Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-04
FlREsrDE FRAGMENTS.

Plaster of Paris stirred into solu
tion of gum arabic makes an excellent
cement for mending china, especially
pieces used as bric-a-brac. = N. Y.
World. FE
Apple Filling: Two grated apples,
one egg, one lemon (rind and jnice), one
cupful of sugar; scald all together;
when cool put between the cake and
cover the top with whipped cream
favored with lemon and slightly sweet
ened.-Boston Budget.
Powdered, borax is convenient for
cleaning purposes, and is known to pre-
vent insects, such as the ravaging cock
reaches. Porcelain saucepans may be
cleansed by filing them half full of hot
water, in which is dissolved table.
spoonful of powdered borax. Let this
water boil.
Should the roast be turkey, chicken
or pork, put the bones in pot to sim
mer, with just water enough to cover
them, and after removing them put in
sliced potatoes enough for the family;
and when nearly done add salt, pepper
and little flour thickening, and you
will have nice stew that costs almost
nothing. r. ...
Tomato Soup: Cook soft quart
can of tomatoes, adding slice of onion
If the flavor is liked; then rub through
a strainer fine enough to remove the
seeds. Return it to the stove and when
boiling stir in half teaspoonful soda
and a tablespoonful each of butter and
flour rubbed together. When the foam
ing has ceased, add quart of scalding
milk. Season with pepper and salt to
taste; serve at once. ..I.
Ice Cream Cake: Beat to a cream
one cup sugar; butter size of small
egg; yolks of three eggs; three table
spoonfuls water; one full teaspoonful
baking powder sifted with one and ono
half cups flour; the whites of eggs well
beaten; one teaspoonful lemon. Bake
in four tins. Sift little sugar between
layers. Turn crock over them until
cold. For filing: One cup very cold
thick sweet cream beaten until it will
pile mot too long or it will grain); add
two tablespoonfuls white sugar, and
one of lemon; spread between layers
and on top; cover with crock until next
day.-Ohio Farmer.
Baked dShad.-Remove the milt or
roes, wash and stuff with a forcemeat
| of bread crumbs, seasoned with salt,
pepper and butter, and moistened
slightly with gravy or stock. Sew it up
and lay in a dripping-pan, having first
tied half dozen slices of thin, fat, salt
pork on both the upper and under sur
faces by winding them about with pack
thread. Baste with butter and water,
and bake until the flesh let's loose easily
from the backbone. Whatever canni.
balistic tendencies you may have in re,
gard to the rarity of your meat, you
want your fish done. Transfer the fish
to hot dish, unwinding the thread and
garnishing with the pork. Add a tea
spoonful each of lemon juice anG
auchovy sauce to the gravy in the pan
thicken with tablespoonful of Drowned
-four and send to the table in boat
A salad of water-cresses is a nice ac
companiment.-Am Agriculturist
If women would use kerosene il
, washing clothes, it would save then
lots of labor. Fill your boiler half full
: of water and set it over to heat; ther
, shave up bar of any white soap thai
, is recommended to do the washing by
simply soaking the clothes in it, ant
: boil together with five tablespoonful.
5 of kerosene in a couple of quarts O.
= water till the soap is dissolved ther
: put it into the boiler. When the water il
e the boiler is boiling put in the clothes
/ simply wiring out of clear water ant
! boil the clothes from half-hour to al
r hour. Then suds in warm water, after
? ward rinse them in blued water. Afte,
, they are dried they will be as white anc
0 clean as if they had been rubbed. Th'
t colored clothes may be washed in tn,
e same water, if it is not too dirty, only
] they, of course, must be rubbed insteaC
t of being boiled. A half bar of soap vii
! be sufficient for small family if thu
e clothes have not been worn more thar
: a week. If brown soap is used tn,
9 clothes have to be rubbed some in tn,
u sudsing water. Just try it once.
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