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

Apple Jelly: Use fair, sour apples.
| lice them, skins, seeds and all, and
simmer with one-half a cup of water
till we'll cooked and soft. Then strain
through a cloth, add pound of sugas to
pint of juice, boil few moments,
Swimming till clear; then pour into
glasses, and cover when cold.-Indian-
apolis Sentinel.
-Half-pint jelly-glasses are the best.
They should be rinsed in scalding water
and dried, then stood up side by side in
some large pan, and filled with the
| jelly to the brim. Allow them to stand
a day or two in some sunny window,
cover them, if possible, with bits of
glass, and as the moisture gathers on
the underside wipe It carefully away.
White Cake: One pint of butter,
well creamed, to this add two pints of
sugar, one pint of corn starch dissolved
in one pint of sweet milk lean use -four
instead of starch; three pints of -four,
measured after being sifted three times;
two heaping teaspoons of baking pow
der, we'll mashed, mixed in the flour;
whites OF twelve eggs, we'll beaten
Detroit Free Press.
Chicken Patties: Chop the chicken
meat, free from gristle, season with
salt, pepper and little celery or sage,
place little of the meat on pieces of
puff paste, press the edges together,
making small turnovers, place them in
shallow pan, and bake a nice brown,
serve with drawn butter or a gravy
made from the liquor in which the
chicken was cooked.-Boston Herald.
-Lamp-burners, to give good light,
should be cleaned at least once a month.
To clean them, take a piece of soda the
size of walnut, put it into a quart of
soft water, place the lamp-burner in it
an old tomato-can is good enough
and set it on the stove; after boiling
for five minutes, remove the burner,
and, when put back on the lamp, it will
be as good as new.
Fish for an Invalid: One small fish,
small sprig of parsely, one tablespoon
Of milk. Get nice fresh, white fish;
clean it well, put it into a small jelly
jar with the milk and parsley we'll
washed, cover very closely with paper,
and set it in saucepan of boiling water
at the side of the fire for half an hour.
This is very light way OF cooking fish
for an invalid. 1t can be skinned and
boned, if preferred.-N. Y. Observer.
-Chocola -Cocoanut Cake: For the
cake one cup of sugar, one tablespoon
full OF butter, one-half a cup OF milk,
two eggs, one and one-half cups of flour,
one teaspoonful of baking powder. Bake
in jelly-tins. This will make two thick
layers. For the filling, melt one-third
of cake of chocolate, add half a cup OF
sugar, three tablespoonful of milk and
a Tablespoonful Of vanilla. Mix these
ingredients until smooth, then add one.
half grated cocoanut to tho chocolate,
and spread between the layers and on
top.-Boston Budget.
Pressed Chicken: Use plump, young
chickens; allow one and half pints OF
cold, sailed water for each chicken, lei
come to boil gradually, then boil fast
until the meat will fall from the bones,
and the liquor is reduced to less than
half; while boiling the liquor should be
skinned several times. Chop the meat
fine, first removing the bones and skin;
strain the liquor through cloth; sea
son the meat liquor we'll with salt and
pepper Chopped celery or celery salt
may be used if the flavor is liked) and
press firmly into an earthen mold; sci
away to cool with heavy plate over it
l-HouSekeeper