The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-22
FIRESfDE FRAGMENTS.

The best material for cloth pudding
bags is heavy jean. These bags
should be well creased and afterward
dredged with -four before the pudding
is put in. A space equal to at least .
third of the space occupied by the pud-
ding should be left above it to allow for
it's rising.
Fried Rabbit: Anything in the line
of game or meat should be young and
tender to be fried Always dress rab-
bit carefully and soak in sailed water.
Wipe and dip in beaten egg and then in
-four or cracker crumbs. Fry a nice
brown in sweet butter. This may be
served with plain butter gravy or an
onion sauce. Lemons sliced are always
nice garnish for rabbits. Home.
The shower bouquets" are still pop
ulaf, though they seem to be relegated
chiefly to brides Long-stemmed fow-
ers, flowing loops of ribbon, and droop-
ing tendrils are the features of these
posies. which cover wide surface. One
carried by bride of the past week had
to be held about at corsage level to let
its showering ends escape the floor. The
notion is an English importation.
so homely a thing as clam she'll
serves, it seems, decorative purpose
properly treated Select q large, un-
broken one and fit it in tiny quilted
pad of satin or silk, sachet powder, and
wadding. Lay this aside until a shirred
cover of similar material is put on to
conceal the shell except its depth, after
| which the pad is returned and caught
down with few stitches. And dres-
sing table receptacle for rings, odd
brooches and such articles is evolved.
Chocolate Pudding: A tea-cup even
ly full of grated chocolate is to be added
to quart of fresh milk not SKINNED.
Boil together, then set aside to cool
Beat well four eggs, reserving three of
| the whites, however, for a meringue
Sweeten with teacupfrl of sugar. and
season with teaspoonful of extract of
vanilla Mix chocolate and egg to-
gether Bake in pudding dish slowly,
and only until set like custard. Put the
meringue on when the pudding is cold.
-Harper's Bazaar.
-Pepperpot: Put four pounds of
| gravy beef into six quarts of water,
with the bouquet of savory herbs; let
1t simmer will till all the goodness is
extracted, Swimming it well; let it stand
till cold, that all the fat may be taken
off it; put it into a stewpan and heat it;
when hot add the flesh of two middling-
sized crabs or Holsters nicely cut up, a
large bunch Of spinach, well boiled and
chopped fine, half a pound of cold bacon
or picked pork, dressed previously and
cut into small pieces, few small
dumplings, beef suet, yolk of an egg
and little water; season to taste with
cayenne, salt, pepper and juice of a
lemon; stew for about half an hour,
stirring it constantly.-Boston Herald
"A woman just home from England
has copied an idea that she saw exc
cuted over there. 1t is that of figure
set on the floor to prevent door from
blowing or springing shut, and is GER
tainly quaint and original A mod
erately-tall bottle is filled with sand
and tightly corked. A darby dolls
head is then fitted on and print dress
made to reach the floor. A white apron
10 oieo aoout the ample WalSt, small
square cross-over in fichu fashion and
knotted behind, and bit of gay cloth
wound around the head bandana fash
ion. The sleeves of the dress may be
held out with sticks, or, better, strip
of cloth sewed firmly around the bottle
at the proper place and arms sewed
fast to that Those from discarded
doll will answer, and bit of black var
nish gives the desired dark hue. Thus
tricl1ed, little Dinah," as she is called.
takes her stand and faithfully fulfils
her mission. 1t will be hard blow or
strong spring which can affect her
firm poise. The bottle foundation is
sometimes filled with shot, but sand is
heavy enough for all ordinary purposes.
| IN. Y. Times.