The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-01-19
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

Corn Bread.-One cup o. molasses
three cups of flour, two cups sour milk,
four cups sweet milk, five cups meal,
one tablespoonful salt, one tablespoon
full soda; bake two hours. Detroit Free
Press.
White Indian Cake.-Two cups OF
white Indian meal, one cup of -four, one
tablespoonful of sugar, one egg, one
cup of sour milk, one teaspoonful OF
soda, one-half teaspoonful of salt
Farm, Field and Fireside.
Ants that frequent houses or gar
dens may be destroyed by taking flour
of birthstone half pound, potash four
ounces. Set them in an iron or earthen
pan over the fire until dissolved or
united; afterward beat them to pow
der and infuse a little of this powder in
water, and wherever you sprinkle it
the ants will die or leave the place
Detroit Free Press.
-Hasty Pudding.-Put quart of
milk IN crock and set it on the stove
to cook As soon as it comes to boil,
sift in the -four, a little at time, stir
ring it we'll till it is thick and stiff.
Serve with sweetened cream or thick.
ened milk, made in this way: Take a
piece of butter size of walnut, one
heaping tablespoonful of sugar and one
of flour. Cream this together, and
pour on a pint of milk. Let this cook
ten minutes Flavor to suit the taste
Boston Budget
Madison Bread.-To each quart of
hour use one half pint of yeast the
yolks of two eggs, large roasted or
boiled potato, one tablespoonful of
sugar and one of lard. Beat the yeast,
eggs and sugar together; mash the po-
tato and mix in; then work in the -four
as for rolls. When they are well risen,
roll out with rolling-pin, cut them
and put in pan to rise until the time
to bake. In hot stove they will bake
in ten or fifteen minutes When in
tended for tea, make them about 1
o'clock. These rolls rarely fall if the
yeast is good. Y. Tribune.
Fried Potato Cream.-Prepare very
fine mashed potato, adding an egg, yollx
and white beaten separately, and two
tablespoonfuls of sweet cream to each
pint. Pour into a square pan, slightly
Toured, and smooth the top 80 as to
make layer half an inch thick. Let
it cool in this pan. Cut in two-inch
squares, crumb and fry. For this and
the croquettes wire basket is desira-
BILE. 1t makes frying easier, but with
care they may be successfully fried
Internationally Gentleman.
English Blanc Mange.-Four table
spoonfuls or three ounces of cornstarch
to one quart of rich sweet milk and
two eggs. Dissolve the cornstarch in
some of tie milk. Put into the re-
mainder of the milk four ounces of
white sugar, a pinch of salt, and one
teaspoonful of extract of lemon. and
heat it to near boiling; then add the
mixed cornstarch and boil (stirrine'
briskly) four minutes and pour into
moulds or cups and set aside to get
cold. When cold turn from the cups,
pour around it any kind of stewed or
preserved fruits, or sauce made of
milk and sugar, favored with lemon
extract. Ohio Farmer
Excellent Plum Pudding One we
can recommend is made as follows: Ma
terials, one pound each of seeded raisins
and currants; three-fourths of pound
OF suet chopped fine; one-half pound
each of -four, brown sugar and bread
crumbs; one-fourth pound of citron,
sliced fine; six eggs, one pint sweet
milk; small teacupful of fruit syrup;
one teaspoonful each of salt and CHINA
mon; one-half teaspoonful each of mace
and cloves; a half nutmeg, grated; the
juice of one lemon and it's rind grated.
Scald the milk and pour it over the
bread crumbs. When cool add the
sugar, the well-beaten yolks of three
eggs, the suet, spices, etc. Reserve some
of the -four o stir with the fruit, which
is to be added after the other ingredi-
ents are thoroughly mixed. Lastly add
the whites of the eggs beaten stiff.
Pour into large bag scalded and w ell
Toured, or into two bags if desired.
Place in kettle of boiling water and
keep at the boiling point five hours.