The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-20
FiaESlOE FRAGMENTS.

Yankee Dried Reef: Slice very thin,
put in frying pan with water to cover,
let come to a boiling point, pour off, add
pint of milk, lump of butter and little
flour for thicl1ening; stir well and just
before serving add one egg, stirring
quickly. -Household.
-Cocoanut Pie: One grated Cocoa
nut one pound of sugar, onc-half pound
of butter and six eggs. Beat the sugar
and butter as for cake, then mix in the
eggs and cocoanut- Bake with bottom
crust only. This quantity makes three
pies-N. y. World.
Tomato Soup: Put one quart toma-
toes, one pint stock, or water, one-half
tablespoonful sugar, one teaspoontul
salt, four cloves and four peppercorns,
on to boil. Simmer twenty minutes.
Fry one tablespoonful chopped onion
and one tablespoonful chopped parsley
in one tablespoonful butter until vel
low; add one tablespoonful cornstarch;
mix with and stir into the tomato. Sim
mer ten minutes, add more salt and pep
per if necessary and strain. Serve with
croutonS.-BOStOn Globe.
Oyster Salad: Boil five eggs from
Ave to eight minutes; put in cold water,
then peel. When cold chop the whites
and mix two small cans of cove oysters
throw away the juice. Mash the yelks
in dish and add two spoonfuls of but
ter and beat to d cream; add a little salt
and pepper, chop two or three heads OF
celery and mix all together. Add two
or three tablespoonful of vinegar to
moiSten it and set in % cool place until
ready to serve. Cove oysters are al
ready cool1ed.-N. Y. Observer.
boston Brown Bread: One and one
half tcacups flour, one and one-haf tea
cups cornmeal, one and one-half teacups
rye or graham -four, two and one-half
cups milk, slightly sour, one-half cup
sirup. a little salt, one teaspoon soda;
mix with spoon, place in two quart
basin: steam three hours. If | have
neither rye nor graham flour at hand,
make it with two cups of flour and two
and half of meal, and the rest as&bovC
given. 1t is very nice made this way
better than any baked brown bread
have ever tasted.
Cosmetic Oatmeal for the face anC
hands wet with water soon Sours, but
prepared in the following way will keel
good anv length of time: Take three
cupfuls of oatmeal and five of water (o
less quantity in the same proportion)
stir well, let it stand over night in Il coo
place; in the morning stir again, aftc
awhile stir thoroughly, and strain: le
it stand until it settles, then CAREFUL,
pour off the water, and add enough bay
+ rum to make the sediment about a
, thick as cream, or thinner if liked. Ar
, plv to the face with soft cloth, let
remain until nearly dry; then ru
! briskly with soft flannel. Shake we
, before using.--Ladies' Home Journal.
A Good Pudding: Take breaC
crustS or broken pieces, moisten yer
/ slightly with hot water so as to chop {
/ break up small. Have enough to max
: two quart pail half full, add handf1
+ of dried apples which have been choppe
o and soaked all night in half a cup {
q molasses, Il cup of raisins, half tie;
spoon of each kind of spice used
: buildings, and one egg. Grease TT
y pail, put in the mixture, put on the L
4 and plunge into a pot of boiling waite
q Boil three hours. 1t is more wholesom
and more easily digested than suet {
plum buildings, containing neither SOC
=, nor grease. Sauce-One tableSpoonf'
each, of butter, sugar, vinegar and Eou
. after mixing smooth, pour on one ha
pint boiling water, flavor with lemon.