Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-22
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


most softening and incest of toilet
soaps And in localities where bayber
ries grow it can be very chenply made.
Ammonia is a most useful house
hold article. For washing windows,
brushes and performing many other
services it becomes almost indispensa'
BILE to the careful housekeeper
In our northern climate the rough.
ness of March winds is apt to chap and
tan the children's faces. Nothing is
really better for chapped skin than
mutton tallow which is nicely prepared.
1t can be remelted and strained several
times, mixed with small proportion OF
lard to soften it, and scented with rose
water or any Other desirable perfume
Egg Dressing for Salad,-Three
eggs, two tablespoonfuls of mustard,
two tablespoonfuls of oil or melted but
ter, one tablespoonful of sugar, one
teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of
white pepper, one-half cupful of cream,
one-half cupful of vinegar, Cook all to
scald, add the oil slowly afterward, and
pour over any chopped salad.-Boston
Budget.
Salt fish may be soaked over night
changing the water if it grows very salt.
Always put it flesh side downwards in
the pan, so that the salt may settle in
the pan. In the country, salted or
what they call picked, salmon is often
allowed to stand for days in sour milk.
1t must be carefully washed when
cooked, and really seems to acquire a
pleasant flavor from its unusual treat
ment.
Deep Apple Pie-Fill deep baking
dish with tart apples, sliced and sprin-
killed. literally with sugar and nutmeg,
and little bits of butter. Butter the
upper edges of the dish, and lay over
the apples thin sheet of paste, cutting
three Sits in the center. Pour into one
of these openings half cup of hot wa
ter and bake about an hour in hot
oven. Serve hot and pass English
cheese with it.-Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
1t is essential in case of a burn to
exclude the air, especially if the skin is
broken. A paste made of soot COM
mon baking soda, or even flour, is valu-
able in case there is no abrasion of the
skin. In case the skin is broken, the
white of an egg is about as valuable as
any thing likely to be at hand. Wrap
up the injured part in soft linen cloth,
such as should always be kept IN roll
in the kitchen drawer, where it will be
convenient in case of accident.
Among the table linens are shown
a variety of pretty napkins for cover
ing hot breads, corn, baked potatoes
and the like. Either a square or oblone
piece of linen has a small square cut
out of each of the four corners, thu:
leaving little flap at each of the foul
sides, which cover over the food. Some
of these cloths have pretty notices ant
devices woven in, while others arc
stamped and embroidered in wash liner
embroidery.
Very few householders know any
thing about respective qualities of rec
ash and white ash coal. In many small
cities white ash is all that can be had
For range use, however, good red asl
coal gives out more heat and is NOR,
economical than anything else. Thu
cook does not like it so well if she i
inclined to be indolent, because it doe
not burn up so rapidly as white asl
coal, and can not be started so quickly
but when it is once started and burnin.
its lasting powers are surprising.