The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-07-22
FlREslDE 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 quic.
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 feas 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-
gius 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 cream. Good Housekeep.
ing.
"A bottle of turpentine should be
kept in every house, for its uses are
numerous. A few drops sprinkled
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 APP
plication for burn or 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 moi
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 a 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 hoors 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 vel
low ochre; then pour into tin. Fol
use add two and one-quarter quart:
boiling water; stir well, and apply
while hot; afterward polish with large
brush and wipe with coarse wooleI
cloth. Adapt quantity to floor size.
Fowl and Rice Croquettes - Put
one-half pound rice into one quart o1
stock and boil gently for about half an
hour, then add three tablespoonfuls oi
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 ovel
the top with rice, dip the balls into g
beaten egg, sprinkle them with bread
crumbs, and fry to nice brown. Serve
very hot and garnish with fried parsley
--Housekeeper.
Orange Marmalade.-Ta oranges
(the sour ones are best), and sugar il
any quantity so that their weight il
equal From one-fourth of the orange
CRATE the rind Cut the fruit in halve
across the grain" and scoop out all tn,
nper Drain or WHAT juice Is iSes ii6oraees tes
and put it together with the sugar, T.
boil Let boil for about fifteen min
utes, skimming all the time, after whic
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