The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-11-22
FIRESlDE FRAGMENTS.

Butter or cans of milk may be kept
perfectly cold by being wrapped in Q
cloth and set in a deep dish containing
a little water, whore air is circulating.
How to Boil an Egg: To boil an egg
properly put it in a vessel, cover with
cold water, place over the fire, and tho
second your water begins to boil your
egg is done. The white is as delicate
as a jelly and as easily digested, and
nutritious, as it should be.-Boston
Budget.
To Roast Quail: Pick carefully,
draw and truss them, cover the breasts
with q slice of fat bacon or pork, sprin-
kle with pepper lightly, secure with
skewers, tie them to the spit and roast
them fifteen minutes; serve them very
hot, we'll buttered and with grape jolly.
Boston Herald.
-Waxed paper, which is very useful
for wrapping up articles that are to be
kept dry, and not exposed to the air,
may be prepared from tissue paper. In
close q piece of a or paraffine In q
piece of muslin, lay the paper on q hot,
fiat surface, rub it with the wax and az
it melts spread it evenly over the paper.
IN. Y. World.
To cure hiccoughs sit erect and in
fate the lungs fully. Then retain the
breath, bond forward slowly until the
chest meets the knees. After slowly
rising again to the erect position, slowly
exhale the breath. Repeat this process
the second time and the nerves will be
found to have received an excess of en-
- fhaf uui11 nnohln than tn nnpfnrtn
their natural functions.
Sauce Tartare. for Outlets: Put the
yelks of two eggs into a s~oup-plate;
add a Tablespoonful of salt, mix and
work in, drop by drop, one gill of salad
Oil; add a dash of cayenne, half a tea
spoonful of onion-iuice, and one table,
spoon OF tarragon vinegar. Chop fine
two olives. one small picked cucumber,
one tablespoonful of capers, and one Of
parsley, and add.-Demorest's Monthly.
Maple Sugar Johnny-cake: Three
scant cupfuls of Indian meal, one and
one-half cupfuls Of -four, n tea
spoon full of salt, one ~teaspoonful
Of ginger, mixed together. Add one
cupful of finely chopped suet, n cup
full of maple sugar, two and one-half
bPlui VI oouh hiiiN III "h1Sh " Ia
solved one t~easpoonful of soda, one
beaten egg. Beat we'll. Spread in a
tin and bake three-quarters of IN hour.
Good House Keeping.
Puff Paste: One pound of -four, one
pound Of fresh butter, salt to taste.
Divide the butter and -four in half, mix
half Of each into a pliable dough into
cold water. Roll out the dough, cut of
bits Of the remaining half pound of but
ter (using each time one-fourth of it)
sprinkle about over the dough, sift over
this One-fourth of the remaining half
pound of flour, fold over and again roll
out. but do not roll hard. When rolled
put OF another fourth of the butter and
flour and roll. Continue until all of the
butter and fiour has been used. Roll up
in a towel for an hour or two when it
will be ready for use.-Ladies' Home
!, Journal.
To Preserve Crab Apples: Take of
the stems and core them with a pen
knife, without cutting them open,
Weigh a pound of granulated sugar for
each pound OF prepared fruit. Add one
tescup OF water to each pound of sugar
n put it over a moderate fire. When
the sugar is all dissolved and hot put
the apples in, Let them boil gently
until they are clear, then skim out and
spread them on fiat dishes. Boil the
syrup until it Is thick; put fruit in jars
n pour syrup over it. Lemon may be
boiled with the syrup if desired, one
lemon being enough for several pounds
Of fruit. Or crab apples may be pre-.
served whole with stem on; in this case
use three-quarters OF a pound of sugar to
| each pound of fruit. Detroit Free Press.