The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

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Russian Tea.-Pare and slice fresh
Juicy lemons and lay a piece in the
bottom of each cup; sprinkle with
white sugar and pour hot, strong tea
upon it. Serve without cream.-House-
keeper.
Baked Hash-Mix we'll about equal
portions finely minced cold meat of any
kind and minced cold potato, moisten
with milk, gravy or soup stock-never
with water-season with salt and pep
per, make into a roll, put in buttered
pan and bake in the oven. This, if
properly prepared and cooked, will be
delicious hash.-Boston Herald.
Pie Crust.-Rub thoroughly one
cupful of lard into two cupfuls of flour,
to which has been added little salt.
Mix with enough ice water to make a
soft paste, but which can be rolled out
thinly. Do not handle more than nee
essary, as upon that and the coldneSs
of the water depends it fiakiness.
Have the filling of the pies ready be-
fore making the crust, as it should not
stand before using, -Housekeeper.
-Omelette Souffie.-For this an
carthen pudding dish should be used.
Butter it warm. Beat the yollSs of two
eggs with tablespoonful of powdered
sugar and half teaspoonful of vanilla
extra IT. Then beat the whites of four
eggs until stiff, and whip them lightly
into the favored yolks. Pour the mix
ture into the dish and bake at once in
moderate oven from ten to twelve
minutes Serve Immediately.
praised Tongue. - Simmer the
tongue two hours. Tie the tip to the
thick part. Brown two tablespoonfuls
of butter, add two tablespoonfuls of
-four, pour on one quart of hot stock,
add one-half of n carrot, one-half of a
turnip, one onion, one cut potato, one
sprig of parsley, two bay leaves, one
stalk of celery. one tablespoonful each
of Worcestershire and mushroom catch
up. Add to the tongue and bake one
and one-half hours. Boil sauce down
and pour over tongue. GOOD House
keeping.
Tropical Snow.-Ten sweet oranges
pared and grated, two glasses sherry,
one cup powdered sugar, six bananas
Peel and cut the oranges small, taking
out the seeds, put a layer in glass
bowl and wet with wine, then strew
with sugar, next put layer of grated
cocoanut slice the bananas thin and
cover the cocoanut with them: when
the dish has been filed in this order
heap with cocoanut; eat soon or the
oranges will toughen.-Detroit Free
Press.
Cucumber Salad-Peel and slice the
cucumbers very thin, sprinkle with a
little salt. cover with bits of cracked
ice. Let them remain thus half an
hour before they are wanted; then
drain, and they will be crisp and with
out any bitterness. For the dressing
mix slowly together two tablespoon
fuls salad oil with the same amount of
vinegar, and teaspoonful each of
sugar and white pepper. Pour it over
the cucumbers just before meal time
and serve.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Sponge Cake.-Take one cupful of
sugar, four eggs, one cupful of flour
and one level teaspoonful of baking
powder Beat the yolks of the eggs
and sugar together, then add the flour
in which you have put the baking pow
der Lastly stir in the beaten whites
of the eggs. This makes one loaf
Baked on long shallow tin this makes
very nice rolled jelly cake. have
used this recipe often and like it, both
for jelly cake and sponge cake. 1t
should be baked quickly.-Prairie Far
mer