The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-28
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


Potatoes done on wire boilcr are
said to excel the fried.
Clean carved ivory with paste OF
dampcnod sawdust and u few drops Of
lemon juice. Lay it on thicllly, allow
it to dry, and then remove with nail
brush.
-Cocoanut Sheets Whip stiff the
whites of ten eggs, Crate two frcsh CO.
coanuts and add, with one-and-a-half
cupfuls of sugar and one cupful Of flour,
well siftcd, with spoonful Of baking
powder. Bake oro-half hour in thin
sheets. leo and sprinkle with cocoanut
-Lady's Homo Journal
Fruit Cal;o.-One cup o. sugar, ono
cup OF molasscs ono cup Of buttcr, ono
cup of sweet milk, four cg.rs, four cups
OF flour, ono nutmeg, ono pound OF chop
ped raisins, ona-holi pound OF currants
onc-half pound Of citrou, ono teaspoon
fui Of cream OF tartar, onp-hal, teaspoon
ful OF soda. 10 .on Globe.
Corn Gems. -0no-half piu5 finely holt
ed corn-moal, ono-hair p'n5 or Hour, one
tablespoonful white sarur, half tea
spoonful Of salt, and Two hoal ing tea
spoonfuls baking powder, mix together
thoroughly while dry. thon add two well
beaten cgss and cold sweet milk, OF
milk and water, 10 Il moderately thin
batter; bake i'll gem pans or muffin
rings. Old Homestead.
Grape Jclly.--Stcm ripe grapes and
put III a preserve Kettle, let come TO 4
boil, mash and strain. Put the juice on
to boil for twenty minutes, then add
thrcc-quartcrs Of a pound Of sugar 10
every pint Of juice, skim while boiling,
let cook fifteen minutes. Green grape
Jelly may he made the Same way, but
will require pound OF sugar to II pint
Of juicc.-Boston budget.
There are times that little llnowl-
edge touching ice is valuable. 1t is well
to know that to keep ice warm is to
keep it cold. piece of leo in a pitcher,
with pail over the pitcher and rug
over the pail, will keep all night. A
piece of ice in a refrigerator covered
with n snug white blanket will cheat
tho greedy iccman every day and snap
slucy fingers at tho milk that does not
dare get sour or the becfstcak that dare
not fail.
Tho English Mechanic prints tho
following as a speedy cure for rhcuma-
tism: Ono q uart OF milk, quite hot, into
which stir one ounce of alum-this will
make curds and whey. l.athc part az
fcctcd with the whey until too cold. In
the meantime keen the cur,ls hot. and.
after bathing, put them on rs poul-
ticc, wrap in flannel, and 30 to slccr
(you cam. Three applications should
be perfect euro, even in aggravated
cases. This may he worth trying; il
can certainly do no harm.
York ana Lancaster Icc-crcam. Tic
every pint OF cream use quart of milk,
and two tablcspoCnfuls OF arrowroot
boil gently Till it thickcns, and make
very sweet. Iiavc two frcezcrs: poul
half tho quantity into one and flavor
with lemon Color the rest n delicate
pink with cochincal, and flavor viii
rose, putting il into the othcr freezer
In dishing take & large spoonful Of cacl
kind, laying the rounded side upward
on the dish. They lool: at IL little dis
lance like two beautiful roses. House
keeper.
Baked Lobster. tho inca
from the tail and claws OF large lob
stcr; split the tail and remove string
roll the meat in melted butter. then il
fine cracker crumbs; add sal; and pep
per; place them in a very shallow par
and put them into Il hot oven for about
20 minutes; haste twice with butter
while cooking; remove quickly to Il hot
platter; pour over the gravy in the par
and a little Worcestershire sauce over
each piece; garnish with chopped capcr.
and parsley, and use at once. --Bostol
Herald.