The Van Buren press., 1895-01-19
FIREsIpE FRAGMENTS

TO Renovate Kid Gloves.-The lit
tie white streaks at the seams, which
are a frequent source Of annoyance
with black kid gloves, may be got rid
of by coloring little salad oil with
black ink, and applying IL with o
feather. It should be dried quickly
outside the window. i.
Corn Muffins.-One pint OF corn
meal, one pint of flour, two eggs, one
tablespoonful of lard, one tablespoon
ful Of sugar, three tablespoonfuls OF
baking powder, one pint of sweet milk.
one scant teaspoonful salt. Mix the
-four, corn meal and lard together like
pie crust, and bake In muffin pans
Farm, Field and Fireside.
Small Sand Cakes. one pound
of butter and stir 1t to cream; gradu-
ally add pound of sugar, two eggs
and one and one-half pounds OF flour.
Roll out thin. Cut out into round
cakes, wash over with the yolk of egg
beaten with little sugar, and strew
with sugar, cinnamon and almonds
Ladies' Home journal.
Small White Cakes.-One pound OF
sugar, three whole eggs and four yolks-
Stir together for half an hour. Then
add sufficient -four to make dough
stiff enough to make cakes that may
be laid on the baking tin with spoon.
Vanilla or any other flavoring may be
used. The cakes should look white
when done-Ladies' Home Journal.
Lemon Ice Cream.-Bring a quart
of rich new milk to boil in farina
kettle, and stir into it a cupful and half
of sugar beaten with the yolks of four
eggs. Continue the cooking till the
mixture resembles thin cream, stir in
q tablespoonful of extract of lemon,
the same quantity of dissolved gela-
tine, cool and freeze.-Good House,
keeper.
Egyptian Stew.-Wash and soak
one pint Of lentils, and place in q
saucepan with three carrots, two
turnips, two onions, two sticks Of
celery, all cut very small. Pour over
quart of water or stock, add pepper
and salt and stew slowly for two and
a half hours. Then add some slices OF
cooked meat, and simmer for . few
minutes so that the meat will warm
through. just before serving add q
teaspoonful Of ketchup-Leed's Mer-
curry.
Fish and Potato Rolls.-Shred mp
some cooked fish, and to each half tea-
cupful add one teacupful Of mashed
potato small piece of butter, pepper.
salt, and Just favoring of mace.
Work all into q stiff paste with one
beaten egg. Form into little rolls Of
three inches long with square ends,
flour WE'LL and fry in deep fat to a
golden color. Serve on oyley with
pretty parsley and lemon garnish.-
Leeds Mercury. Z,
An Edging for Hashes.-Boil two
teaeups Of rice for half an hour, and
season IL with little butter and salt.
Form the rice around the dish about
three or four inches high, rub It over
with the yolk of an egg, and set II into
the oven to brown. When 1t Is done,
turn the hash into the middle Of the
dish. This makes a very pretty finish
to dish. Rice prepared in this way,
spread over pie of cold meat for the
crust, an inch thick and Drowned, is
nice.-Boston Budget.
Orange Marmalade Pudding. This
is boiled pudding. Shred six ounces
of beef suct very finely and then mix
with eight ounces Of bread crumbs,
finely grated, eight ounces Of orange
marmalade, four ounces Of granulated
sugar and one candied orange peel,
chopped fine. Add three eggs, we'll
beaten, and half cup Of milk. Put all
together into q Toured cloth, have the
water boiling, put the pudding in and
let it boil four hours; then turn it out
and serve with wine sauce.-Orange
Ju1d Earmar