Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-02-26
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

The outer skins Of onions make
very pretty yellow dye for silk or wool
en-; set with alum
Uncover your soup kettle as little
as you conveniently can while IL is ooh-
ing. and then only to skim the substance
that rises 10 the surface
When silver spoons become discol'
ored from eggs seour them with fine
table salt This will remove the discol-
Grafton, which is caused by the sulphur
in the egg. and will not scratch or wear
the silver.
-well-constructed and properly
maintained roads are Of Importance and
value 10 every citizen, says recent
writer, and much more 80 than many
affairs that are absorbing the attention
Of the people in their homes, public
meetings. and Legislative halls The an
nual loss through badly-kept highways
may easily he reckoned among the mill
ions.
How 70 Cut a Pineapple; Pare il
carefully. and with the point of the
knife take out all the eyes; then. with
silver fork. pick the fruit from the
core in bits as large as an almond or
Brazil nut Cover with sugar or not. as
preferred; sugar draws out the juice
Place on ice in time to have IL well
chilled when served.-Christian In
quirer.
Ham on Salad: Hand scrape a ham
| of about twelve pounds; saw of the
knuckle and put it in large saucepan;
add sufficient cold water TO make IL
swim; add two carrots two onions.
celery. twelve cloves. blade of mace.
thyme and four bay leaves; let il boil
and simmer very slowly for four hours;
then let il get cold in it's own liquor.
| When cold remove the rind. trim off the
| rough fat. cut in thin slices. dish on
salad. garnished with slices Of lemon.
beetroot. aspic jelly and parsley.
-Potted Beef Tongue with Chicken:
Take the meat off the chicken-do no,
use the skin and sinews. Chop and
| pound well with pound of tongue. boil
the bones TO make a glaze. and moisten
the meat With il; season with salt. pep
per. nutmeg and n spoonful of butter.
After pounding well and running
through a sieve, press it in pots. stand
the pots in a stew-pan with hot water
in the bottom Let steam thirty min
utes, then cool Wipe dry and cover
with hot butter Ladies Home Journal
| Pea Soup: Cut in pieces four pound.
of veal and put into kettle with four
or five quarts of water; boil and keer
well SKINNED When the veal is boiled
80 that il will fall to pieces. strain the
liquor and TO il add two pints of canned
(or greenl peas Boil until they ars
quite dissolved into the broth Have
boiled in another pot two quarts of pea.
with two or three humps of white sugar
add this to the soup and serve This i.
a rather expensive dish. as il requires
in winter three cans of Peas.-Detroi'
Free Press
Short Cake: One-half cup Of butter
worked into one quart of -four. thres
heaping teaspoons of baking powder
the well-beaten yelxs Of two eggs. a
little salt and enough milk to make a
thick batter; bake quickly. split with a
warm knife. cover with butter. then
with fruit Of any kind well sweetened
teamed fruit can be used: turn the
piee that was the top the topside down
and cover with fruit the same as other
piece: over all spread whipped cream or
meringue of the whites of two egg.
and tablespoon Of sugar; brown slight.
ly in the oven--C hristian Inquirer.