The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-12
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

Never let the whites of Gags stand
during the beating process, even for q
moment, as they return to liquid
state and can not be restored, thus
making the cake heavy.
-Potatoe Cake. = Add two table,
spoonfuls of yeast to about quart of
mashed potatoe, and mix with -four to
the consistency of dough; when light.
bake in a moderate oven.-Rural New
Yorker.
Puff Paste.-To q quart of sifted
-four add half a pound of cold butter,
the yolk of two eggs, half teaspoon
full Of salt, and the juice of one lemon,
and cold water to mix we'll Detroit
Free Press.
Vanilla Custard Heat one pint of
cream with four ounces of sugar, and
when it boils strain through muslin.
Add the well-beaten yolks of six eggs,
and set the dish containing the mixture
in pan of hot water if you do not use
double boiler Flavor, when cool,
with extract Of vanilla Rural New
Yorker.
Very pretty menus may be made by
any one who can paint A charming
design consists of q single rose beauti-
fully tinted, with the stalk apparently
drawn through slit in the card. A
bunch of violets held together with
ribbon bow is another pretty design.
while simple but very attractive ar
rangement consists of daisies, prim-
roses or violets, powdered over the sur
face of the card.-N. Y. World
Feather Pudding. Cover half box
of gelatine with cold water and let soak
half an hour. Pour over pint of boil
ing water, add two cupfuls OF sugar and
stir until dissolved; add the juice of
lemon and strain. Set on ice. When
cold beat until white and feathery; beat
the whites of four eggs and stir In. Pour
in mold and set on ice to harden
Home.
Biscuit Glace.-Put three-fourths OF
apound of sugar with the juice and graf.
ed rind of four lemons; mix we'll with
quart of cream and add six ellbeaten
eggs Put in water bath, and stir in
some grated cake sponge cake is the
best-and stir till IL is of the consistency
of thick batter. When it is quite
cold, freeze it. 1t is delicious with fresh
or canned fruits. Good Housekeeping.
Cold Slaw.-Cut 90 cabbage in half.
and with sharp knife shave it down
very finely. Make dressing of one
egg, well beaten half gill of vinegar.
salt to taste, and teaspoonful of but
ter. Beat the egg light, add to it the
vinegar, salt and butter. AS soon as
the egg is thick. take it off the fire, set
1t away to cool, then pour it over the
cabbage, and mix it we'll together.
Some prefer little sugar in the egg
and Disqualification Budget
Rice and Pears.-Boil one breakfast
cup and half of rice until tende, in
one pint of milk. then add little cin-
namon, sugar and nutmeg; take it up.
let it get nearly cold, beat three eggs
we'll and mix with the rice; butter u
mold, put in the rice. tie it down
tightly in a Toured cloth. and let il
boil for an hour; turn it out lay around
1t some baked pears; garnish it with
slices of lemon stuck into the rice
Boston Herald. l.
TO instantly obtain light sufficient
to read the time by watch or clock at
night without the use OF matches. and
without the danger Of setting things ON
fire, Is an easy matter. Take an oblong
vial Of the clearest Of glass, put into 1t
q piece OF phosphorus about the size Of
a pea, upon this pour some pure olive
oil heated to a boiling point; the bottle
to be filled about one-third full; then
cork tightly. To use the light, remove
the cork, allow the air to enter,
and then recork The whole empty
space in the bottle will then become
luminous, and the light obtained will
be a u00d one