The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-15
HOUSEHOLD BREViTlES.

-Mince Pie.-Line deep pie pan with
puff paste; fill with mince meat; cover
with a very light top crust and bake
three-quarters of an hour.-Harper's
Bazaar.
Grape Catsup. Boil seven pounds
of grapes, merely picked from the stems
and washed little in bowl set in
kettle of boiling water. When they
have cooked in this way for an hour,
strain through sieve fine enough to
deep back the skins and seeds. Add
three and half pounds of sugar, pint
of vinegar. a teaspoonful of cinnamon
and the same amount of cloves. Cook
the mixture till it is thick.-Boston
Budget
Pot Roast-Four to six pounds
from the middle or face of the rump,
the vein, or the round. Wipe with
clean wet cloth. Scar all over by plac-
ing in hot frying-pan and turning till
al the surface is Drowned. Put in a
kettle with one cup of water, and place
it where it will keep just below the
boiling-point. Do not let the water
boil entirely away, but add only enough
TO keep the meat from burning. Have
the cover fitting closely TO keep in the
steam. Cook until very tender, but do
not let it break. Serve hot or cold.
The meat when cold is delicious, cut in
quarter-inch slices and sauted in hot
butter.-Household Monthly.
The old fashioned rule was to wash
oilcloths off with equal parts of skim
haS
bright and preserving the varnish- The
best way is now to put two tablespoon
fuls of kerosene into the water used in
wiping the oilcloth. If the varnish is
worn off and the oilcloth very much
soiled, it must be very thoroughly
scrubbed with sand soap and water,
and then rinsed off with clear water in
which a little ammonia has been dis
solved, about two tablespoonfuls to a
pailful of water. When this is done
the oilcloth must be left TO dry thor
oughly and then it should be revarn-
ished with the best quality of oilcloth
varnish, which comes for the purpose
n Y Tribune
Spanish Sauce. For this take one
peck of green tomatoes, one dozen
large onions. one dozen sweet mangoes,
two lunches of celery, four quarts OF
ripe tomatoes, two tablespoonfuls of
cinnamon, one spoonful of cloves,
one tablespoonful of mace, one tea
spoonful cayenne pepper, two pounds
sugar, one gallon vinegar, salt TO taste,
one teaspoonful allspice. Take green
tomatoes, onions and mangoes and chop
fine and stand in salt water over night;
in the morning drain through muslin
bag. then scald the four quarts Of ripe
tomatoes, chop, and drain through a
colander: then chop celery and add the
remaining recipe; cook one hour; can
hot This is an excellent recipe, and
once used wiz be used again. Prairie
Farmer
-Omeiet Three eggs, one-half pint
Of rich. sweet milk, or half cream ana
half milk. sweet Of course Season
with pepper AID salt. Beat thorough
e. add 70 ie enc tablespoonful Of corn
starch and an even teaspoonful Of
baking powder. Mix the ingredients
well and turn into we'll heated spider,
IN il which has been melted n table
spoonful Of butter. Set the spider IN q
well heated oven: VIII cook IN few
minutes. Serve not The onelet can
be cooked on the top OF the stove. but
needs > little more attention 20 bring il
to perfection, / e. lifting the edges
with knife as soon a. il ) set on the
bottom and fitting the spider 50 the
upper portion may ran under and cook
until set. Or until the whole Is done
Ohio Farmer.