The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-12
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
"A full tablespoonful of flour makes

"A full Tablespoonful of flour makes
one-half ounce.
Keep silver and nickel ornaments
and mounts bright by rubbing with
woollen cloths saturated in spirits of
ammonia.
-Shoo-Fly.-Onec cup of sour cream.
half-cup of butter, two cups of sugar.
whites of four eggs, three cups of flour,
flavor with citron or bitter almonds;
add to the cream half teaspoonful or
more of soda.
Economy is simply the avoidance Of
all waste, and economical housekeeping
means the endeavor to obtain for the
whole household the utmost amount Of
health, comfort and enjoyment of life.
London Queen.
Sugar Biscuits.-One and a half
pints of -four, pinch of salt, one coffee
cupful Of sugar, two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, one tablespoonful of
lard, two eggs, half pint of milk. Mix
into smooth batter drop into tins. Bake
in hot oven eight or ten minutes
Housekeeper.
All engravings or photographs that
are framed in wood up to the edge look
much better II the frame Is rather fat
and the wood is stained to harmonic
with the tones Of the picture. A silver
or bronze beading is now often used on
the outside of the frame, instead Of in
side next the picture.
Fried Celery. (To serve with boiled
fowl or turkey).-Cut the white pieces
of celery into lengths about four inches
long, dust them with salt and pepper,
dip them in beaten egg, then in bread
crumbs, and fry quickly in smoking-hot
fat. Drain on brown paper and serve
very hot-Demorest's Monthly.
Dainty Corn Meal Muffins.-Beat
together in order mentioned, two eggs,
two tablespoonfuls of white sugar. one
and half cups sweet milk, a halftea-
spoonful of salt, q cupful of Indian
meal white preferred), two cupfuls of
-four sifted with two heaping teaspoon
fuls of baking powder and one table,
spoonful of melted butter. Bake in hot
gem pans for twenty minutes, in hot
oven. Delicious. Water may be used
instead of milk. Those left over may
be reheated by steaming, or may be
used for the foundation of puddings.-
Boston Budget
German Potato Balls.-Take one
pint of mashed potatoes; add to them
while they are hot one tablespoonful Of
butter, two tablespoonfuls of cream or
four of milk, salt. pepper and teaspoon
full Of finely-chopped onion and the
same quantity of chopped celery, also
three tablespoonfuls of flour; mix well
together; form into balls; roll them well
in beaten egg, drop them into boiling
fat; place in a colander until all are
cooked; then place on sheet Of white
paper on fat dish; garnish with pars-
ley and serve hot.-Boston Herald.
The skirting steak is both cheap
and tender, but so dry that it requires q
little additional extra dripping or suet
dotted about it when baking. Scatter
these over the steak, with salt and pep
per, little sage or sweet marjorum and
a little onion juice or a small onion
grated. Over these spread thick layer
of mashed potato (cold, left over from
the day before, is as good as any. Roll
up the steak and tie with cord so that
it will look something like duck. Put
1t in dripping pan, with either hot
water or stock, and little catsup or
Tablespoonful of vinegar. Basic fire.
quently while baking.