The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-25
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

Apple Jelly: Use fair. sour apples.
Slice them, skins, seeds and all, and
sumner with one-half CUP Of water
till we'll cooked and soft. Thon strain
through cloth, add a pound of sugar to
a pint OF juice, boil few moments,
Swimming till clear; then pour into
glasses. and cover when cold.-rndian-
apolis Sentinel.
-Half-pint jelly-glasses are the best.
Thoy 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
day or two in some sunny window,
cover them, if possible. with bits Of
glass, and as tho moisture gathers on
the undersidc wipe it carefully away.
White Cake: One pint of butter,
VOL creamed, to this add two pints of
sugar, one pint of corn starch dissolved
In one pint of sweet milk (can use flour
instead of starch); three pints of flour,
measured after being sifted tkree times;
two heaping teaspoons of baking pow
der, wcll mashed, mixed in tho flour:
whites of twelve eggs, we'll bcaten.-
Detroit Free Press.
Chicken Pattics: Chop the chicken
meat, FREQ from gristle, season with
salt, pepper and little celery or sage,
place little of the meat on pieces of
pun paste, press tho edges together,
making small turnovers, place them in
shallow pan, and bake nice brown,
serve with drawn butter or gravy
mado from the liquor in which tho
chicken was coollcd.-Boston Herald
-Lamp-burners, to give good light,
should be cleaned at least once a month.
10 clean them. take piece of soda tho
size OF walnut put it into quart of
soft water, place tho lamp-burnor in it
an Old tomato-can is good enough
and set it on tho stove; after BOILING
Tor five minutes, remove the burner,
and, when put back on tho lamp it will
be "a good as new.
Fish for an Invalid: Ono small fish,
small sprig of parsely, one tablespoon
OF milk. Got nico fresh, white fish;
clean it VOL, put it into small Jolly
jar with tho milk and parsely well
washed, cover very closely with paper,
and set it in a saucepan of boiling water
at the side of tho fro for half an hour.
This is worry light way of cooking fish
Tor an invalid 1t can be skinned and
boncd, il preferred.-N. Y. Observer.
-Chocolato-Cocoanu Cako: For the
cake, one cup of sugar, ono tablespoon
full of butter, one-half cup of milk,
two eggs. ono and one-half cups OF flour,
ono teaspoonful Of baking powder. Bake
in jelly-tins. This will mako two thick
layers. For tho filling, melt one-t third
Of cake of chocolate, add half cup Of
sugar, three tablespoonsful of milk and
Tablespoonful of vanilla Mix these
ingredients until smooth, then add one
half grated cocoanut to the chocolate,
and spread between the layers and on
top.-Boston Budget.
Pressed Chicken: Use plump, younp
chickens; allow one and half pints of
cold, sailed water for each chicken, let
come to bon gradually, then boil fast
until tho meat will faii from the bones,
and tho liquor is reduced to less than
half; while boiling tho liquor should be
skinned several times. Chop the meat
fine, first removing tho bones and skin;
strain the liquor through cloth; sea-
son tho moat 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; set
away to cool with heavy plato over it.
-iousekeeper.