Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-10-02
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Probably the easiest way to ina
prove soiJed willow chairs, baskets,
etc, would be to give them an applica.
tion Of some of the pretty ready-mixed
stains, such as rosewood, and finish
with coat of shellac varnish.
Sweet Pudding. -Four cups OF
flour; one cup of molasses; one cup OF
finely chopped suet; half pound OF
seeded raisins; half cupful of milk;
half teaspoonful of soda; two table.
spoonfuls of melted butter; half table.
spoonful of cinnamon. Steam two
hours. Serve with sauce.-Detroit
Free Press.
When you feel the pricking pain on
the eyelid that announces the coming Of
sty, use as an application very strong
black tea, or simply the tea leaves,
moistened with little water, put in a
small bag of muslin and laid over the
eyelid. Moisten again as it dries This,
if used before the sly gets well under
way, will generally drive it away.
-Gelatine Cream. Cover quarter
box of gelatine with a quarter cup OF
cold water, soak half hour; then add
toit half cup sugar and half a'pint
of hot milk; stir until the gelatine is
dissolved; add a teaspoonful of vanilla,
strain and turn into basin to cool.
When cool beat rapidly for five minutes,
put into mold in cold place to hard
en-. Boston Budget.
is great temptation in sit.
ting out of doors on summer evenings
to sit upon the grass or cool stones, and
many cold has been inadvertently
taken in this way. A good preventive
is found in the pretty Japanese straw
mats, which can be bought at any
Japanese store for ten or fifteen cents
each. They are light, easily carried
about, and quite durable. Christian al
Work.
Plum Pudding Glace. Make Gus.
tard as for ice cream, and freeze it
then take one-fourth pound each OF
raisins, dried currants, and citron
Mince the citron and raisins, add one.
fourth of pound of chocolate, and boil
all together When quite cold, stir il
into the cream in the freezer, and give
few more turns to freeze all together
The above amount of fruit is only
enough for three pints of cream. Good
Housekeeping.
Calls Brains la Maitre d HOTEL
Take off all the fibres and skins which
hang about the brains and soak then
in several waters. Then boil them il
water to which is added teaspoonfu
salt and a tablespoonful of vinegar. Ecu
some thin slices of bread in the SHAPE
of scallop shells and fry them in butter
lay these on a dish, divide the brains il
two and place them on the fried bread
Pour gravy, with lemon juice squeezed
into it, over them and rve,-Bostor
Herald
Meat Scallop-Take some cold mea
and the gravy or soup stock in which
it was cooked Cutting the meat fine
some cracker crumbs and broken mac
caroni. Boil the maccaroni until ten
uCIi iuuluS WdGcr DIS ueCuGu uuJll uOne
Cover the bottom of deep baking disl
with the cracker dust, add layer O
meat seasoned with pepper and salt
then a layer of maccaroni, and SO OIL
until the dish is full, having the cracl1e
crumbs come last Pour over this tn,
gravy or stock, and bake one hour
Detroit Free Press.
"A dealer in wall papers gives TIL
following directions for making pape
stick to rough walls: First, take blocl
of wood about as large as your han'
and rub the wall all over. This will
take off all the rough plaster. Then
if you have very heavy paper to pu
on, dissolve one pound of good glue il
pail of boiling water and apply witt
brush to the whole surface to be pa
pered, being especially careful to cove
the edges or corners next to wood work
A thin paste applied in the same wa.
will be sufficient if ordinary paper i
used, always taking care to cover tn
edges and corners. N. Y. World.