Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-07-24
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Berry Cake-One egg, one-half cup
full of sugar, three teaspoonfuis OF
yeast powder, small piece of butter, one
quart of -four, salt, one pint of berries.
Mix with milk Good Housekeeping.
Mashed Parsnips-Cover with boil
ing water; let them cook till tender and
till the water has all boiled away and
they are perfectly dry, then add little
salt and pepper, and some butter; mash
fne.-Housekeeper.
The following is new and splen-
did cake: First make good layer jelly
cake; spread between the layers thick
coating of tart apple jelly and sprinkle
this with preserved ginger chopped fine;
ice with orange icing.-N. Y. World.
-Deviled Chicken-Take off the
wings and legs of fowl, make missions
in them, fill these cuts with made mus
tard, season highly with salt, white and
cayenne pepper, grill them over a clear
fire; serve very dry on warm table
napkin. Boston Herald.
Potatoes With Cream. Select small
potatoes; pare strip round and cook in
boiling sailed water till tender. Drain
and peel them. Put them in dish,
sprinkle with salt and pepper, put bit
of butter on each and pour over them
one cup of hot cream.-Boston Budget.
-Rhubarb Jelly.-First wash the
rhubarb thoroughly, cut in short
lengths and stew until quite done. Now
strain the juice through suitable
cloth and weigh. Use one pound of
granulated sugar to one pound of juice.
Add few lemon peels and boil as for
other jellies Detroit Free Press.
--Cocoanut Cakes, or Meringues.--
Take equal weights of grated cocoanut
(fresh) and powdered sugar add the
whites of six eggs beaten stiff, to one
pound of the sugar and cocoanut. 1t
should be a stiff mixture; and egg
enough to make it SO. Drop the size of
nut separately upon buttered paper
in pans, and bake in a moderately heat
ed oven.-Ladies' Home Journal
When you feel the prickling pain
on the eyelid, that announces the COM
ing of a sly, 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 sty gets well under
way, will generally drive it away.
To make fried sippets or croutons
for use in soups, cut slices of bread
from quarter to three-eighths of an
inch thick and cut them into dice all OF
size. Put some butter in frying
pan and, when quite hot. lay the bits Of
bread in it. Turn them frequently,
adding more butter as needed, and fry
all of them to a light golden color. A
quicker, but not so nice way is to lay
the pieces of bread in frying basket
and dip into boiling fat Afterwards
drain them in front of the fire. N. Y.
World
Our Ginger Snaps, cups best
molasses, one cup butter and lard, one
teaspoon ginger, one teaspoon allspice,
two teaspoons cinnamon, two tea
spoons soda, three tablespoons water,
two tablespoons vinegar Mix all to-
gether and add flour to make a stiff
batter, then add one cupful of white
sugar. Make in roll, cut off small
pieces, hatten them slightly, place them
n tins one inch apart and bake in @
moderate oven. When cold, put them
in covered JAR let them stand few
days and they are ready for use. Try
them. -Housekeeper