The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-06-15
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE


"A Delicious Com .oin2tion icc.--s.5t'c
Of the most delicious ices 80" DC ''s..,.2
BY putting together inc jaice % et;,
quart OF red or white crrr;ints and onc
quart OF rcd raspberrirs. 70 she's a.,d
one and onc-half pirts OF sugar, 49,.
rather less than q, pint Of sv,.tor, aii't
freeze.-tiool Housekeeping,
Fish cakes for breakfast arc JUS as
good or even better made with t,.c reIa-
rants Of shad. bluc:isll. v;ca&t;si or other
warm weather catches rs tllcy are made
with Goldfish. Fish cakes with cooked
rice, and bread cruinhs, made with
dripp;ngs, arc also vcry good, though
the usual "com binc" is VIII .r.aSiia2
potatoes springfield Republican.
Oatmeal Biscuit -Four ounces OF
flour, two ounces OF fine oatmeal. two
ounces of butter, one ounce OF sugar.
one e-g. Mix the dry ingredients, melt
The butter in a pan, break in the egg
and mix. Roll out on board All. cut
into shape. Should tile egg not make
it quite soft enough, adc; q vc,-"77- litrlc
milk. Bake on Aourcd baking sheet.
-!jctrois Free Precs
Put cru,ic borax into q large 5ctt!o
and ill with water When ii has dis
solved add more TO the water, until at
last the water can absorb no more and
particles are seen ut the bottom. To
the water in which the hands are to be
washed pour from this bottle until the
water IS rendered very soft. 1t is
cleansing and healthiul and VIII heal
scratches and chaps, besides keeping
the hands in good condition.
"A very pretty fiat frame for { snail
engraving can be made Of plain Niac
covered with enamel paint in white,
cream or any pale t,nt: . rurro~- bead
ing painted in gold CT silver adds t. It's
nt;ractivcncss s;o:Ge very charning
frames arc simply covered with soft
silk in any delicate plain color. slightly
shrrcd or with iullMcSs enough TO cover
The Joining OF tho four strips OF silk at
the corners. N. y. World
Soap bark is said to DC excellent for
cleaning WOODEN dress goods. Ten
cents worth il, sufficient ut one time.
Aftcr sonllrg the bark Oyer night i: 4
Pail OF warm water. nGd two-th;r,!S %
tho solution to the water in which tilc
goods are 20 be wished II they are
very mach soilcd, add also 2 little an
monia. Put the remainder OF the So!g-
ton III the rins:ng water, which Shout!
be warm. Dry quickly out doors, but
IL the shndc, and iron, when nearly
dry, on the wrong side.-Good Heath.
Light Dumrlings We have at last
solved the problem Of making chicken
tu;nplings that will not fail. ard This
is the way 10 do it. Make thcm a., yov
DO soda biscuit, only 4 littlc richer.
Let them cook about .iftcca inmates,
Have the milk for the gravy heated e
thc boiling point, and AID : lit.to
ilorr stirred into bali q exp o. cold
milk. When it bo;lS, hold the dump
lings to ono side of The kettle, and pom
in the hot milk. Stir carefully 81 q:
not to mash the dumplings, and serve
az soon IS boiled. --!Tou3ciiccpcr.
Egg Sauce for Desserts The III
Ercdlcu& Tor TINS delicious SduSc go
three eggs, one cupful Of powdcry'
sugar and 4 tcnspoorful of vanilla q
lemon extract Beat the whites to ;
very st;t1 froth, then witha silver spooi
gently and slowly stir into them Tx
cnpful of sugar and the havoring, an(
last stir in the yolks, having previously
beaten them very light. the direction.
must be followed exactly and the sauct
rot allowed to stand after making, OF
tho result will not he satisfactory. Il
is particularly nice over boiled OF
steamed rice. boston Budget