The Colfax chronicle., 1891-10-24

FlRESIDE FRAGMENTS
-For cofEeo padding. beat together
one cupful Of butter, one and a hall cup
fuls Of sugar, one cupful molasses. one
eco. one cupful cold coffee, four cupfuis
wenared fionr. one Tablespoonful OF
cloves. one tablespoonful of cinnamon,
one grated nutmeg; add one-hat pouno
each of raisius and currants. II dcsirco'
Bake, and eat with any sauce prcferrca'
IN. Y. Word.
Potato Rissoles: Mix with mashed
potatoes. salt, pepper and butter 20
taste, together with a well-beatcn egg
(if the eggs arc small you had better
use two). Make up the mixture INTO
small rolls, cover with egg and orcao
crumbs and fry in boiling lard 20 2
golden brown. Drain well on clean
brown paper before serving. Detroit
Free Press
Fried Tomatoes: Cut ripe or green
tomatoes in two or three pieces. mix
handful Of Indian meal with some pep
per and salt. dip the tomatoes into It
and fry in butter, with care not 70
scorch. Lay the slices upon hot d'sn'
make gravy of . emp OF milk. two tea
spoonfuls corn starch, little butter ana
salt and pour over them Boston
Budget
Pretty and Inexpensive paper racks
can be made by taking bamboo canes or
any light wood for frames, and covering
il with Chinese mating on which any
pretty design may be painted. In paint
ing on mating bold effect should rather
be sought than extreme carefulncss OF
detail Screens made of mating tackled
on suitable frames are likewise very
pretty. and by one who handles paint
brush readily. very easily made. Chris
tiau at Work
Lemon Ice: The favorite is made
by taking the juice of six lemons and
the grated peel of three, and the juice
and rind of one large sweet orange
Steep all together one hour, and then
strain and add one pint of water and
one pint Of sugar; stir we'll until the
sugar is all dissolved, and then freeze
If you open your freezer three times
during the operation. and stir mp the
contents well. it viii improve the result
Good Housekeeping.
"A good tooth powder can be made
by mixing six ounces of Peruvian bark
with half an ounce Of sal ammoniac.
Shake it well before using. Take .
spoonful and hold it near the teeth;
then with q finger dipped into it rub the
gums and teeth, rinsing thoroughly
with warm water afterward. This tinc-
ture cures toothache. preserves the
teeth and gnms aud makes them adhere
to each other.
-Tartlets: Make paste with ounce
Of butter. two ounces of -four, the yolk
of an egg. little water, pinch Of salt
Mix and roll out to thickness of half an
inch and line some small pans with it.
Take two ounces of finely grated cheese.
beat it up in bowl with the yolks of
two eggs Add pepper, salt, cayenne
and nutmeg, sccording to taste-very
little of the two latter will do. Then
work in three tablespoonfuls Of cream,
6ll each pattypan with the mixture and
bake in the oven until done. Detroit
Free Presa
spoon Biscuit: Put to the yolks OF
four eggs quarter of pound of fine
sugar and the grated peel of one lemon.
mix them together for ten minutes then
whip the whites to . firm froth and put
half of it TO the yolks, mix it well. then
add the remainder; stir all very gently
and lay it with q spoon on sheets of
paper. let each biscuit be the thickness
and length Of q finger and quite dis
tance apart, strew them with fine white
sugar, lay tho papers on baking tins
and when the sugar dissolves put them
into q moderate oven; let the door re-
main open Eve minutes, then close for
about quarter of an hour; when cold,
take the biscuit from the paper with .
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