The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-14
FfREstDE FRAGMENTS.

Ito fasten labels to tin cans, add
one 'teaspoonful of brown sugar to one
quart of paste. II Detroit Free Press.
Thick sweet cream thiclened and
favored, and thickened with a little
-four or corn starch and baked between
two crusts. is excellent
Egg Chowdcr: 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
minute and serve. boston Budget.
To Boil Salt Mackerel: Wash the
mackercl, and soak over night in clear,
cold water and boil gently thirty min
utea Serve with them plain boiled
rice and boiled potatoes. Detroit Free
Press.
One of the latest novelties for diu-
ner table decoration is heart of vel
vety pansies, suggestive of the poetic
name of the flower heartscase. Tho
splendid mass of decp-toncd blossoms
are deftly brought into strong relief by
spray of white stcphanotes thrown
lightly across its surface.-N. Y. World.
Chicken and Okra (Southern Gum
boy: Cut up q chicken, roll in -four, and
fry in boiling lard; add sliced onion.
Pour two cupsful of boiling water over.
and lei simmer ten minutes; add n pod
of red pepper. let boil thick, season with
salt and a tablespoonful of butter. Dish
and serve with boiled rice.-Good House
keeping. H
--Waffles: Beat the whites and yolhs
of four eggs separately. To the yolks
add two tabsspoonsfuI of butter. one
quart of milk. one teaspoonful of soda,
salt, two teaspoonsful of cream of tar
tar and flour enough to make thin
batter. Add the whites of the eggs
the last thing aud stir we'll. Bake in
waffle irons. Baking powder may be
used instead of the soda and cream of
tartar If preferred Farmer.
BUNS: Three cupsful sweet milk,
one cupful 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;
-four enough to roll like biscuit; knead
we'll and set to rise Ave 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 for a cushion which is mere
ly an elaboration OF the covers made of
mems white linen hemstitched handker-
chiefs was seen in suburban parlor
recently. A large-sized plain black silk
muller, with hemstitched border, had
been powdered all over with tiny
Johnny jumpups," their gay little
faces worked in purple aud gold floss.
The square was then fitted on cushion,
whose lining was gol silk, and the four
corners had x1ktassels made of gold
colorcd fax.-N Y Times.
Slowed 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
a moment in the water, as that would
impoverish thcm.) 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 half a salt
spoonful of pepper. Cook them gently
for ten minutes having the wicl<s of the
lamp low, and serve on toast-Ladics'
Home Journal.