The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-10
ElREslpE FRAGMENTS.

and they will wear much better.
When acid OF any kind gets on cloth
Ing apply chloroform to restore the
color after wetting in ammonia water.
Thick sweet cream sweetened and
Favored, and thickened with little
nour or corn starch and baked between
two crusts 10 excellent
Lamp chimneys may be cleaned by
holding them over the steam from tea.
kettle. and then rubbing them with
soft cloth. Polish with newspaper.
Breakfast puffs; Ingredients-The
whites Of five eggs; yelltG Of five eggs;
one quart Of flour; salt Beat yelks
we'll. add beaten whites; mix with -four
and bake in gem pans in quick oven.-
Detroit Free Press.
To take the rust out Of steel, rub
the steel with sweet oil; in day or
two rub with finely powered unslacked
lime until the rust all disappears, ther
| oil again, roll in wooden and put in a
dry place, especially If 1t be table cut
lery.
Mashed Turnips: Pare the turnips
cut in thick slices, and let them stand
in cold water half an hour, then put
them on to boil until tender; drain
them and mash through a colander; add
salt, butter and cream and pepper; mix
thoroughly and place in hot dish
Boston Herald.
To make pretty bed-covering, cut
twenty squares Of butchers linen-six
inches is good size and on each work
q floral design in yellow or red wash
silk. Connect these with an insertion
of Russian lace and finish with wide
frill of the same. Narrow yellow or red
ribbon may be run through the inser'
tion if desired.
Steamed Oysters: Carefully pour
the liquor from can of fresh oysters
into a porcelain-lined kettle. Into II
put small bits of butter, with salt and
pepper to suit the taste. Now heat thii
to almost the boiling point Into i
pour half-pint of sweet cream, ant
drop the oysters, one by one, into the
steaming mixture. Let them barely
cook through.
Tho latest fad of wealthy and fas
tidious ladies is craze, not for crazy
quilts. but silk sheets, daintily EN-
broidered. Sachets, filled with SOM
delicate perfume, are fastened in thu
corners, and flower, corresponding t.
the one with which the sachets ar
filed. is embroidered over the sheet Old
fashioned "puffs" or eider-down quilt
axe filled inside with delicate perfumes
and one reclines not on, but under.
bed of roses.
Yeast that will not sour: One pin
each of sugar and sifted -four, one-hal
sup of salt and one large spoonful Q
ginger; mix we'll together, add a littl
warm water and stir till smooth; the
stir in five pints of boiling water i
which large handful of hops has bee
stepped and strained out. When COG
. enough, put in one-half cup of yeast G
one yeast cake softened in warm water
With potato sponge one cup Of thl
/, yeast will raise seven large loaves {
, bread. 1t never fails. Try it.-Hous,
hold.
-Lobsters with Curry: Remove tn
, meat from lobster and cut into sma
, pieces. Make sauce by melting tw
tablespoonsful butter, add one table
, spoonful chopped onion and fry unit
: yellow; mix two tablespoonsful for
r and one teaspoonful curry together an
, add; then pour ON slowly one pint hC
milk. Strain, add one teaspOonful sal
ene saltspoonful pepper and the lobste
g simmer ten minutes. To test the fresl
ness of lobster bend tie tail back an
. IL it springs again to its place the lol
, ster is fresh; if the tail remair
: stretched out the lobster is stAle.-Bo
ton Globe.