The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-03-24
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

--Orange Filling.-Whites of tyve
eggs, beaten to stiff froth, juice and
grated peel of one large orange, and
one cup of sugar spread between the
layers Ohio Farmer.
A Humble Shin.-A shin of beef
weighing seven to ten pounds and cost
ing from eighteen to twentv-four cent;
will furnish two excellent dinners fol
family of ordinary size.-Woman's
Home Journal
Corn Muffins.-Beat two eggs well,
add one pint buttermilk, teaspoonful
soda. one-half teaspoonful melted lard,
with sufficient meal to make stiff
batter. Add salt and bake in muffin
pans.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Ice Cream Candy.-One and a hall
coffee cups of sugar, three-fourths of a
teacup full # water, butter size of a
walnut, a ia blespoonful of vinegar, a
teaspoonful of lemon extract and a
pinch of cream tartar. Boil all to.
gether Except extract) until it becomes
hard when dropped in cold water, add
the havoring and pour into buttered
tins to cool. When slightly cooled,
pull until white and cut with shears. -
Farm and Home.
Lamb Chops in Paper With Fine
Herbs.-Cut piece of foolscap paper
in the shape of heart land sufficiently
large to fold lamb chop I'M, rub a
little oil over the paper: then season
the chop with teaspoonful of chopped
onion, one of chopped parsley, little
pepper, salt and grated nutmeg. Wrar
the chop in the paper, which plait
down at the edges; lay it upon grid
iron over a slow fire, turning it fre.
quently. 1t will take about twenty
minutes to broil properly. When done
serve in the paper very hot.-Boston
Budget.
Japan Ounce Jelly-Pick from the
bush when the fruit is ripe enough to
come off easily. Do not pare them.
Quarter, and remove all seeds, but not
the cores. Put into preserving-kettle,
and little more than cover with
water. Boil until perfectly soft, then
strain through scrim or cheese-cloth.
On no account squeeze, but let slowly
drain, and the jelly will be transparent.
Take equal parts of juice and sugar,
and boil together from fifteen to twenty
minutes. Strain into tumblers and
cover.-Harper' Bazaar.
Lemon LayerNCake.-Two eggs,
save the white of one for frosting, beat
the eggs very light and add one tea
cupful light brown sugar. Cream the
eggs and sugar together, add one table.
spoonful of butter, one-half teacupful
sweet milk, one teaspoonful extract OF
lemon, one and one-half teacupfuls
flour and two teaspoonfuls baking pow
DER. Bake in three layers from six to
eight minutes. This cake is good fo,
any filling.-Filling: One large lemon
or two small ones, grated, and one tea
cupful granulated sugar Mix well to
gether and spread between the layers
Frosting: Use granulated sugar if fine
Orange Judd Farmer.
Washing Fluid.-One can of con
centrated lye, two ounces carbonate o;
potash, two ounces of ammonia. Mi1
the lye, a little at time, in one gallon
of hot water. If all is put in at one
time it will boil over Mix the ammo
MIA and potash together in one gallon
of cold water. When the1ye is colo
put all together. About two-thirds OF
a teacup of fluid is sufficient for large
boiler of water Put in the soile6
clothes and let them boil about twenty
minutes. Stir frequently. The fluic
should be kept in tightly covered stone
Or glass jars. Ohio Farmer.