The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-24
FlRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

Cookies. Two cups Of sugar, two
eggs, two-thirds of cup of sour milk,
one cup of butter, one teaspoonful OF
soda, flavor with nutmeg; add -four
enough to roll out, and bake in quick
oven. Springfield Mass Republican.
To Get Rid of Fleas. Place the
common adhesive fly paper on the floors
of the rooms infested, with small
piece of fresh meat in the center of each
sheet The heas will jump toward the
meat and adhere to the paper-Me.
chanical News
Orange Puff. Take the rule given
for orange jelly. When the liquid be-
gins to thicken, add the beaten whites
of three eggs Stir thoroughly, and
place in one large mold, or in little in
dividual cups. 1t will turn out in shape.
Serve with am.-Good Housekeep.
ing.
"A bottle Of turpentine should be
kept in every house, for It's uses are
numerous A few drops sprinlSled
where cock-roaches congregate will ex.
terminate them at once; Also ants, red
or black. Moths will flea from the odor
of it. Besides, it is an excellent ap-
plication for burn or a cut. 1t will
take ink stains out of muslin, when
added to soap; and will help to whiten
clothes If added to them when boiling.
--Curried Fish.-Cook one tablespoon.
full of onion, cut very fine, in one table,
spoonful of butter for five minutes,
taking very great care that it does not
burn. Mix one tablespoonful of curry
powder with one tablespoonful of -four
and stir into the melted butter. Add,
gradually, half pint of cream, stirring
constantly. Then add large cupful
of any kind of previously boiled fish;
let it simmer a few minutes and serve
very hot-Detroit Free Press
Polish for Floors During spring
cleaning the following, taken from
Decorator annd Furnisher, may prove
useful for polishing wax floors: Boil in
water six and one-quarter pounds vel.
low beeswax, rasped, and three pounds
pearl.ash; stir well, and when efferves.
cence ceases add three pounds dry yell
low ochre; then pour into tin. For
use add two and one-quarter quarts
boiling water; stir well, and apply
while hot; afterward polish with large
cloth. Adapt quantity to floor size
Fowl and Rice Croquettes. - Put
one-half pound rice into one quart OF
stock and boil gently for about half an
hour, then add three tablespoontuls Of
butter and let it simmer till quite dry
and soft When cold make into balls,
hollow out the inside and fill with
minced fowl (Which should be rather
thick, if too much gravy has been added
it will spoil the croquettes.) Cover over
the top with rice, dip the balls into a
beaten egg, sprinkle them with bread
crumbs, and fry to a nice brown Serve
very hot and garnish with fried parsley,
--Housekeeper
-0range Marmalade.-Takeo orangei
(the sour ones are best), and sugar il
any quantity SO that their weight il
equal From one-fourth of the oranges
CRATE the rind Cut the fruit in halve
across the grain" and scoop out all tbs
pulp and Juice, removing seeds an(
6ber Drain OFF what juice is liberated
and put it, together with the sugar, Il
boil Let boil for about fifteen min
utes, sltimming all the time, after whicl
time put in the pulp, add the CRATE,
rind, boil for fifteen minutes longer
and put away in marmalade pots o
Jelly glasses. This is excellent-De
troit Free Press