The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-09-29
HOME HINTS AND HELPS

-Broiled Lobster: Cut the tail part
OF a lobster in two, rub a little sweet
oil yer the meat and broil. When
done spread with butter, the juice Of
half a lemon and a little cayenne.
Place the meat back in the shell and
serve.-Farm and Home.
Graham Gems: One tablespoonful
Of butter, one beaten egg, one cup Of
milk, two tablespoons of sugar, two
and one-half teaspoons of baking pow
der in graham enough for a good bat
ter. Graham mush may be used in
stead of the 1our.-Home, Farm and
Fireside.
-Favorite Filling: Crate the yellow
rind from the lemon and squeeze out
the juice, n cupful sugar, the yolks
of two eggs, well beaten; mix the eggs
and sugar, then add the lemon, pour
ing over the mixture one-half cupful of
boiling water; stir into this one table
spoonful sifted flour, rubbed smooth in
o~ne-fourth cup of water; add a small
tablespoonful of butter. Cook until it
thickens. When cool spread between
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Brown Potatoes: Boil and mash
the potatoes, seasoning as usual with
salt, butter and scalded milk. Grease
a pie tin, form the potato on it, put
pieces of butter on the top and brown
in a quick oven. When ready to serve
take a clean towel, loosen the edges Of
the potato and turn on the hand; then
slip in the vegetable dish; or, the pota-
to can be brushed over the top with the
beaten yolk of an egg, Drowned in the
oven and put in the vegetable dish, as
described above.-Ohio Farmer.
"A good broom-holder is made by
putting two large screws into the wall
about two inches apart. The broom
may be dropped in between these, the
handle downward. Or if one does not
like to hang the broom with the brush
part upward, one can fasten a large
hook, say one and a half inches in
diameter, in the end of the broom ham
die and use this to hang it up by, by
slipping it over a nail. This hook is
preferable to a large ring as it is con-
venient to use in slipping curtains,
moving pictures and other things high
up and hard to reach.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
Picked Cauliflower: Break two
c~aulifiowers into small punches. Put
them into cold water with two table
spoonfuls of salt. Let the water heat
gradually. Boil the cauliflower ten
minutes, then drain them on cloths or
Il hair sieve until perfectly dry and
then place them in glass jars. Boil
two quarts of vinegar with two ounces
and a half of coriander seed, three
fourths of an ounce of mustard seed,
three-fourths of an ounce of ginger,
o%ne-fourth of an ounce of mace, one
fourth of an ounce of nutmeg, and
when cold pour it W the caulifiowers.
Keep in a cool place.-Boston Budget.
Fancy Cakes: Beat the whites of
two eggs and one cupful of fine granu-
lated sugar for fifteen minutes. Add
the white of n egg and beat five min
utes more; add another white and beat
until stiff. Shape by using the pastry
tube into little cakes about a table
spoonful on an unbuttered paper, and
bake in a very slow oven twenty min
utes. Before baking sprinkle some
with red sugar, others with chopped
nuts, and to a part of the mixture add
coloring or chocolate. Before
serving put two cakes together, stick
ing them together with the white of an
egg.-Boston Cooking School.