done properly, will exclude all dus
dirt and undesirable vapors. The bach
boards, too, should be well paperet
so that the picture may rest in dust
proof and air tight receptacle.
Delicious beignets are made by cu
ting some pieces of pineapple int
pieces the size of u quarter of dolla
and quarter of an inch thick. l.,
these steep in little rum or brandy
sweetened with powdered sugar for a
hour; then dip them in batter and fir
them in boiling fat until they are
golden yellow and quite crisp. TAX
them up on strainer and put them G
a hot baking tin, Sprinkle them wit
confectioner's sugar and set them in
not oven to glaze. When they loo
bright and glossy dish them on viii
paper and serve hot.
A correspondent sends this reciI
, for cooking beefsteaks: Have the stea
cut very thick, with two ounces of Il
to each pound OF lean and set it on
dish that may be sent to table.
liked well done, set it before a clei
> \ hot fire for an hour and quarter b,
fore dinner. Turn the steak once an
, turn the dish once, so that each side
the steak may be turned to the tir'
Before sending it to table put piet
of butter the size of a hickory nut
the middle of it; sprinkle it with Ii
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