The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-10
FlRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

TO take out spots from wash goods,
rub them with yells of egg before wash
ing.
Any method which will keep the
air from the inside of the shell will pro-
servo tho eggs for q certain length of
time.
-lIominy Gridlc-Callos: To two tea
cupfuls of warm, boiled hominy, add
two teacupfuls of milk or water, two
cupfuls of siftcd flour, u level teaspoon
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 rs sunlight
Will reduce to fceblencss tho flame of Il
wax candle; therefore white plaster
cast must not be placed near an oil
painting. -Demorest's.
Tho French cooks braisc all kinds
OF poultry. Poultry may all be lardcd
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 Iarfait: Take n gallon Of thick
cream, and add to it two cupfuls of
sugar and pint of strong black coffee,
whip all toa froth; whom stiff turn care
fully into an leo cream mold, press tho
lid on tightly, pack in leo and salt, and
freezo three hours.-I}oston Herald
Apple and Pear Marmalado: Take
equal quantities of such apples and
pears as will cook we'll together, ana to
each pound whom pared and curod allow
three-quartcrs of a pound of preserving
sugar Cook over n slow fire, continu-
ally stirring until tho fruit is quito
soft. Store in the usual way.-Indian-
apolis Sentinel.
bradford Cake: Beat tho whites OF
three eggs to a stff froth, add one cup of
sugar and beat we'll, then add one-half
cup OF butter that has been beaten to n
cream, onc-half cup of sweet milk, one
tcaspoonful of cream tartar, onc-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 ap-
pies cut very thin and fine; roll the
dough SO that it will form smooth roll,
and place i'll narrow, deep tin, add
little water, sugar and butter, and bake.
Serve in slices, and spread with butter
ana sugar; or mako liquid sauce of
crcamcd butter and sugar, beaton egg
ana Il pint of boiling water poured over
tho egg, sugar and butter; flavor to
tc.-Boston Budget
Bread: If you use compressed Yeast
boil thrcc or four potatoes, mash fine
take as much water as you will need to
mix your bread, mako n sponge and set
TO rise. When light add salt, table
spoonful of sugar and ono of lard. When
light make into Il stiff dough. knead and
chop with chopping knife, smooth
over and let rise again, mould into
loavcs and when sufficiently light bake
ono hour. If you uso ordinary yeast
cakos tho yeast must be raised oyor
night put the potatoes in tho yeast
then mako sponge in tho morning. =
Farm, Field and StocSman
Orange Jolly: Put the rind of two
deep-colorcd oranges, tho peel of two
lemons, two ounces isinglass, and a
largo lump of sugar into quart of
water; let them boil until tho isinrlass
is well dissolv cd; strain them through
Il silk sieve and add tho 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 Il hole about tho size of
a quarter with n sharp knifo in tho ton
OF tho orange; take out the pulp with
out breaking the peal, and use the Juice
for the jelly; put tho pocls in water to
make them firm, then drain them and
NIL them with the orange jelly; SGT on
ace and when you send thcm TO the
table, cut in quarters and place in n
pretty dish or basket. -IIousokceper.