The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-23
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.


the pound and is much chea"er, as
twisted wire.
Carolina Corn Cakes: One and half
pints of corn meal, half pint of wheat
flour, three eggs, salt. Add these, beat
ing well, to one quart sour milk. Add
one small teaspoonful of dissolved soda,
and one small saltspoonful of tartaric
acid. Bake in muffin rings. Serve hot.
Water is somewhat purified, or
rather cleanSed. in freezing, but hard,
clear ice contains visible suspended i'm
purities, and more that are invisible.
Snow ice is very apt to be unclean, and
the only safe way is to keep food and
water away from direct contact with
ice, unless it be artifcially made from
distilled water, a recent process that
promises to become very popular.
English Steak: Choose the tender
est part of beef; have it cut an inch
thick; broil it over hot Goals and cover
with plate while cooking; have some
butter, Il little salt and pepper, with Il
little hot water in dish; when the
steak is ready to turn dip it in this two
or three times; when done pour the
basting over it and add butter.-BoSton
Herald.
For small articles about the house,
such as book covers, blotting-cases, wall
pockets and the like. revival of the
darned backgrounds, once so popular,
has taken place. The design is merely
outlined and lightly filed in, and hence
-, of d.
and artistically irregular stitches of the
foundation. The work is easy, the work.
er's attention being mainly required to
keep the lines of stitches quite straight.
Chocolate caramels: Boil together
for nearly half an hour two cupfuls of
brown sugar. one cupful of molasses,
one large tablespoonful of butter and
three tableSpoonfuls of flour, then stir
half pound of grated chocolate into
half cupful of sweet milk and pour
into the pan. stirring it often after it
begins to harden. 1t may be tested by
dropping little in cold water. Flavor
to taste with vanilla.-N. y. World.
An odd splasher: Take three palm
leaf fans and in oils tint them according
to the coloring of the bedroom. If blue,
for one side almost pure Prussan blue,
dark, rich and deep: the next paint
soft bright blue, for which mix white,
emerald green, Antwerp blue, and
tiny touch of cadmium. Make the third
Il pale blue, using the same colors, only
more white. Tie the three fans together
in the shape of large clover leaf. with
Il big bow of blue ribbon.-Good House
keeping.
When spongiug the whole body of a
sick person. do not expose more of the
surface of the body at one time than
can be quickly gone over, rapidly dried,
and at once recovered. If the sponging
has been ordered to reduce temperature,
it should be done with water one hun
dred degrees, and containing some alec
hOl to aid evaporation. The Sponging
must be done under cover of sheet, and
the sponge must not be wet enough to
dampen the covering. Do not dry. but
allow the moisture to cvaporate. Such
Il spOnging at stated times is most re-
freshing to a burning fever patient, and
never fails to bring the desired result
a reduced temperature, quiet nerves and
refreshing sleep.
Potato Olives: Peel the requisite
quantity of potatoes, and cut them into
the shape of olives; rinse them well in
cold salt and water. then drain and put
them into a saucepan of boiling sailed
water, and boil very gently until quite
soft. but not at all broken. Strain of
the liquid, allow the potatoes to dry by
the side of the stove, then dip each one
into wcll-beaten egg, and roll it in Il
savory mixture composed of say, four
tablespoonfuls of fine bread-crumbs,
two tableSpoonfuls Of grated cheese. one
tablespoonful of minced parsley, and Ii
seasoning of salt and pepper. Press
this covering firmly into the olives, then
fry from eight to ten minutes in boiling,
clarified fat. Drain thoroughly, dish
up prettily on ii hot napkin, garnish
with sprigs of crisp, fried parsley, and
serve just as hot as possible.-Ladies'
Home journal.