The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-09-20
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

Remove dust from jet trimmings
by rubbing them gently with a sponge
dipped in diluted alcohol. then wipe
dry with a piece of soft black silk or
linen.
Chocolate lemonade is new drink
that has found much favor. 1t is sim
ply plain lemonade with chocolate adj
ded in the proportion of Il heaping tea
spoonful to a tumbler Of the drink
Womankind.
Cucumber Salad.-Pare and slice
three young cucumbers very thin. cover
with cold water and let stand one hour.
Drain, and put them in salad bowl.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper and a
little minced onion. Pour sorong vine
gar over; set on ice half an hour before
serving. and Fireside.
Baked Macaroni. one-half
pound macaroni in pieces one inch long,
cook twenty minutes in boiling sailed
water drain. put d layer in the bottom
of a creased baking dish, then some
grated cheese and bits of butter Con-
tinue till the dish is filed. Wet with
milk and salt lightly. Bake one-half
hour, brown and serve hot.-Orange
Judd Farmer
Blackberry Jam.-Allow half
pound of sugar to three-quarters of
pound of fruit Mash the fruit and
sugar well together before putting
them into the kettle. After putting
them on the fire stir constantly, as it
requires constant attention to prevent
burning. When it begins to thicken
add little dried lemon-peel to season,
and, when nearly done, a small portion
of currant jelly.-Harper' Bazaar.
Congress Pudding. cups OF
milk, a small cup of sugar. four beaten
eggs less two whites. boil the sugar
with the grated rind of lemon in the
milk. add the eggs and strain. Mix
three tablespoons of honey, juice of an
orange and four tablespoons of cur
rants mashed. Pour this into puff
paste already prepared and add the
boiled cuStard. Bake. frost with whites
OF two eggs which should be reserved.
Brown slightly.-Home.
Marble Cale.-Darh p>rt-Brown
sugar, one cupful; mClasses, one-haIt
cupful; butter. one-half cupful: soda.
one-half teaspoonful; flour, two and
one-half cupfulS. and the yolls of four
eggs: cloves, allspice, cinnamon and
nutmeg, of each one-half teaspoonful.
Light part-White sugar, one and one
half cupfulS: butter. one-half cupful;
sweet milk. one-half cupful; soda, one
half teaspoonful: whites of four eggs,
and -four two and one-half cuufuls.
Velvet Cream. From a quart OF
milk take enough to mix smoothly. -four
tablespoonfuls of corn-starch: put the
milk over the fire in double boiler.
and when boiling stir in six Tablespoons
fuls OF sugar. the blended corn-starch
and four tablespoonfuls of grated chloe.
olate smoothly mixed with little OF
the boiling milk: stir until smooth:
take from the fire and beat with an egg
bcater for ten minutes. Pour into
small moulds and eat cold with cream.
American Agriculturist.
Tomato Preserves. Take seven
pounds of small, sound, ripe tomatoes:
seven pounds of white sugar and the
juice of three lemons. Sprinkle the
sugar over the tomatoes and let them
stand together over night. In the
morning drain off the sirup and boil it,
skimming it often: put in the tomatoes
and boil them slowly for thirty min
utes; take out the tomatoes with a per
forated skinner and spread upon fiat
dishes boil the sirup down until it
begins to thickcn; add just before you
take it from the fire the juice OF the
three lemons. Put the tomatoes in
jars and pour over them the hot sirup,
and when cold seal or tie up with thick
paper.-Ohio Farmer