The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-12-28
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS,

If you will put tin of water in the
oven, you cake or meat will not burn.
"A house is no home unless it con,
tains food and fire for the mind as wei
as the body.
-Feet-ache: Soak the feet in ho'
water, wipe slightly, then rub hard with
extract of witch hazel.-IIousehold
An old reliable household remedy
for hiccough consists of a teaspoonful Of
pulverized sugar wet with the same
amount of wine vinegar, taken at one
dose.
Equal parts of bay rum, borax and
ammonia make a nice preparation fol-
cleaning the head; apply freely to the
scalp with brush, and then wash IN
clear water.
Steamed Oysters: Lay some oysters
IL the she'll in steamer, set over pot
OF boiling water, UNTIL the shells open.
Serve at once with little salt, pepper
and butter.-Ladies.
Frequent changes of shoes and stock.
ings are not only refreshing, but good
preventive to cold feet. Keep old shoes
on hand, both at home and place of BUSH
ness to elect this change.
Paris Cake: One pound OF butter,
one pound of sugar, one pound of corn
starch, two teaspOonfuls of baking pow
der, the yelks of eight and the whites Of
Twelve eggs; beat well together and
bake one hour; use great caro- in baking,
because it is delicate; ice with vanilla
frosting.
Baked Steak: A good way to cook
steak when the top of the stove is occu-
pied is to place 1t in tin, season with
pepper and salt, cover with another tin
and bake one hour. To those that rel
ish them, onions placed between the
slices make another dish for the table.
Fine Canada balsam is said to make
good transparent cement for glass
cement for uniting large pieces of por-
celain is made by adding plaster of
paris to strong solution of alum till
the mixture is of the consistency of
cream. 1t sets quickly and is claimed to
unite porcelain quite firmly.
Fruit Spice Cake: One and two
thirds cups of molasses, one cup of
shortening, one cup of sugar, one whole
egg and the yelks of three, one cup Of
sour milk, one teaspoonful each OF
allspice and nutmeg, four cups of sifted
flour, one teaspoonful of soda. Add as
much or as little fruit as you like.
Flavor with lemon. Two large loaves.
Potato Roly Poly: Take a pint OF
hot mashed potato, pint of flour, one.
fourth pound of butter, pinch of salt.
and moisten with milk into dough. Roll
out the paste, spread it with any jam
that has no stones, roll and tic up, and
steam for an hour and quarter. A
nice sauce for this pudding is made by
beating together two ounces of butter,
two tablespoonfuls of sugar, and one
egg. Continue beating, and pour in by
degrees little boiling water until the
sauce looks like cream. The egg must
be beaten we'll previously.
Boiled Lemon Pudding: Squeeze
and drain the juice out of six lemons:
CRATE the peel of one with some Jumps
of sugar; froth into it the yelks of six
eggs; rub into one-half pound of dried
flour, four ounces of butter, eight OF
sugar little nutmeg, four ounces OF
chopped peel and blanched almonds, and
six apples also chopped fine; mix all well
together in one bowl, then butter a mold.
tie in cloth, put in the pudding an
steam steadily and gently two hours.
Make the sauce as follows: Scald one
cupful of cream and, when sufficiently
cold, flavor, whisk it into a froth and set