The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-10-14
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

Here is a recipe for simple ''cus-
tard pudding" Take one pint of milk,
stir into it gradually one tablespoonful
of -four, the yolks of six eggs beaten
light, Sugar to taste, a fiavoring OF
grated orange peel Finally. mix into
it teaspoonful of melted butter (which
must not be hot), and pour into but
tered dish. Bake in moderately hot
oven.-N. Y. Tribune.
-Pickled Mushrooms.-Choo small
button mushrooms, carefully rub or
the skins and cut off the stalks; throw
the heads into milk and water, drain,
and dry on cloth and put into jar or
jars. Take enough good vinegar to
cover the mushrooms and boil it with
salt, bruised ginger, mace, Il little nut
meg, and cayenne to taste. When boil
ing not, pour it over the mushrooms;
let it stand till cold, then carefully
cover the jars to keep out air and light.
Good housekeeping.
johnny Cake.-Put three cups of
yellow corn meal to soak with three
cups of sour milk over night. In the
morning add half cup of -four, two
tablespoonfuls of molasses, one beaten
egg, n teaspoonful of salt, and finally a
liberal teaspoonful of soda dissolved in
a little milk. Beat the batter thor
oughly for several minutes and pour it
into shallow creased baking pans; balse
it in a quick oven. 1t should be ONLY
about one and one-half inches thick
when done. 1t has considerable o. ~
Boston Budget.
The following is an arrangement
for washing dishes that saves half thd
risk and makes them look nicer and
brighter. The only outla@S.equired Is
haif-bushel basket. SeSe either in
the sink or in pail. HIlA boiling
water over them, rinse theM thorough
ly, then set them up edge-wise in the
basket, so as to drain. The heat will
dry them perfectly, and not streak or
particle of lint will be seen. Five min
utes will have them perfectly dry. No
one who tries it once will be likely to go
back to the old way.-DetroitF Free Press.
German Coffee. Take equal parts
of Mocha and Java coffee. Allow one
heaping tablespoonful of coffee to each
| person, and two extra to make good
strength. Mix one egg with the grounds,
pour on first little cold water, mix, then
add about half as much water as will
be needed. Let the coffee froth, then
stir down, and let boil for ten minutes,
and then add the rest of the water.
Beat the white of an egg, add one pint
of rich cream and place upon the sugar
in the coffee cups. Take off the coffee,
pour off, return, and then let settle in
warm place where it will not boil
Pour into the cups of cream and sugar
and serve.-Detroit Free Press
Many of the pretty handkerchief
sold in the shops cheaply will not stand
the wear and tear of the methods of the
average laundress. A suggestion how
to do them up in ones room is borrowed
from a woman who was accused OF
never using laundered handkerchief,
SO new did hers always look. ION the
contrary" she replied, 81 presume nc
woman in New York is more economi-
cal than l in this regard. / always
wash them myself, however, in my own
room, using fine soap, scalding thea
well, then plunging them in water that
has suspicion of bluing powder.
never iron them, but paste them while
wet smoothly on the window pane,
which first wipe free of all particles
of dust; carefully stroke out every wrin
kle with the fingers, and when they are
dried lay them away, without folding,
between square fat satchels. In this
way they keep fresh and dainty and
wear twice as long"-N. Y. Times.