Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-17
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Mix stove backing with spirits Of
turpentine. 1t will take off the rust,
polish easier, and stay glossy longer
than when water is used.
Baked Apple Dumplings. Pare and
core tart apples. Make good pie
crust. Cut out with pail-cover, il you
have no large cutter) rounds, in which
wrap each apple. Bake; serve with
cream and sugar.-Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
In changing feathers, always put
them into new ticks, as the feathers
will surely prick through washed ticks
believe our grandmothers rubbed the
inside of the ticks with hard soap, to
prevent this, but l should prefer new
ones. Old ticking can always be put to
good use,
Tomato Ketchup. Eight quarts
strained tomato, six tablespoonfuls mus
tard, one tablespoonful ground cloves,
one tablespoonful yellow ginger, one
quart vinegar, one-half cup brown SUI
gar. Boil very slowly, until the guam
tity is reduced nearly one-half. Put in
to bottles. Yankee Blade
Fried Corn. -Roasting-ears are best
for this purpose. Cut the corn from the
cob, add salt and pepper, and put it in
a large pie tin containing hot butter.
stir it often. If it should stick to the
dish, add little water, but not unless
it does, for water is no improvement
Household.
Pickle Lilly.-Chop one gallon Of
green tomatoes, sprinkle with salt and
let stand for twenty-four hours; then
drain off the water, add twelve onions
chopped, six green peppers, three quarts
chopped cabbage, one-half pint of grated
horseradish, mustard seed, black pepper
to taste; put vinegar to this, and cork
tight Do not cook.-Detroit Free
Press.
Save the small paper bags carefully
which groceries come in; they are USE
full in many ways. Slip the hand in one
when you black the stove, and you will
not soil it, When flies abound, slir
them over the clean lamp-chimneyS
during the day, After fruit is canned
draw them over the can, and label then
plainly; the action of the light causes
more fruit to spoil than any other one
{ thing.-Boston Budget.
Every mother should know how t.
: prepare proper food for her family wheI
t i'll. Invalids are often made worse by
: improper food. Appetizing and health
: full dishes can be made from rice, tapioca
D oat and corn meal, and graham flour
Broiled beef, beef tea, chicken an(
: mutton soup, milk toast poached eggs
: and toasted crackers, ara all good
Q Baked apples and baked potatoes ar
: nutritious and easily digested. House
l keeper.
: --Smothered Figs.-Three cupfuls o
: rich milk, one cupful Of sugar, desert
l spoonful of butter, two well-beaten egg
n and two teaspoonfuls of corn-starch
9 boil the milk and pour it over the in
h gradients, adding the cornstarch last
j. mixed smooth in little milk; put a lii
s tie of the cream in a glass dish an
cover it with sliced figs, add more creaI
C and another layer of figs, cover the to
o with meringue and serve cold; an
Z favoring desired can be used in tn
n cream.-Boston Herald.
N Water ices are compounded of tn
" juices of fruit, sugar and water. Will
s. they are often unpleasantly like hare
g ened mixture of favored snow an
u water, they may be made as smooth an
10 firm as the best ice cream by ohservin
Il the following directions: Cook tn
IL sugar and water to clear sirup; remov
tho scum and strain the sirup throug
u fine muslin bag; when cool pour int
& the freezer and add the prepared fru
Il juices Freeze as ice cream; when har
10 to stir, open the freezer and add tn
"a white of an egg, beaten with tel
W spoonful Of fine white sugar to sti
broth; stir till smooth.-N. Y. World