The Republican., 1891-10-09
FIRESIOE FRAGMENTS.

To fasten labels to tin cans, add
one teaspoonful of brown sugar to one
quart of paste. Detroit Free Press.
Thick sweet cream thickened and
favored, and thickened with little
flour or corn starch and baked between
two crustS, is excellent
Egg Chowder: Fry slices of pork;
cook onions and potatoes as for fish
chowder; just before serving, break in
to it as many eggs as eaters. Boil for
a minute and serve. Boston Budget.
To Boil Salt Mackerel: Wash the
maclzerel, and soak over night in clear,
cold water and boil gently thirty min
utes Serve with them plain boiled
rice and boiled potatoes. Free
Press.
One of the latest novelties for din
ner table decoration is heart of vel
vety pansies, suggestive of the poetic
name of the flower heartsease. The
splendid mass of deep-toned blossoms
are deftly brought into strong relief by
spray of white stephanOtes thrown
lightly across its surface. N. Y. World.
Chicken and Okra (Southern Gum
DOJs Sub u y d ClllChCIl, IOll Ill
fry in boiling lard; add sliced onion.
Pour two cupsful of boiling water over
and let simmer ten minutes; add pod
of red pepper, let boil thick, season with
salt and tablespoonful of butter Dish
and serve with boiled rice Good House
keeping.
-Waffles: Beat the whites and yollzs
of four eggs separately. To the yollSs
add two tabespoonsful of butter, one
quart of milk, one teaspoonful of soda,
salt, two teaspoonsful of cream of tar
tar and flour enough to make a thin
batter Add the whites of the eggs
the last thing and stir we'll. Bake in
waffle irons. Baking powder may be
used instead of the soda and cream of
tartar if preferred.-Prairie Farmer
Buns: Three cupsful sweet milk,
one cnpful yeast; -four enough to make
stiff batter. Set this sponge over
night; in the morning add one cupful
sugar, one-half cupful melted butter,
one-half a nutmeg; tablespoonful of salt;
flour enough to roll like biscuit; knead
well and set to rise five hours: roll one
half an inch thick; cut into round cakes
and put into the pan. When they have
stood one-half an hour make cross on
each one and put into the oven instant
ly.-Chicago Herald.
An idea fora cushion which is mere
ly an elaboration of the covers made of
mems white linen hemstitched handiler-
chiefs was seen in a suburban parlor
recently. A large-sized plain black silk
muttler with hemstitched border, had
been powdered all over with tiny
Johnny jumpups," their gay little
faces worked in purple and gold floss
The square was then fitted on u cushion.
whose lining was gold silk and the four
corners had heavy tasscls made of gold
colored tlaX.-N. Y. Times.
-Stewed Mushrooms on Toast: Cut
the stalks from some fresh mushrooms
Have two bowls; one-half full of col d
water. Rinse the mushrooms, one by
one, in the water, and drop them into
the second bowl They should not rest
moment in the water, as that would
impoverish them.) For one pound of
mushrooms put into the upper pan two
tablespoonfulS of butter: cut the mush-
rooms into this, and sprinkle over them
one teaspoonful of salt and alf salt
spoonful of pepper Cook them gently
for ten minutes, having the wiclls of the
lamp low, and serve on toast.-Ladies'
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