The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-15
FIRESIDE. FRAGMENTS.

Hermit CAKES. Oue-ndil cup Dutter.
one and onehalf cups sugar, one emp
currants, three eggs, one teaspoon of
all kinds of spices. one-half teaspoon
soda dissolved in a tablespoon of water,
-four enough to roll. Roll thin and cut
with cooky cutter Keep in well-cov-
cred iar-Boston Budget
Lemon Sauce: One teacup of sugar,
one-half teacup butter, one tablespoon
full of -four all we'll mixed together
Add grated rind of one lemon and pint
of boiling water, Boil five minutes.
When ready to serve put in the juice of
one lemon.
Equal parts Of glycerine and bay
rum applied at night is good for rough
hands For those who dislike the effect
of glycerine, camphor ice or cold cream
will be found beneficial. The white of
an egg and little powdered alum is
also good.-N. Y. World.
Cream Mullins: Half pint of flour,
half pint of sweet cream, third teaspoon
full of salt, thr eggs. Beat whites OF
eggs to a stiff froth: beat the yolks thor
oughly: add salt: add the cream very
gradually; stir in the -four and then the
whites very gently. Bake in buttered
gem pans, in quick oven for fifteen
minutes Detroit Free Press.
Preserved Cherries: Weigh the
stoned cherries, allowing ten pounds OF
sugar to twelve pounds of fruit. Put
| fruit and sugar together in a large jar;
| let it stand over night. The next day
drain off the juice and cook till it begins
| to thicken. then add the cherries and
cook till as thick as desired VIII keep
| in stone Jars Cover with buttered
| paper when cold and tie extra layers
| over -Housekeeper.
Silver Pie: Peel and CRATE one large
white potato, add the juice and grated
rind of one lemon, the beaten white OF
one egg, one cupful of fine white sugar,
| one cupful of cold water, bake in a nice
paste Beat the white of three eggs
stiff, add half cupful of sugar, and
flavor with lemon, spread on the pie
and brown delicately. Just before
taking it to the table lay on small
pieces of jelly or jam, to be eaten fresh.
Boston Herald
-Stewed Cucumbers: Peel the cucum-
bers, cut them into halves. then into
quarters, and then into eighths, boil in
sailed water for fifteen minutes. Have
ready two slices of toast, cut them in
two, and spread lightly with butter.
Lift the cucumbers carefully with a
SKINNER, and place them on the but
tered toast. Make sauce with one
tablespoonful of -four, one of butter,
and half pint of milk. season with
salt and pepper, and pour over the Gu.
umbers-Demorest's Monthly.
Eastern Plum Pudding: Two and
one-half cupfuls of -four, one cup OF
milk, one-half cupful sugar, two table
spoonfuls butter. two heaping teaspoon
fuls baking powder, whites of three
eggs, about quart of apples cut up and
sliced. Rub butter and sugar together
beat whites of eggs to stiff froth, mi,
! the -four and baking powder, add mill
to butter and sugar, stir in the fioul
with baking powder, add beaten whites
: pour into buttered cooking dish: sticl
full of apples. add one teaspoon of va
nilla: bake in moderate oven three
quarters of an hour. Sprinkle flou
, over the top after putting in the apples
, When the kitchen range is ''cleanet
, OUT there will be found in the du'
under the oven a considerable quantit,
of gray dust. 1t is not ashes exactly
, nor yet SCOT. but smoke deposit, a
! near akin to lampblack as coal fire
! able to produce, soft, light, impalpable
finer than the finest -four. Not man.
among those who throw this into tn
I ash bin are probably aware that this
: the best thing in the world for polish
Z ing tinware. far surprising all the pre-
pared powders and pastes sold for tina
o purpose. Apply it to the tin with
2 damp cloth, and few strokes will pre-
!. duce such luster as is on new ware, o
n as the engraver puts upon his zinc plate
!. by the use of charcoal Bulge