Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-03-26
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

Roll Jelly Cake: Three eggs, one
cup each of sugar and -four, two tea
spoons baking powder, and four tea
spoons boiling water. When baked lay
{ in wet towel and spread quickly
with jelly; roll, and wrap the towel
around it.-Household.
Mock Turtle Soup: Add to three or
four pints of veal or beef broth, one
tablespoonful Of flour nicely Drowned,
in two tablespoonful of butter. Boil
for five minutes and then add one-hah
cupful of cooked veal cut into small
pieces. Boil for five minutes longer,
then pour over two hard boiled eggs and
half of a lemon cut in square pieces and
placed in the bottom of a tureen.-Dc-
troit Free Press.
When decanters and carafes become
so discolored inside that shot of fine
Goals will notcleanse them, fill the bot
tie with finely chopped potato skins,
cork tightly, and let the bottle stand
for three days, when the skins will fer
ment. Turn out and rinse. The bottle
will be as bright and clean as when
new.
To remove and prevent dandruf a
good wash is made from two ounces Of
pulverized borax, two ounces of gum
camphor, broken in small pieces, one
quart of boiling water. Bottle and cork
tightly. Before each time of using
strain small quantity and dilute with
an equal portion of water. Apply to-
the head with a flannel cloth or with
the hands. Wash the head and hair
afterward with soft water.
Supper, which should be one of the
pleasantest meals of the day, because
at this hour work is over, and the
family can enjoy one another's society
without anticipation of coming duties,
is too often neglected by the housewife,
who does not realize its Importance.
There should always be one warm dish,
which need not be elaborate or expen-
sive. Cold bread and butter, dish Of
fruit and slice of cake form an old
fashioned unrelished country supper.
Celery on Toast: If not used in
soup, celery may be creamed and served
on toast The following recipe is well
worth trying: Cut the stalks of celery
AuOO AuClA pICCCSY CON6T Incm Will ul1lk
and let them boil until tender. Season
TO taste with salt and pepper, and iber.
ally with butter, pour over squares Of
hot toast and serve at once. The milk
may be omitted and the vegetables
stewed in water till tender, seasoned TO
taste with salt, pepper and butter. In
this recipe it is not to be served on
toast. A. pinch Of soda should be added ,
while it is cooking.-Boston Budget
"A jewelers. journal tells how to :
wash channels skin as follows: Make a
weak solution of soda and warm water. /
rub plenty of soft soap into the leather
and allow it to remain in soak for two
hours, then rub it well until quite clean;
afterwards rinse it well in a weak solu-
ton composed Of warm water, soda and
yellow soap. 1t must not be rinsed In
water finally, for then itwould be so
hard as to be unfit for use. 1t is the
small quantity of soap left in the
leather that allows the finer PARTICLES Of
the leather to separate and become
soft like silk. After rinsing wiring well
in rough towel and dry quickly, then
pull It about and brush it well and II
viii become softer and better than most
new 1eather.-N. z. World.
-zAailads RuasiRE KozE Lars An