The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-07
FlRsslpe FRAGMENTS.

"A small box filed with lime and
placed on the shelf of the pantry or
closet will absorb dampness and keep
the air dry and sweet
WATERS: One cupful OF butter two
cupfuls of sugar, one or two eggs, one.
third cupful of milk, one-quarter tea
spoonful of soda; as little flour as pos
sible Flavor with vanilla. Cut in
rounds. Good Housekeeping.
Frozen Oranges: Pare one dozen
sweet Florida oranges. With sharp
knife cut the fruit in thin slices, begin
ming at the stem end. Sprinkle over
these one cupful of sugar. Put in the
freezer and keep packed in salt and ice
two hours. Detroit Free Press
When cane chair seats have become
limp and stretched so that they sink
in the center, but are entirely un-
broken, simply wash them well with
hot water and place the chair in a strong
draft This will cause the seat to
tighten up SO eff fectually that it will be
stretched quite fat when dry. 1t may
then be further stiff ened with a coat of
varnish. N. Y. World.
-Cocoanut Cream Candy: Take one
and one-half pounds of granulated
sugar, and the milk from q cocoanut.
Mix together and heat slowly until
sugar is melted; then boil for five min
utes. When boiled, add one cocoanut,
finely grated, and boil for ten minutes
longer stirring constantly to keep il
from burning. When done, pour on but
tered plates and cut into squares. This
will take about two days to harden
Ladies' Home Journal.
One of the best remedies for fleas in
or about house is Persian insect pow.
der used freely in their habitations
There is great deal of difference in
the varieties of this pyrethrum powder
which, if pure and unadulterated, is q GER
tain remedy against all varieties of in
sects Buy it Of trustworthy druggist
in bulk. 1t costs about seventy five
cents or one dollar pound retail, but il
is so light that quarter of pound is q
large quantity. Y. Tribune.
Saratoga Bis cults: Heat q pint o.
new milk over the fire and when ho
enough to melt butter remove; add but
ter the size of walnut, three beater
eggs, three tab lespoonsful G 0oo yeast
little salt, and flour enough II mike
soft dough. Let them rise in warn
place for tw o or three hours. Make W
into small bis cult of bun shaped cakes
| lay close together on a well buttereC
tin, and bake for fifteen minutes in
quick oven. old Homestead.
Jenny Lind Cake: Two cupfuls o
sugar one cupful of butter, one cupfu
of milk, three cupfuls of flour, whites o
six eggs, three teaspoonfuls of baking
powder sifted into flour. Bake abou
two-thirds of the batter in two lonj
tins for layer axes. To the rcmainde
of the mixture add one-half cupful o
chopped raisins, two tablespoonfuls o
molasses, one teaspoonful of cinnamon
one-half teaspoonful of cloves, littl
nutmeg and all-spice aud a little NOR
of -four. Bake in a long tin same siz
as the others. Put the three layers to
gether with frosting or boil ed icinI
with the fruit cake in the center. =
Housekeeper.
"A Plain Rabbit Pie: Skin an
wash fine large rabbit, cut it int
joints and divide the head, then place
in warm water to soak until thorough
clean, drain it on a sieve, or wipe wit
a clean cloth; season it with pepper an
salt, sprig of parsley chopped fine
cut three-quarters of a pound of quit
fat bacon into small pieces; dredge tn
rabbit with flour and place it with tn
bacon in pie dish; pour in a small cul
full of water, or stock if you have il
put paste border round the edges c
the dish, and cover it with puff past
about half an inch thick; orn ament an
glaze the top, make a hole in the cer
ter and bake it.-Boston III erald.