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

To fastcn labels to tin cans, add
one teaspoonful of brown sugar to one
quart of paste Detroit Free Press.
Thick sweet cream thickencd and
favored, and thckened with little
dour or corn starch and baked between
two crusts, is excellent
Egg Chowder; Fry slices of pork;
cook onions and potatoes as for fish
cbowder; just before serving, break i'm
to IL as many eggs as eaters Boil for
minute and serve. boston Budget.
TO Boil Salt MacSerel Wash tho
mackerel, and soak over night in clear,
cold water and boil gently thirty min
utes. Serve with them plain boiled
rice and boiled potatoes. Detroit Free
Press.
One of the latest novelties for din
ner table decoration is a heart of vel
vety pansies, suggestive of the poetic
name of the flower heartsease. The
splendid mass of deep-toned blossoms
are deftly brought into strong relief by
a spray of white stephanotes thrown
lightly across it's surface. N. Y. World.
Chicken and Okra (Southern Cum
bo) Cut up chicken, roll in -four, and
fry in boiling lard; add a sliced onion
Pour two cupsful of boiling water over,
and let simmer ten minutes; add pod
Of red pepper, let boil thick, season with
salt and u tablespoonful of butter. Dish
and serve with boiled rice. e.-Good House
keeping.
-Waffles: Beat the whites and yolks
of four eggs separately. To the yolks
add two tabespoonsful of butter, one
quart of milk, one teaspoonful of soda,
salt, two teaspoonsful of cream of tar.
tar and flour enough to make thin
batter. Add the whites of the eggs
the last thing and stir well. Bake in
waffle irons. Baking powder may be
used instead of the soda and cream OF
tartar if preferred. Prairie Farmer.
Buns: Three cupsful sweet milk,
one cupful yeast; -four enough to make
n stiff batter Set this sponge over
night; in the morning add one cupful
sugar, one-half cupful melted butter,
one-half a nutmeg; tablespoonful of salt
-four enough to roll like biscuit; knead
well and set to rise five hours; roll one
half an inch thick; cut into round cakes
and put into the pan. When they have
stood one-half an hour make cross or
each one and put into the oven instant
| ly.--Chicago Herald.
An idea for cushion which is mere
ly an elaboration of the covers made ot
mems white linen hemstitched handker
chiefs was seen in suburban parlor
recently. A large-sized plain black silk
muller, with hemstitched border, had
been powdered all over with tiny
Johnny jumpups," their gay little
faces worked in purple and gold floss
The square was then fitted on a cushion
whose lining was gold silk, and the four
corners had heavy tassels made of gold
colored hax.--N. Y. Times.
-Stewed Mushrooms on Toast: Gu
the stalks from some fresh mushrooms
Have two bowls; one-half full of colo
water. Rinse the mushrooms, one by
one, in the water, and drop them int
the second bowl. (They should not res
a moment in the water, as that woult
impoverish them.) For one pound o
mushrooms put into the upper pan twt
tablespoonfuls of butter; cut the mush
rooms into this, and sprinkle over then
one teaspoonful of salt and half salt
spoonful of pepper. Cook them gentl,
for ten minutes, having the wicls of tn
lamp low, and serve on toast Ladies
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