The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-22
FlRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

crumbs soaked in one quart of sweet
milk, one-half cup of white sugar, two
eggs. beaten thoroughly, one cup of
raisins, one heaping tcaspoonful of but
ter and salt to suit the taste. Stir we'll
together and ballc.-Dctroit Free Press
If fire DO obstinate in starting
burn n little light lsindling wood or
paper on top of the coal This estab-
fishes Il draught at once, and the up
ward current soon makes itself mani
fest upon the fire below, and the flames
burn brightly in little while.
Free Press.
johnny Calsc.-Scald white Ir,lian
meal which has been sifted, stir it thor
oughly, add Il little salt and cold milk
to make it thin enough to turn into Il
baking tin, which must be creased to
prevent it from sticking. Make it one
inch thick in the pan and bake in Il
quick oven. 1t will take about twenty
minutes to cook.-Boston Budget
Salad Dressing. Beat yolks of two
eggs thoroughly, add one teaspoonful
of salt two of white sugar, one of
mustard, one tablespoonful of butter,
and four of vinegar: mix together. and
put in double kettle over the fire; stir
constantly until it thiclsens; set in ice
box until very cold When ready to
serve, pour over the cabbage and mix
lightly N. Y. Observer
Lavender, loosely strewn in drawers
and presses, is an excellent preventive
of moths. For fans, feathers and other
small belongings that need protection
the aromatic flowers are especially use
full, since they lend fragrance rs well
rs keep off the destroyer. Many women
find the lingering odor of camphor or
mothaline SO sickening that they prefer
to run the risk of moths rather than
use either. Such will welcome the new
value of lavender. n. Y. Times
Lotus Club Clam Soup. Chop fine
thirty large fine CLAIMS with their juice
add two and 4 half quarts of cold water,
let it come to boil, and add small
piece of salt pork, two large onions.
n little mace and parsley. With four
even tablcspoonfuls of flour mix one.
fourth pound of butter, n little salt and
pepper. Boil hard one-half hour; take
from the fire, and add the we'll beaten
yolSs of four eggs and one pint of hot
milk. Do not put on the fire again
Boston Herald
Cold Tomato Catsup. -EIavc ready
oquarts of the strained juice and pulp
of tomatoes fully ripe, but sound. Chop
fine 4 pepper pods, green and red,
after extracting their seeds. Two tea.
cupfuls of best white sugar, half tea.
cupful of black mustard seed, l table.
spoonful of black pepper, l teacupfu,
| of celery chopped fine, and the same O.
silvcr-skinned onions, half tcacupfu
of salt, adding teaspoonful of pow.
darn oil II
vinegar. Store this capsup in glass
bottles, leaving room in the neck OF
each for n teaspoonful of olive oil
which will cffcctually keep off molt
and prevent fermentation.-Har
Bazaar.
-Braising. one of the hes
methods for cooking an old turkey ant
n pleasant change from the roast, il
any case, is by braising- stewing gently
and for Il long time in closely covered
vessel. a recent writer directs tina
this shall be done upon bed of sal
pork, with savory herbs and vegeta ble
such mixture as would make
savory soup"-and it may be served
with macaroni-thc macaroni steweC
and the broth from the kettle strainet
over it. The kettle must be kept closel,
covered, and the cooking will requir,
from three TO four hours, or pcrnap
even morc.-Good Housekeeping.
Ine Lady and tile Elephant
The London courts will be called upoI
soon to decide one of the most curious
cases that ever puzzled legal brains
A lady was seated IL few weeks ago il
the geological gardens, and for Sc
curity's sake removed f-o:n her peck 81
to her lap Il purse containing six SOW
creigns. The show elephant shortl,
nfterward came on his round, and mis-
taking the brown purse for bun
gracefully transferred it to its trunk
and thence into it's stomach Th
management of the gardens were a
once appealed to, and cmctics applied
but no more than two OF tn, sovercign
and munchc.l bits of The purse were lie
covered. The solicitors for the lad,
arc now, therefore, suing the geological
society for the missing four sovcrcgns
ana, seeing that the society posscssc
the elephant, aid the elephant pos
sesses the sovcrcigns, the plaintiff
claims to have n clear casc-Londol
Daily Chronicle.