The Colfax chronicle., 1891-03-14
FIResIoE FRAGMENTS.

When acid of any kind gets on sloth-
ing apply chloroform to restore the
color after wetting in ammonia water.
Thick sweet cream sweetened and
favored, and thickened with little
-four or corn starch and baked between
two crusts is excellent
Lamp chimneys may be cleaned by
holding them over tho steam from tea-
kettle. and then rubbing them with
soft cloth. Polish with newspaper.
Breakfast puffs: InRredients-The
whites OF five eggs; yelks Of five eggs;
one quart Of flour; salt Beat yelks
we'll, add beaten whites; mix with -four
and bake in gem pans in quick oven.-
Detroit Free Press.
To take the rust out of steel, rub
the steel with sweet oil; in day or
two rub with finely powered unslacked
lime until the rust all disappears. then
oil again, roll in wooden and put in .
dry place. especially II it be table cut
lery.,
Mashed Turnips: Pare the turnipa.
cut in thick slices, and let them stand
in cold water half an hour. then put
them ON to boil until tender; drain
them and mash through a colander; add
salt. butter and cream and pepper; mix
thoroughly and place in hot dish
Boston Herald.
To make pretty bed-covering, cut
twenty squares of butchers linen-six
inches is good sizo and ON each ork
. floral design in yellow or red wash
silk. Connect these with an insertion
of Russian lace and finish with wide
frill of the same. Narrow yellow or red
ribbon may be run through the inser-
tion il desired.
Steamed Oysters: Carefully pour
the liquor from a can of fresh oysters
into porcelain-lined kettle. Into it
put small bits of butter, with salt and
pepper to suit the taste. Now heat this
to almost the boiling point Into it
pour q half-pint of sweet cream, and
drop the oysters, one by one. into the
steaming mixture. Let them barely
cook through.
The latest fad of wealthy and fss-
tidious ladies is . craze, not for crazy
quilts. but silk sheets, daintily em-
broidered- Sachets. filed with some
delicate perfume, are fastened in the
the one with which the sachets are
filled. 10 embroidered over tho sheet Old
fashioned ''puffs'' or eider-down quilts
are filled inside with delicate perfumes,
and one rcclines not on. but under,
bed of roses
Yeast that will not sour: One pint
each of sugar and sifted flour, one-half
cup of salt and one large spoonful Of
ginger; mix we'll together. add little
warm water and stir till smooth; then
stir in five pints of boiling water in
which large handful Of hops has been
steeped and strained out When cool
enough, put in one-han cup OF yeast or
one yeast cake softened in warm water.
With . potato sponge one cup of this
yeast will raise seven large loaves OF
bread. 1t never fails Try it.-House-
hold.
-Lobsters with Curry: Remove the
meat from lobster and cut into small
pieces. Make sauce by melting two
tablespoonsful butter. add one table,
spoonful chopped onion and fry until
yellow; mix two tablespoonsful flour
and one teaspoonful curry together and
add; then pour on slowly one pint hot
milk. Strain. add one teaspoonful salt
one saltspoonful pepper and the lobster;
simmer ten minutes To test the fresh
ness of lobster bend the tail back and
if it springs again to its place the lob
ster is fresh; IL the tail remains
stretched out the lobster is stale. .-Bos-
ton Globe.