Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-10-30
U seEllL AND SUGGESTIVE.


Air the house thoroughly every
morning. Open opposite doors and
windows for five or ten minutes, even
II it is stormy.
"A little borax put in water in which
scarlet napkins and red-bordered tow
els are to be washed, will prevent them
from fading.
"A remedy for creaking hinges is
mutton tallow rubbed on the joint A
great many locks that refuse to do their
work are simply rusted and will be all
Fight II carefully oiled.
To test the quality of -four squeeze
a handful of it in the hand The clearer
the marks of the hand, creases of the
palm, ETC., are shown upon it, the bet
ter is the flour. Dough made with this
adhesive flour will be very gluey, due
/ tile and elastic, and easily kneaded.--
Detroit Free Press.
There are a variety Of ways OF
serving bon bons. Any pretty dish
may be used, or little silver trays with
nall silver tongs, or handsome des
sert spoon. A silver bowl is fashion
rble for sweets; also the pretty fancy
baskets found at confectioners may be
used for the bon-hons.
Cheese Jellied-Grate three ounces
of Parmesan cheese, whip two table,
spoonfuls of thick cream, and mix with
tablespoonful of gelatine dissolved in
a small teacup of water; when stiff stir
in the cheese, season with pepper, salt
and mustard. fill little cases, CRATE
cheese over the top, and set on ice to
| harden. Boston Herald.
American Potato Salad.-Cut cold
potatoes in small slices. Put into a
dish two raw eggs, seven tablespoonful
of vinegar, one tablespoonful of butter,
and half teaspoonful of mustard Put
the dish into boiling water and stir UNI
til the dressing is as thick as good
cream. Add salt and pepper and pour
over the potatoes. -Demorest Magazine.
Peach batter pudding may be made
with one pint of milk, four well-beaten
eggs, two cupfuls of flour, one tea
spoonful of salt, and one teaspoonful of
baking powder. Pare the peaches and
cut in quarters sprinkle them with
sugar, and put in baking dish till half
full, then pour the batter over them
and bake; eat with cream and sugar or
any sweet sauce.--N Y. World
The care Of bronze ornaments be-
comes sometimes little perplexing; 1t
is, however, because of their previous
want of care. Nothing should ever be
applied to bronze in the way of prepar-
atoms. Simple, careful busting is all
that is needed. To remove the purple
tinge that sometimes comes, little
sweet oil may be gently rubbed upon
the discolored portion, but as rule the
busting will be found to be sufficient -
N. Y. Times.
Red Dutch cabbage makes an ex-
cellent sour pickle prepared in this
way: To every three quarts of chop
ped cabbage add quart of green to-
matoes and six onions chopped fine.
Pack the mixture in layers of salt, put
it under a press in coarse bag, and
drain it for twenty-four hours Remove
it from the bag, cover it with cold vine
gar, add cup of brown sugar to every
quart of vinegar Add also one red and
two green peppers chopped fine, and an
ounce of white mustard seed to the
three quarts of cabbage. Boston
Budget
"A Delicious Soft Custard Beat
together the yolks of two eggs and two
whole eggs. Add to this three table
spoonfuls of sugar, half tablespoonful
of salt and three gills of milk. Pour
the mixture into double boiler (hav-
ing the water in the under kettle boil.
ing hot) and place on the fire, Stir all
the time until the custard begins to
thicken, which will be in about five
minutes. Take from the hot water al
once, and, placing the basin in pan Of
cold water, stir until the custard is
cool. Flavor with half teaspoonful Of
vanilla extract. Ladies Home Jour
nal.
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