The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-08-09
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

bananas and Lemons. ba-
nanas sliced down, and eaten with
cream, into which has been squeezed a
little lemon. Too much lemon will
turn the cream.
You can sweeten and dry damp
closet by placing in tia pail half full
of quick lime; it will slake slowly and
may then be still useful if thrown on
damp, sour land or on the compost
heap. A pan of charcoal will serve
much the same purpose in the closet.
A rubber clothes vringer should be
kept in as even a temperature as posi-
bic, and especially not exposed to Sc
we're freezing. In cold weather it should
be warmed before using, by placing it
over a pan of hot water or near the
range.
Veal Sand wiches.-These are al
most as good as chicken, and much
cheaper, and the water in which the
veal is stewed may go towards the next
days soup. Boil the veal until tender
and when cold chop fine. Mix with it
a good mayonnaise dressing and spread
| between slices of bread.
With Cheese. Break boiled cauli-
| flower into sprigs and arrange these
neatly in a baking dish; season each
! layer with pepper and salt, and cover
| with a pint of white sauce, to which an
ounce of grated Parmesan or other nice
| cheese has been added. Dot the top
with bits of butter and bake until
nicely Drowned.
! Chester cloth is desirable cotton
| for summer use, as it may be Numbered
perfectly, and is only fifteen cents and
! twenty cents a yard. 1t comes in a
| great variety of colors and designs. If
used for curtains, it should be lined
with itself or silesia N a single color.
| In pillows and cushions it is as desira-
| BILE as for bedroom curtains.
The Philadelphia Record says
| that powdered soapstOne and salt in
equal proportions wet with water will
make aneverlasting and fireproof mend
| ing for the lining to stoves; it is much
| less expensive and troublesome to pro-
cure and put in place than new fire.
! bricks. Don't let fire spoil the stove
because the brick needs mending.
| "A coffee pot that filters is best if
one is experienced in that art, but an
old black Maryland cook can make the
| beverage in a plain, common tin pot
and have it fit for the gods. She puts
! the ground coffee in the pot and then
| shakes it about on the stove till thor
oughly heated, and then pours on the
boiling water. In this way the heated
, ground coffee imparts to the fluid an
/ extra pungency of flavor and richness.
Farm, Field and Fireside.
| blackberry Pudding.-One quart
black berries: two cups milk; two eggs;
four cups flour; one-half yeast cake dis
solved in four tablespoonful warm
water; one scant teaspoonful soda: one
| half teaspoonful salt. Beat the eggs
with the milk; add to this the soda
| dissolved in little hot water. the salt,
the flour, and the yeast. Beat we'll,
and set to rise in a warm place for
| four hours Dredge the berries with
| flour and stir them into the risen bat
ter, and bake in a buttered pudding
dish for an hour. Eat with a hard
sauce.
-Cauliflower Soup.-Meltf four ounces
of butter in "a saucepan; and three
dessert teaspoonfuls of curry powder; a
| large caulifiower sliced, large onion
minced, three stalks of celery minced
very fine and a tablespoonful of boiled
beans, if you happen to have them; fry
gently five minutes, add three pints of
water, simmer until reduced to pulp,
mash through a sieve, return to the
saucepan and season with salt and
pepper. Serve with croutons in the
tureen; a spoonful of boiled rice must
be placed in each plate by the hostess.