The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-02-01
FIREslDE FRAGMENTS.

--Borax, ammonia and oatmeal will
soften hard water, which dries the skin
when washed in.
Celery Stew: Cut the stalks and
root into small pieces and stew till ten
der in as little water as will suffice.
Then add a little milk and butter and
thicken with flour to make nice sauce.
--Crimped Goldfish: Soak slices Of
fresh whitefish in strong salted water
about one hour; boil slowly in salted
water twelve minutes; add tablespoon
full of vinegar to the water before plac-
ing the fish I'M drain well and arrange
on platter with tartar sauce..-Boston
Herald.
--Foamy Sauce: One half cupful OF
sugar and piece of butter the size of u
walnut. beaten well together with one
tablespoonful of flour. Pour over this
cupful of boiling water; while it is boil
ing add the yelks of two eggs well
beaten, little lemon, then the whites
of the eggs beaten to stiff froth. Take
Immediately from the stove,
Blade.
Make carving-cloths from red-and-
white checked linen toweling, fringe all
around and place over the tablecloth at
the carvers place; also one opposite,
where the mistress sits. They help to
save the wear of the cloth at the edge of
the table. Three-Quarters of a yard is
none too long. This toweling also makes
good everyday napkins, cut in squares
and hemmed.-'American Agriculturist.
To serve oysters on toast, strain the
liquor off of a quart of oysters. Put one
cupful of cream or rich milk and one
cupful of butter in porcelain kettle.
Let this come to boil and add one tea
spoonful of flour wet with q little cold
water. Drop in the oysters, adding salt
and pepper, and let them boil up. Lay
slices of bread, nicely toasted, in dish,
and pour the oysters over thom. Serve
immediately.-N. Y. World.
The best way to make pot-pourri,
or flower mixture for a rose-jar, is to put
nothing into it but leaves and salt. AL
ternate the layers of rose-leaves and
salt, pressing the latter down upon the
former. When the scent becomes evil
dent, the leaves of any other fragrant
flowers may be added. such as heliotrope,
lemon. verbena, violet. or even those of
the geranium. A jar filled in this way
will prove a source of delicious fragrance
for many months.-Golden Days
1t is said that paper pillows are very
cool, and in some respects superior to
feather ones, especially for hospitals.
Newspapers will not do so well on ac-
count of the disagreeable odor of the
printers ink; but brown and white
paper, letters and envelopes, etc, are
the best. Cut or tear the paper into
very small pieces, the smaller the bet
ter, and put them into pillow sack of
drilling or light ticking.
Fruit Pudding: Chop six apples fine,
CRATE six ounces OF stale bread, add six
ounces of brown sugar, six ounces of
currents washed carefully and foured;
mix all well together with six ounces
of butter, cupful of milk and two cup
fuls of flour in which two teaspoonfuls
of baking powder have been thoroughly
mixed. If too thick, add more milk in
mixing. Spice to your taste. Put in a
pudding bag, tie loosely and boil for
three hours. To be eaten with cold
I sauce made of butter and sugar stirred
together, cupful of sugar to one-half
cupful buttter.-Indiana Farmer.