The state capital., 1891-11-07
FiRESiDE FRAGMENfS.


"A small box filled with lime and
closet will absorb dampness and keep
the air dry and sweet.
WATERS: One cupful of butter, two
cupfuls of sugar. one or two eggs, one
third cupful of milk, one-quarter tea
spoonful of soda; as little flour as pos
sible. Flavor with vanilla. Cut In
rounds -Good Housekeeping.
Frozen Oranges: Pare one dozen
sweet Florida Oranges. With d shafp
knife cut the fruit in thin slices, begin
ming at the stem end Sprinkle over
these one cupful of sugar. Put in the
freezer and keep packed in salt and ice
two hours. Detroit Free Press.
When cane chair seats have become
limp and stretched so that they sink
in the center, but are entirely dn-
broken, simply wash them we'll with
hot water and place the chair in strong
draft. This will cause the seat to
stretched quite fat when dry 1t may
then be further stiff ened with a coat of
varnish.-N. Y. World
| -Cocoanut Cream Candy: Take one
and one-half pounds of granulated
sugar, and the milk from d eoeoanut.
Mix together, and heat slowly until
sugar is melted; then boil for five min
utes When boiled, add one cocoanut,
finely grated, and boil for ten minutes
longer, stirring constantly to keep it
from burning. When done, pour on but
tered plates and cut into squares. This
will take about two days to harden
Ladies' Home Journal.
One of the best remedies for fleas In
or about house is Persian insect pow
der used freely in their habitations.
There is great deal of difference in
the varieties of this pyrethrum powder,
which, if pure and unadulterated, is cer-
tain remedy against all varieties OF I'M
sects. Buy it of trustw orthy druggist
In bulk. It costs about seventy five
cents or one dollar pound retail, but 1t
is so light that quarter of pound is a
large quantity.-N. Y. Tribune
Saratoga Bis cults: Heat pint OF
new milk over the fire and when hot
enough to melt butter remove; add but
ter the size of a walnut, three beaten
eggs, three tab lespoonsful good yeast,
little salt, and flour enough to make
soft dough. Let them rise in warm
place for tw or three hours Make up
into small bis cult of bun shaped cakes,
Law close together on well buttered
tin, and bake for fifteen minutes in a
quick oven.-Old Homestead
Jenny Lind Cake: Two cupfuls OF
| Il - butt FIJI
of milk, three cupfuls of -four, whites OF
six eggs, three teaspoonfuls of baking
powder sifted into flour. Bake about
two-thirds of the batter in two long
tins for layer axes. To the remainder
of the mixture add one-half cupful oi
chopped raisins, two tablespoonfuls o1
molasses, one teaspoonful of cinnamon
one-half teaspoonful of cloves, a little
nutmeg and all-spice and little more
of flour Bake in long tin same size
as the others Put the three layers to
gether with frosting or boil ed icing
with the fruit cake in the center. -
Housekeeper.
A Plain Rabbit Pie: Skin an(
wash fine large rabbit, cut it int
Joints and divide the head, then place /
in warm water to soak until thorough,
clean, drain it on sieve, Or wipe will
a clean cloth; season it with pepper an'
salt, sprig of parsley chopped fine
cut three quarters of a pound of quit
fat bacon into small pieces; dredge tn
rabbit with -four and place it with tn
bacon in pie dish; pour in small cup
full of water, or stock if you have it
put paste border round the edges
the dish, and cover it with puff past
about half an inch thick; ornament an
glaze the top, make a hole in the cen
ter and bake it.-Boston I'll erald.