The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07
The ROANOKE TIMES. THURSDAY, JANUARY Z, 1889.
FIREsIDE FRAGMENTS.

"A small box filled with lime and
placed on the shelf of the pantry or
closet will absorb dampness and keep
the air dry and sweet
WATERS: One cupful of butter, two
cupfuis OF sugar, one or two eggs, one
third cupful of milk, one-quarter tea
spoonful of soda; as little flour rs pos
slble. Flavor with vanilla Cut in
rounds. Good housekeeping.
Frozen Oranges: Pare one dozen
sweet Florida oranges. With sharp
knife cut the fruit in thin slices, Begin
ming ut the stem end. Sprinkle over
these one cupful of sugar. Put in the
freezer and keep packed in salt and ice
two hours. Detroit Free Press.
When cane chair seats have become
limp and stretched SO that they sink
in the center, but are entirely I'M
broken. simply wash them we'll with
hot water and place the chair in n strong
draft This will cause the scat to
tighten up SO cffectually that it will be
stretched quite fiat when dry. 1t may
then be further stiff cned with n coat of
varnish.-N. Y. World.
-Cocoanut Cream Candy: Take one
and one-half pounds of granulated
sugar, and the milk from n cocoanut.
Mix together, and heat slowly until
sugar is melted; then boil for five min
utcs. When boiled, add one cocoanut,
finely grated. and boil for ten minutes
longer stirring constantly to keep it
from burning. When done, pour OH but
tered plates and cut into squares. This
Will take about two days to harden
Ladies' Home Journal
Ono Of the hest remedi es for 1cas in
or about q house is Persian insect pow
der used freely in their habitations.
There is Il great deal of difference in
the varieties of this pyrcthrum powder.
which, ifpure and unauthorized, is a Ger
tain remedy against all varieties of in
sects. Buy it of n Trustworthy druggist
in bulk. 1t costs about seventy five
cents or one dollar pound retail, but it
is so light that Il quarter of 4 pound is a
large quantity.-N. Y. Tribune.
Saratoga Biscuits: Heat pint of
new milk over the fire and when hot
enough to melt butter remove; add but
ter the size of Il walnut, three beaten
eggs. three tab lcspoonsful good yeast,
little salt. and flour CROUCH to make
soft dough. Let them rise in n warm
place for wv o or three hours Make up
into small bis cult OF bun shaped cakes.
lay clos, together on we'll bnttcrcd
tin, and bake for fiftccn minutes in a
quick oven. Old homestead
Jenny Lind Cnl1.: Two cupfuls of
sugar, one cupful of butter, one cupful
of milk, three cupfll of flour, whites of
six eggs, three teaspoonfuls of baking
powder siftcd into flour. Bake about
two-thirds of the batter in two long
tins for layer axes To the remainder
of the mixture add onc.half cupful of
chopped raisins, Two tnblespoonfuls of
molasses. enc teaspoonful of cinnamon,
one-half teaspoonful of cloves, a little
nutmeg and all-spicc and n little more
of flour. Bake in long tin same size
as the others. Put the three layers to-
gether with n frosting or boil ed icing
with the fruit cake in the center. =
Ilousekceper
"A Plain Rabbit Pie: Skin and
wash u fine large rabbit, cut it into
joints and divide the head, then place it
in warm water to soak until thoroughly
clean, dro in it on n sieve or wine with
clean cloth; season it with pepper and
salt, sprig of parsley chopped fine;
cut three quarters of II pound of quite
fat bacon into small pieces; dredge the
rabbit with flour and place it with the
bacon in n pie dish; pour in n small emp
full of water or stock if you have it;
put paste border round the edges of
the dish, and cover it with puff paste
about half an inch thick; orn ament and
glaze the top, make hole in the CEN
ter and bake it-Boston ii crald