The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-11-06
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.


"A small box filed with lime and
placed on the shelf of the pantry or
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.
sihle. Flavor with vanilla. Cut in
rounds Good Housekeeping.
Frozen Oranges: Pare one dozen
sweet Florida oranges. With sharp
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 I'M
broken, simply wash them well with
hot water and place the chair in strong
draft This will cause the seat to
tighten up so effectually that it will be
stretched quite fat when dry 1t may
then be further stiffc with a coat of
varnish.-N. Y World
-Cocoanut Cream Candy: Take one
and one-half pounds of granulated
sugar, and the milk from cocoanut.
Mix together, and heat slowly until
sugar is melted; then boil for five min
utes. When boiled, add one coyoanut,
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 remcdi es for fleas in
or about a house is Persian insect pow
der used freely in their habitations.
There is Il great Zeal of difference in
the varieties of this pyrethrum powder,
which, if pure and unauthorized, is a GER
tain remedy against all varieties of in
sects. Buy it of a trustworthy druggist
in bulk. 1t costs about seventy five
cents or one dollar Il pound retail, but it
is so light that Il quarter of a pound is
large quantity.-N. y. Tribune.
Saratoga scuits: Heat q pint OF
new milk over the fire and when hot
enough to melt butter remove; add but.
ter the size of Il walnut, three beaten
eggs, three tab lespoonsful good yeast,
little salt, and flour enough to make
a soft dough. Let them rise in warm
place for tw or three hours. Make up
into small bis cult of bun shaped cakes,
lay close together on well buttercd
tin, and bake for fifteen minutes in
quick oven. odd Homestead,
sugar, one cupful of butter, one cupfuI
of milk, three cupfuls of flour, 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 ne-half cupful OF
chopped raisins, two tablcspoonfuls of
molasses, one teaspoonful of cinnamon,
one-half tcaspoonful of cloves, little
nutmeg and all-spice and little more
of flour. Bake in long tin same size
as the others, Put the three layers to-
gather with frosting or boil ed icing
with the fruit cake in the center
Eousekeeper.
"A Plain Rabbit Pie: Skin and
wash fine large rabbit, cut it into
joints and divide the head, then place it
in warm water to soak until thoroughly
clean, drain it on sieve or wipe with
a clean cloth; season it with pepper and
salt, sprig of parsley chopped fine;
cut three-quarters of pound Of quite
fat bacon into small pieces; dredge the
rabbit with flour and place it with the
bacon in a pie dish; pour in a small cup
full of water, or stock if you have it;
put paste border round the edges Of
the dish, and cover it with puff paste
about half an inch thick; orn ament and
glaze the top, make a hole in the CEN
ter and bake it.-Boston II erald.