The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-27
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

"A 1ull Tablespoonful Of -four makee
one-hnlf ounce.
keep silver and nickel ornaments
and mounts bright by rubbing with
woollen cloths saturated in spirits Of
ammonia.
-Shoo-Fly.-One cup of sour cream.
half-cup of butter, two cups OF sugar,
whites OF four eggs, three cups Of flour,
flavor with citron or bitter almonds;
add to tho cream half teaspoonful OF
more Of soda.
Economy Is simply the avoidance OF
oil waste, and economical housekeeping
means the endeavor to obtain for the
whole household tho utmost amount of
health, comfort and enjoyment Of life.
London Queen.
Apple Pufrs.-Six apples slowed,
strained, favored and sweetened to
taste; add pinch of salt Cut paste in
to pieces four inches square, put on q
spoonful Of sauce. fold over tho othor
half, and bake in pan linod with pa
per.-Good Housekeeping.
Sugar Biscuits.-One and half
pints of flour, pinch of salt, one coffee
cupful Of sugar, two teaspoonfuls Of
baking powder. ono tablespoonful of
lard, two eggs. half pint of milk. Mix
into smooth batter drop into tins. Bake
In hot ovon eight or ten minutea
Housekeepor.
All engravings or photographs that
are framed in wood up to the edge look
much better if the franc Is rathor fiat
and the wood is stained to harmonize
with the tones of the picture. A silver
or bronze beading is now often used on
the outside of tho frame, instead of in
side next the picture.
Fried Celery. ITO servo with boiled
fowl or turkey. Gut tho white pieces
OF celery into lengths about four inches
long, dust Thorn with salt and pepper
dip them in beaten egg, then in bread
crumbs. and fry quickly in smoking hot
fat. Drain on brown paper and servo
very hot.-Demorest's Monthly.
Dainty Corn Meal Muflins.-Beat
together in order mentioned, two eggs,
two tablespoonfuls of white sugar, one
and half cups sweet milk, half-tea-
spoonful of salt, cupful OF Indian
meal (whito preferred), two cupfuls of
flour sifted with two hcaping teaspoon
fuls OF baking powder and ono table,
spoonful OF melted butter. Bake in hot
Rom pans for twenty minutes in hot
oven. Delicious. Wator may Be used
instead OF milk. Those left oyer NOV
DO relocated by steaming, or may DO
used for tho foundation OF buildings.
Boston Budget
-German Potato Balls-Take one
pint OF mashed potatoes; add to them
whilo they arc hot one tablespoonful OF
butter, two tablespoonfuls OF cream or
four OF milk, salt pepper and q teaspoon.
ful OF finoly-chopped onion and tho
same quantity of chopped celery, also
three tablespoonful of flour; mix we'll
together; form into balls; roll them vol
In beaten egg, drop them into boiling
fat; place in colandor until oil arc
cooked; thcn place on a sheet of white
paper on fiat dish garnish with pars-
ley and servo hot-Boston Herald.
Tho skirting steak Is both cheap
and tender, but SO dry that 1t requires o
little additional extra dripping or suet
dotted about 1t when baking. Scattor
those over the steak, with salt and pep
per, little sage or sweet marjorum and
little onion juice or n small onion
grated. Over these spread q thick layor
OF mashed potato (cold, left over from
the day before, is as good as any). Roll
up the steak and tie with o cord so that
1T Will look something like duck. Put
1T In a dripping pan, with either hot
water or stock, and little catsup or a
tablespoonful of vinegar. Baste fire.
quently while baking.