Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-23
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

"A gallon of lye put into barrel CT
hard water will make it as soft as rain
water.
yellow piaho-keys may bo mado
white by rubbing them gently VITA
sand-papor and polishing with chamois'
Ginger Snaps. Ono pint OF mo-
lasses, half cup water. Boil l5min-
utes, stir in while boiling one cup of
butter or lard, one tablespoonful ginger
When cold add two toaspoonfuls soda
and sufficient flour to roll and bake in a
quick oven. Springfield Republican
-Stewed Parsnips. s.-Wash and scrape
the parsnips, and slice them in pieces
hall an inch in thickness, then put them
in frying-pan with half pint OF hot
water and tablespoonful OF butter
Add salt to taste; cover closely, and let
them stew until the water is cooked out
then,stir to prevent them from burning
until they are light brown color
lIousckccper.
Light Rolls.-One cupful OF luke
warm water, two cupiuls OF milk, ono
Yeast cake. flour enough to mako good
batter when light add large spoonful
of butter, one spoonful OF sugar and
mold; allow it to rise again; when light
make into small rolls and let rise again;
wipe the tops with milk or the white OF
an egg and bake in good ovon.-Eo5-
ton Herald.
"A Nice Doscort-No more whole
some dessert can bc made than pop
overs" if they arc light and well baked
and it is ono that is almost uniyorsall y
liked. A good proportion for these is
four eggs, two cups OF milk, two cups OF
flour and salt They should be baked in
small earthenwaro cups, which are sold
for the purpose, and tho oven must DO oil
moderate temperature -lloston budget
--Photo-gravurcs come undor the
head Of engravings. Many are printed
in a soft brown ink, others in delicate
blue, and occasionally in n quiet green
ink. Do not choose an impression
printed in green to hang in country
house surrounded by natures unap
proachable variety of green's. Do no
hang a photo-grayure next to an oi
painting or pastel. -Demorests Month
ly.
TO Keep Sweet Milk From Sour
ing.-Tale tin pan larger than thu
ran or vessel containing the milk, ant
put some cold watcr into it, then set th'
vessel containing the milk into the paI
of water. Take piece of cloth, Gu
square. and largo enough to cover owe
the vessel holding the milk, and let th'
four corners reach into the water.
have never tried 1t, but u friend OF min
has, and with very good success. s.-ohi
Farmer.
The women inmates of an Englis
pr.scn are said TO make the hest tnmat
ca.sup in Great Britain. This is thei
method: Bake tho tomatoes in an owe
and when quite soft rub through sieve
Z add to every pound of pulp quart
Chilli vinegar, one ounce of chalet, qual
i ter Of an ounce of white pepper, n hal
an ounce of salt Boil all this togothe
until soft, then rub through q sieve an
add TO every pound of sauce the juice
, three lemons. Roturn to the sauce-pa
and cook thick like cream; when coo
bottle, cork and seal.
Whole Wheat Bread.-Put one piT
of milk in bowl, pour into 1t ono pir
, of boiling water and when lukewarl
add one teaspoonful of salt, a tabl'
spoonful of brown sugar, one-half cup
, yeast or one-half yeast cake and suh
= cient whole wheat -four to mako SUI
batter. Beat well. cover and lot
/. stand in a moderately warm place oNi
night In the summer any place in u
pantry is warm enough Early in I'll
= morning SIR IA sufficient whole whe'
a -four to mako soft dough. Beat we
and turn into creased pans. When vel
light or about double its bulk bake
J, an oven three-quartcrs Of an hour
h Y. Observer.