The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-15
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

-CoolSies.-Two cups of sugar, two
eggs two-thirds of cup of sour milk,
one cup of butter, one teaspoonful of
soda, flavor with nutmeg; add flour
enough to roll out, and bake in a quick
oven. Springfield (Massl Republican.
To Get Rid of Fleas Place the
common adhesive fly paper on the floors
of the rooms infested, with a small
piece of fresh meat in the center of each
sheet The fleas will jump toward the
meat and adhere to the paper Me-
chanical News.
Orange Puff. Take the rule given
for orange jelly. When the liquid be-
gins to thicken, add the beaten whites
of three eggs Stir thoroughly, and
place in one large mold, or in little in
dividual cups. 1t will turn out in shape.
Serve with cream. Good Housekeep-
ing.
"A bottle of turpentine should be
kept in every house, for its uses are
numerous. A few drops sprinkled
where cocL-roaches congregate will ex-
terminate them at once; also, ants, red
or black. Moths will flea from the odor
of it. Besides, it is an excellent APP
plication for a burn or a cut. 1t will
take ink stains out of muslin, when
added to soap; and will help to whitcn
clothes if added to them when boiling.
-Curried Fish. Cook one tablespoons
full of onion, cut very fine, in one table,
spoonful of butter for five minutes,
taking very great care that it does not
burn. Mix one tablespoonful of curry
powder with one tablespoonful of flour
and stir into the melted butter Add,
gradually, half pint Of cream, stirring
constantly. Then add a large cupful
OF any kind of previously boiled Ash;
let it simmer few minutes and serve
very hot.-Detroit Free Press.
Polish for Floors During spring
cleaning the following, taken from
Decorator amid Furnisher, may prove
useful for polishing wax floors: Boil in
water six and one-quarter pounds vel
low beeswax, rasped, and three pounds
pearl-ash; stir well, and when efferves-
cence ceases add three pounds dry yell
low ochre; then pour into tin. For
use add two and one-quarter quarts
boiling water; stir well, and apply
while hot; afterward polish with large
" "'iA "ht wipe WIFI coarse WOODEN
cloth Adapt quantity to floor size.
Fowl and Rice Croquettes. Put
one-half pound rice into one quart of
stock and boil gently for about half an
hour, then add three tablespooufuls of
butter and let it simmer till quite dry
and soft When cold make into balls,
hollow out the inside and fill with
minced fowl (which should be rather
thick, if too much gravy has been added
1t will spoil the croquettcs.) Cover over
the top with rice, dip the balls into
beaten egg sprinkle them with bread
crumbs, and fry to nice brown. Serve
very hot and garnish with fried parsley.
Orange Marmalade.- Take oranges
(the sour ones are best), and sugar in
any quantity so that their weight is
equal From one-fourth of the oranges
CRATE the rind. Cut the fruit in halves
across the grain" and scoop out all tho
pulp and juice, removing seeds and
fiber. Drain off what juice is liberated
and put it, together with the sugar, TO
boil. Let boil for about fifteen min
utes skimming all the time, after which
time put in the pulp, add the grated
rind, boil for fifteen minutes longer,
and put away in marmalade pots or
jelly glasses. This is excellent Do
troit Free Press.