Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-05-10
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Frw -s.ss~.f,sss Hessrsiss Nsss-
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The mosi delicate way % serving
the various small dshes which are usn-
ais fried H. 6y broiiing Treated in
this way. hsh which many have been
unable 70 eat will b. found far more
hcalfhful and quite as delicious Take
that choic-~, little hsh % the sea.
the smelt. whose flesh ~Nudes the fra
GRANGE Of sioiet.. The conventional
way is 20 skswer their tails IN their
mos hs. 80 that thsy form little rings.
and then fry them. but a delicious
change may ~ found in the broiling
Select for this purpose the larger
green sm.ifs With a sharp pm
knife spli, the f~sh. Loosen the spines
from the te-h and draw out the en-
tire backbone Mix two OF three ia
~bir-poonfuis Of The h~s, olive oil with
a half ~t~ssPponful salt and = little
white Pepper. wipe the sm@lts inside
and Out with this preparation and
isv them out fat on a double broiler.
Nip~d over With olive oit. The head
add tail mas 10 left on or cut of,
according 20 individual choice Broil
over glowing GOALS for about ~. min
utss soaring the a.sh side ar~t- They
may - --rsed plain. with siie-s 81
lemon. or With sauce AlieGand~. iiol-
landaisr or B~arnai~~ small white
fish or any other dry fish are equally
delicate when cooked in this way says
the Washington star
To prrparr the delicate pufy Souffe
potatoes. which arr such a feature in
French restaurants il not a dishcult
matter. ono you know how. IL Is
necessary. however. TO follow dirsc-
tions accurately. While the French
cook uses for this purpose the small
yellow Holland potatpes. the mealy
kind will produce equally good re-
suits The potatoes must always b-
sliced lengthwiss. else they would not
pun. and cut a little thicker than
Saratoga potatoes in order Tn make
the two trusts. n they stand in cold
water an hour or two after cutting 80
much the better. Have ready two ket-
ties Of Fat FOR the frying; me smoking
hot. the other at even a little higher
temperature. Drop a few pieces Of
the potato at a time into the first
kettle. When half done skim out and
drain for three or four minutes IN the
oven or on the back Of the range.
where they Will keep warm. Then
drop in tho second kettle. when they
will Immediately puff up Cook until
a golden brown
\ novel idea. which. like Young
Lochinyar. comes ont ~ the west. Is
a mattress made from a feather bed
tufted like a comfortable Those who
have tried this expedi-nt claim that
IL makes a delightfully."- ~of, bed. and
that from a hygienic standpoint il -
quite as sanitary a. any other mat
tress filling Feathers can always be
renovated and fre>hened by laying the
bed out on the grass during a hard
shower. or by PARTING in the pound
ing barrel with plenty ~ cold water.
When dry-and they will require sev-
eral days in the fresh air to become
so-they may be whipped and shaken
up until a. light a. the original and
proverbisl feather
BEFORE putting away furs and wool
ems for the summsr spread them piece
by piece on a table. and with a switch
in either hand give them a smart
whipping At the largest furrier's in
New York men are employed To at
tend to the frequent switching Of the
valuable garments left in their eare
during the summer. This. IL il
claimed. j n certain precaution
against summer dodgers.
Hang your broom in the celIarway
when a in use and IL will keep sof,
and plant and wear much longer
than when kept in the dry air of the
kitchen.
WatercreSs il the only salad leaf
which i never dressed with oil. but
Is simply eaten with salt and vinegar.