The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-08
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.


proved if it is ground very fine. and
much loss is required for household use
If 1t is pulverizcd.
Apple Jam: Ono pound apples. ono
pounl sugar. one-half lemon, small lot
OF whole ginger. Boil all together until
dono and put in jar.-Dctroit FREQ Press.
Egg Chowdcr: Cut good sized
piece OF pork in small squares and fry
brown over Il quart OF sliced potatoes
and small onion. Cook until potatoes
arc done, then add threo we'll beaten
eggs AMI onc-half cup milk and cracisc rs.
Season to taStc.-Boston Globo.
Superior Cookies: Ono pound OF
flour, thrcc-quartors OF pound each OF
butter and sugar, three eggs, ono tea.
spoonful OF roSc-wator. Drop one spoon
iul OF tho wcll-boatcn batter for each
cookie into wcll-groased brcad-pnn,
and bake in quick ovcn.-Ladics' Homo
Journal
TO prepare new iron kottlo for
use fill it with clean potato pcelings
ana boil them an hour or SO, then wash
the kettle we'll. rinse with hot water.
and rub it with u little lard; repeat tho
rubbing several timos after using it.
This will prevent rust and other annoy
nnccs apt to occur in first using now
kettle.
If it is desirable to keep an article
very cold. or to cool it spootlily and leo
Is not to be had. n pan OF cold wator
on tho cellar-bottom will often so"vo
tho purpose. On very hot days, perish
ablo articles. rs milk, buster or borrios,
arc sometimes hung in the we'll, AMI
they arc delightfully."- cool and sweet
when they rcappcar. But leo is best
AMI It scrvccablo.
Very Nice Croqucttcs: A nice way to
uso cold beef for supper or luncheon is
to take ono pint OF chopped beef. four
mcdium-Si2cd potatoes, ju CO OF halt u
lemon, half cup Of stock or hot water,
one tcaSpoonful of onion juice, salt nm
pepper. Mix all together, shape nico-
~, dip in beaten egg and crncsor
crumbs, AMI fry in boiling lard two or
thrco minutes until they uro dclica TO
brown. --loston Budget
Apple Bread Pudding: Remove tho
crusts from slices of bread, butter them
we'll, and line tho bottom of pudding
dish; pour over as much boiling wator
as the bread will absorb: peel and chop
juicy, tart apples; add thick layer of
the apples; sprinkle with sugar and INV
spice preferred; fill tho dish with alter
nate layers OF bread and apple; add
small bits Of butter to tho top. bake ono
hour and servo with cold sauce. -Bos-
ton Herald.
TO Preserve Fruits Without Sugar:
Carefully pick over tho fruit and fill tho
jars full. Place them up to tho ncclSs
in cold water in your preserving kettle
Tho tops should be lightly screwed on
and cloth placed in tho bottom of the
kettle 10 prevent the hoAt from break
ing the jars Let Tho watcr just como
to boil. and keep this heat up for
thirty minutc'. Fill with boiling waicr
and cork tightly. rlaco in IL cool place
OH their sides and roll thom over every
DAY or two for II couple of weeks
--lIccf Soup: Break the bono of a
modcratcly-s shin OF bcrf; cover
with five or six quarts OF cold water ana
add one tablespoonful OF salt; remove
tho scum and coYcr closely; let it sim
MGR slowly md steadily for six or scv II
hours; take out the beet and set tho
stock 10 cool after S.raining it; skim
well the ncXJ day, add one grated car
rot. two small onions minccl; two small
turnips, cut i'll two pieces; half INT
tomatoes. sprig OF parsley. celery
top Tor bruised celery scrd). ono small
rcd pepper. minced; spices to taSto. and
for thickcning ono tablespoonful OF bmt-
ter and Drowned four rubbol together;
place in tho turccu two hard DO lod
egg, mashed smooth. AMI turn in tho
soup after straininG through sicvc.
COMMON- EDUCATION.
From u Lecture by j. H. Kcito-- NJ d.