The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-04-08
FiRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

Dip we'll reasoned shingles in lime'
wash and dry before laying, and they
will last longer and never take on
moss Detroit Free Press.
Eating Before Sleeping. Much has
been said on this subject of late sup
perx but recent consenus of opinion
Nng of medical practitioners,
following: Brain workers
not go to bed supperless, but
Nutritious, easily-digested article
sho4d be eaten A bowl of stale bread
and milk, rice, or farinaceous food, with
milk or hot soup, was highly recon-
mended Analyst
Milk Toast All do not know that
milk toast is more tasteful if the bread
Is toasted evenly and more thoroughly
than for dry or buttered toast. and the
milk has teaspoonful of sugar added,
and the same amount of -four and but
ter rubbed together for thickening. In
serving, put ono layer of toast in the
hot dish, and pour little of the milk
over 1t, and repeat until the dish is full.
Do not let the toast soak, as it is not
a
Good Housekeeping
-Beefs Tongue. Wash and soak
over night in the morning put in n
large potful OF cold water and boil very
slowly for four hours, replenishiug the
boiling water II needed. If Mt the end
OF two or three hours it is tender when
picked with fork il is done. Let il
cool in the water in which it is boiled
and when cold skin it, beginning at tho
top Cut in thin slices and arrange
around the sides of a meat dish, with
Tartare sauce in the middle-N. Y.
World.
"A pretty way Of tightening a dark
hall is to cut window through into
the next room. This may be made a
very ornamental feature on both sides
by being treated like an ordinary win
dow with deep sill to hold various OBJ
jects of bric-a- brac. The glass in such
a window should have small, loaded
panes; and if preferred it may be
stained. This also makes becoming
receptacle for ferns or other plants
and if placed on both sides has the effect
of quite vista.--N. Y. Tribune.
Carrot Pudding. Boil two good
sized carrots until tender, remove the
skin and scrape them to a fine pulp.
Put this into a pan and add half a
pound of stoned raisins, half pound OF
currants. half g pound of bread crumbs,
quarter of pound of beef suet, finely
chopped, two ounces candied peel, a
little moist sugar and some grated nut
meg; stir it all well together, mix with
it as much -four as will make it quite
stiff, put it into a buttered mound, tie
in a cloth and steam or boil it for -four
hours. Serve with sweet sa"ce II
any of this is left over it is quite as
good for another time if re-heated- -
Housekeeper.
-Cat-tail pincushions are something
of novelty made in clusters of three
and Eve in shaded art plush. which
comes for the purpose They copy the
tufted reed very closely, and are made
on the actual reed stalks the cluster
being then tied together with ribbon.
The wide use of the little silver, gilt
and enamel stick pins has evolved the
use of acushion for them, These cush'
ions are thin, fat velvet and plush bags
packed very close and mounted on stiff
paste board, duly covered with muslin.
Narrow ribbon bands let them hang
from convenient bit Of molding nca,
the dressingtable. and an assortment
of the useful little lace catchers is thus
spread for selection.