The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-31
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

To take out spots from wash goods,
rub them with yelk of egg before wash
ing.
Any method which will keep the
air from the inside of the she'll will pre-
serve the eggs for certain length Of
time.
-Hominy Gridle-Cakes: Totwo tea
cupfuls of warm, boiled hominy, add
two teacupfuls of milk or water, two
cupfuls of sifted -four, a level teaspoon
full of salt, and two well-beaten eggs.
Bake on hot, well-greased griddle.-
Ladies' Home Journal.
"A white plaster cast or marble bust
will take the light, life, and soul out of
an oil painting, as surely as sunlight
will reduce to feebleness the flame of q
wax candle; therefore a white plaster
cast must not be placed near an oil
painting.-Demorest's.
The French cooks braise all kinds
of poultry. Poultry may all be larded
but fowls. Turkeys and pigeons and
some Of the white meated birds are good
larded, but wild ducks and geese be-
come too rich for most people if pre-
pared in that way.
Cafe Parfait: Take gallon of thick
cream, and add to it two cupfuls of
sugar and pint of strong black coffee,
whip all to froth; when stiff turn care
fully into an ice cream mold, press the
lid on tightly, pack in ice and salt, and
freeze three hours.-Boston Herald.
Apple and Pear Marmalade: Take
equal quantities of such apples and
pears as will cook we'll together, and to
each pound when pared and cured allow
three-quarters Of pound of preserving
sugar. Cook over slow fire, continu-
ally stirring until the fruit is quite
soft. Store in the usual way.-Indian-
apolis Sentinel.
bradford Cake: Beat the whites OF
three eggs to a stiff froth, add one cup of
sugar and beat we'll, then add one-half
cup of butter that has been beaten to
cream, one-half cup of sweet milk, one
teaspoonful of cream tartar, one-half
teaspoonful of soda, two cupfuls of -four.
Flavor with vanilla.-N. w. Christian
Advocate.
Baked Apple Rolls: Roll biscuit
crust out very thin; on this spread APP
Piles cut very thin and fine; roll the
dough SO that it will form smooth roll,
and place in narrow, deep tin, add
little water, sugar and butter, and bake.
Serve in slices, and spread with butter
and sugar: or make a liquid sauce of
creamed butter and sugar, beaten egg
and pint of boiling water poured over
the egg, sugar and butter; flavor to
taste.-Boston Budget.
Bread: If you use compressed yeast
boil three or four potatoes, mash fine,
take as much water as you will need to
mix your bread, make sponge and set
to rise. When light add salt, table
spoonful of sugar and one of lard. When
light make into stiff dough, knead and
chop with a chopping knife, smooth
over and let rise again, mould into
leaves and when sufficiently light bake
one hour. If you use ordinary yeast
cakes the yeast must be raised over
night, put the potatoes in the yeast,
then make sponge in the morning. -
Farm, Field and Stockman.
Orange Jelly: Put the rind of two
deepeolored oranges, the peel of two
lemons, two ounces isinglass, and
largo lump of sugar into quart of
water; let them boil until the isinglass
is we'll dissolv ed; strain them through
a silk sieve and add the juice of ten
oranges and two lemons When mixed
strain through napkin, put them in
molds and set them on ice or in cool
place. Or oranges may also be sliced in
quarters; or cut hole about the size of
a quarter with sharp knife in the top
of the orange; take out the pulp with
out breaking the peal, and use the juice
for the jelly; put the peels in water to
make them firm, then drain them and
fill them with the orange Jelly; set on
ice and when you send them to the
table, cut in quarters and place in a
pretty dish or basket. -Ilousekeeper.