Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-16
ONE WAY OF PRESERVING CHINA,

A., ONE WAY OF PREsERyINs. CHINA.
In q certain primly kept house, in an
Old fashioned country town it Is family
/ boast'ttat mott one bit uf. china has peeh
broken, cracked or. ..snicked'l In. twenty
seven years. Tne last time such q dis
Easter occurred was when some soldiers
visited the place about the close Of The
war;. It is almost unnecessary to remark
that no male creature is a member of
| this noteworthy household. Three
maiden oladias; who we're young wieh
the china-breaking troops came, compose
the family, and this is the way, the, rite
Of dfsKwashihg is c6t{ddated:,fH :"
.d,AH the ediblesrare'. rem6ved;s and tho
pretty, creamy china With itsIpuaplemnd
gilt band is carefully scraped with. a
,scrapr Of Bfsad..@ trf6' 'scrape %it6 q 'knife
I 'would,be tseldia tcim-.a 'Fheh;ib is,pited
|. neatly pp a low table, about the size OF a
!. sewing, table. The ..cpt glass and old
sfashBhed silver are also plea there.
OF the sisters takes fer,pldte
|, on chair beforeiit and another .hers on
the side. "A big bowl Of water just hot
enough for the hands TO work in com
fortabfy and soft cloths are brought..'":
The articles are washed piece by piece,
by one sister, the silver and glass first,
then the china. Then the second sistet
dries them. ION soft linen cloths, land
places them on. the ether, table. No
mops, no boiling water, no pilipg of
dishes and pouring Of water over them
is ever allowed And that is Why the
dishes are not cracked or nicized, though
they are worn thin. Besides, the pro-
| cess invests dishwashing with certain
sort of -poetry;@St. Louis Republic. Il
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n..r -. RECIPES, tc.. a.. a
Ginger Snaps-One cup mqlasseS, one
/ cup sugar, Six Tablespoons fresh lard,
four tablespoons cold water, one table,
spoon ginger. one tablespoon cinnamon,
one tablespoon soda; flour to mix hard.
Roll thin, cut small and bake in no,
even. .ys:s.--f,. ,4-r-n ir'i'sr-.', ="
:Lemon and Vanilla -Wafers=one tea
cup of granulated- sugar; one-half. cup
butter, rubbed together; ,pne beaten
egg, two tablespoons Sour cream, enc
teaspoon soda, one teaspoon of extract
of vanilla or lemon : roll thin} cut
small. >st.
Coceanut Maroons--Half pound p
'desicsate dSocoanut, half pound of pow
ldered sugar, the whites of three eggs, {
teaspoonful of -ex tract of bitter almonds
or orange, flower water and q Gupfpl- ol
dried and sifted cracker crumbs. Dror
-on ibutteted paper in small rounds ht
larger than "a half dollar, and bakeii in q
b ouole'o o'1n. 1n..---; .------t.i, ~-it
Apple Porcupine Pare and core a
dozen apples, ffllng the cavities with
sugar and spice. Cover and bake Ar
range them ina dish for serving. Put
ounce jelly among them. Cover with
meringne made ST the whites Of four
eggs and half d cupfui Of sugar. Stick
blanched almonds in. the meringue. r-r
/ Lemon Custard. Pudding--One coup
and half of milk, yolks of three eggs,
|. the juice and grated rind of Que lemon,
half a cup oflsusar; add the lemon. last.
Bake, in : o pudding dish. 7Beat athe
whites of the three eggs, apd add three
| spoons OF sugar and spread over the top
when baked; return to the oven aud lei
it slightly brown -,-~-.o ,;--nen
/. Planned Chickens Split tender chick.
| ems as for broiling, and skewer through
the wings to keep In shape; put them in
a dripping pan, ssprihzle with salt AID
4 Upper. put in a. few tablespoonfuls OF
broiIing water aud quarter of pound
4 OF butter. Cover closely aud bake.
Basic occasionally, and turn the chick
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.Orange Jelly-AllOw nine oranges aud
three lemons, cut in halves and with 9
lemon squeezer extract the juice. Put
four ounces of gelatine to soak ih one
pint of water. Add one pound OF sugar
to three pints of water, cook together
and skim; add the gelatine when dis.
4 solved and the orange and lemon juice;
beat the whites of three eggs aud stir in.
D Skim and boil ted minutes rapidly; then
test with skinner; when thick enough
strain through cheese cloth and put in
4 jelly tumblers.
A California journal tells that a bee
Keeper in the big Santa Clara Valley
moved'hIs bees into his bean fields s-w hen
4 other sources of nectar supply were ex-
hausted, and the result was,a good CROP
of delieate, first t-class honey that did mol
\ cost him bead, = - - 2as .s'-is