The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24
FIRESlDE FRAGMENTS.

Fine copper wire may be bought by
the pound and is much cheaper, as
strong and as good-loolSing as the
twisted wire.
Carolina Corn Cakes: One and half
pints of corn meal, half pint of wheat
flour, three eggs, salt Add these, beat
ing well, to one quart sour milk. Add
one small teaspoonful of dissolved soda,
and one small saltspoonful of tartaric
acid. Bake in muffin rings Serve hot.
Water is somewhat purified, or
rather cleansed, in freezing, but hard,
clear ice contains visible suspended inn
purities, and more that are invisible.
Snow ice is very apt to be unclean, and
the only safe way is to keep food and
water away from direct contact with
ice, unless it be artihcially made from
| distilled water, a recent process that
promises to become very popular.
English Steak: Choose the tender
est part of beef; have it cut an inch
thick; broil it over hot Goals and cover
with plate while cooking; have some
butter, little salt and pepper, with a
| little hot water in dish; when the
steak is ready to turn dip it in this two
or three times; when done pour the
basting over it and add butter.-Boston
Herald.
For small articles about the house,
such as book covers, blotting-cases, wall
pockets and the like, revival of the
darned backgrounds, once so popular,
has taken place. The design is merely
outlined and lightly filled in, and hence
is doubly effective against the darker
and artistically irregular stitches of the
foundation. The work is easy, the work
ers attention being mainly required to
keep the lines of stitches quite straight.
Chocolate caramels: Boil together
for nearly half an hour two cupfuls of
brown sugar, one cupful of molasses,
one large tablespoonful of butter and
three tablespoonfuls of flour, then stir
half a pound of grated chocolate into
half cupful of sweet milk and pour
into the pan, stirring it often after it
begins to harden. 1t may be tested by
dropping little in cold water. Flavor
to taste with vanilla.-N. Y. World.
An odd splasher: Take three palm
leaf fans and in oils tint them according
to the coloring of the bedroom. If blue,
for one side almost pure Prussian blue,
dark, rich and deep; the next paint a
soft bright blue, for which mix white,
emerald green, Antwerp blue, and a
tiny touch of cadmium. Make the third
a pale blue, using the same colors, only
more white. Tie the three fans together
in the shape of a large clover leaf, with
a big bow of blue ribbon.-Good House
keeping.
When sponging the whole body of a
sick person. do not expose more of the
surface of the body at one time than
can be quickly gone over, rapidly dried,
and at once recovered. If the sponging
has been ordered to reduce temperature,
it should be done with water one hun
dred degrees, and containing some alco-
hol to aid evaporation. The sponging
must be done under cover of sheet, and
the sponge must not be wet enough to
dampen the covering. Do not dry, but
| allow the moisture to evaporate. Such
sponging at stated times is most re-
freshing to a burning fever patient, and
never fails to bring the desired result
reduced temperature, quiet nerves and
refreshing sleep.
Potato Olives: Peel the requisite
quantity of potatoes, and cut them into
the shape of olives; rinse them well in
cold salt and water; then drain and put
them into a saucepan of boiling salted
water, and boil very gently until quite
soft, but not at all broken. Strain off
the liquid, allow the potatoes to dry by
the side of the stove, then dip each one
into well-beaten egg, and roll it in a
savory mixture composed of say, four
tablespoonfuls of fine bread-crumbs,
two tablespoonfuls of grated cheese, one
tablespoonful of minced parsley, and a
seasoning of salt and pepper. Press
this covering firmly into the olives, then
! fry from eight to ten minutes in boiling
clarified fat Drain thoroughly, dish
up prettily on a hot napkin, garnish
with sprigs of crisp, fried parsley, and
serve just as hot as possible.-Ladies
! Home Journal.