The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-27
FIREsloE FRAGMENTS.

"A small bag of sulphur kept In
drawer will prove an absolute Prevene-
i've of red ants.
Potato Pudding: Boil one-half dozen
potatoes and mash through sieve
Beat up the white Of two eggs and stir
into the mashed potatoes. add table,
spoonful of Scotch marmalade. Steam
in pudding-bag for four hours.
Grated Apple Pie: Enough grated
apple to fill the pie. Put in bowl, add
. piece of butter half the size OF an egg,
Juice of half a lemon and grated rind;
sweeten to taste. Bake in one crust
Good Housekeeper.
To Roast Quail: Pick carefully,
draw and truss them, cover the breasts
with slice of fat bacon or pork, sprin-
kls with pepper lightly, secure with
skewers, tie them to the spit and roast
them fifteen minutes; serve them very
hot well-buttered, and with grape jelly.
indianapolis Sentinel.
The satisfactory furnishing OF
home depends not only on pleasing, but
on resting, the eye. Half the time now
spent on worsted ugliness could result
in beauty, if this rule could be recog-
nized The colors in the room Will
melt into harmonious whole II differ
ent colors are not allowed to touch each
| other, but are separated with lines OF
white, black, gold, or red.-Demorests
Monthly.
For most foods slow cooking is very
desirable. The retention of flavors not
only delivers the house from the cook
ing smells, which are often so annoying,
but often adds greatly to the value and
flavor of the food. We have come tc
know that flavors and condiments are
very important to d1gsssion, and thai
what we consider aple.izing to the
palate has real relation. digestibilitJ
and assimilation.
Bubble and Squeak: Take about
one pound of slices of cold boiled beef
one pound of chopped potato, ono pound
of chopped-up cabbage, both vegetables
previously boiled, pepper, salt ard ~
ter; fry the cold potatoes and q"
add the salt and pepper and goope
Of butter set it one side to keep -
place the thin slices of beef in sauce
pan. add a very little water or gravy
and little Worcestershire sauce; let il
bubble we'll for few minutes, ther
place in q hot dish with alternate layers
of the vegetables.-Boston Herald.
To make apple pudding, mix bat
ter with four well-beaten eggs, pint Of
milk, a little salt and small piece OF
butter, stirring till very light Poul
this over sliced apples in baking-dish
and when done serve hot with wine
sauce. Cream together one-haf cupfu
of butter and cupfuls of sugar. add
one-half cupful of boiling water, iittlS
AZ time, beating the mixture TIL
smooth. Tken stir in one teaspoonfpl o.
grated nutmeg. Heat the sauce till
about to boil and serve with the pud
ding.-N. Z. World.
For chapped lips, dissolve some
beeswax in little sweet oil by heating
together gently. Apply to the lips sew
eral times day and avoid wetting then
as much as possible. An old-fashionet
recipe for perfectly harmless face 10
ton is the following: Take seeds o
pumpkin, melon, gourd and cncumbers
and pound them to a powder, adding
fresh cream to dilute the powder, theI
add sweet milk enough to make thiI
paste; few drops of oil of lemon, or o
lemon juice must be added. Apply thi
to the face for half an hour at time o
it may be put on when retiring ant
left on over night.