The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-19
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

An OySter-Sneil IN the tea kcttl0
will prevent the formation of rust in
the inside.
Fresh meats beginning to sour will
swceten If placed out of doors in tho
air over night.
Perfect mutton will be firm and
juicy, Il rather dark red in color, and
with II good deal of hard, clear white
fat, much more in proportion to the
lean than in beef.
Dried Peaches for Pies: These arc
cooked i'll the same manner as dried
apples. only they are favored with n
piece of lemon or orange-peel stcwed
with them. When they are done, take
out the peel and mash them, add sugar
to the taste. They require no butter
Boston Budget.
Welcome Cake: Two cups sugar
one-half cup butter. one cup sweet
milk, three cups flour measured before
sitting it with three tcuspoonfuls balS-
ing powder. Flavor with nutmeg or
lemon. Bake in loaf, or dripping pan
and give II chocolate frosting. When
using chocolate, flavor with VANILLA
Orange Judd Farmer
Maryland Biscuit; To two pounds
of flour and two ounces of lard, well
rubbed in; one tablespoonful of salt.
and one pint of cold water. Work the
dough until in shape. Lay it on n solid
place, like meat block, and pound it
with the back of an ax for half an
hour. Break off pieces of dough and
work into biscuit; bake thoroughly
about half an hour. They are very
good.
Apple Tapioca Pudding: Wash
thrcc-fourths of II teacupful of tapioca,
and soak it over night in one and one
half pints of cold water. In the morn
ing cook half an hour in farina boiler.
and add three-fourths of a teacupful of
sugar, pinch of salt and one and one
half pints of pared and quartered APP
pies. Bake one hour in buttcred pud-
ding dish. Serve with any sauce pre-
ferrcd.-Boston Globe.
To make enough vanilla ice cream
for six persons, allow one quart of
cream, one pint of sugar, two table
spoonfuls of vanilla Put the sugar
and half the cream in a double boiler
and boil for ten minutes, stirring con-
stantly. Remove the liquid from the
fire, and set it away to cool, When
cold add the remaining cream and the
vanilla, stirw and freeze. Ice cream
should stand at least two hours after
freezing before being .served-Delin-
Gator.
-Bayberry and Myrtle Soap: Dis
solve two pounds and quarter of
white potash in five quarts of water;
mix and boil over "A slow fire, with ten
pounds of bayberry tallow or myrtle
wax, until it turns to soap; then add "A
teacupful of cold water, and boil ten
minutes Scent with any fragrant oil.
and turn in molds to dry. Let it stand
III molds week or ten days, and then
remove it. 1t is useful for shaving, or
is good for chappcd hands. = Good
housekeeping.
Hero is another remedy for the
tagged-out woman, who dashcs off in
the morning without any breakfast TO
go to the dentist, the oculist, the
butcher and the dressmalscr shops un-
til the matinee begins, forgets to eat
her lunch, makes a call in Harlem and
another i'll Orange, and reaches home
to dress for dinner, wondering what
makes her so tired: Drop a fresh raw
egg into glass of lemonade, shake all
we'll together, be careful with the SUI
gar and drink it slowly and without
ice when you begin to dress. 1t is as
tonishing how the dreary numbncss
will leave your tired head and the
bright things will come trooping into
your mind to say over the coffee. 1t is
an infinitely better dose than sherry or
claret or quinine, acting permanently
as well as quiclSly.-N. Y. Sun.
Girls Bingham Frocks.