Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-12-25
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Clam Soup Chop fine pint OF
round CLAIMS: put in a stew pan with
pint of water, and when it boils add the
same amount Of milk and boil up again;
season with butter, pepper and salt,
and two crackers rolled fine are to be
put in when the soup is dished. Boston
Budget.
"A very simple and strong cement
may be made for glass and earthenware
by diluting the white of an egg with its
bulk of water. Beat up thoroughly, then
bring to the consistency of thin paste
with powdered quicklime. 1t must be
used Immediately, or twill lose its vir-
tue.--N. Y. Tribune.
Apple Fritters.-One cupful of
sweet milk, little salt, two eggs, one
teaspoonful of baking powder, and
-four to make batter thick enough to
drop nicely from a spoon; chop two ap-
Piles fine and mix with the batter. Fry
In hot lard. Serve with powdered
sugar, if for dinner, or with syrup
Demorest's Magazine.
--Hickorynut Macaroons.-To hick-
orynuts ground fine add mixed ground
allspice and nutmeg. Make frosting
as for cakes Stir in the meats and
spices, putting in enough only to make
it convenient to handle. Flour the
hands and make the mixture into balls
about the size Of nutmeg. Lay Thorn
on tins CREASED with well-washed but
ter, and give them room to spread
Bake in a quick oven Ladies' Home
Journal.
White Lemon Cake. Six ounces Of
butter, one and one-fourth pounds of
-four, one-fourth pint of well beaten
eggs, one pound of pulverized sugar,
twelve drops of essence Of lemon, two
drachms of carbonate of ammonia.
Rub the flour and butter together, add
the other ingredients, with as little
handling as possible, roll out the mass
as thick as silver dollar, cut in cakes
and bake in buttered tins with a gentle
heat.-Detroit Free Press
Potato puffs is by many consi 1ered
an improvement upon the usual way OF
making mashed potatoes. Stir over the
fire until well mixed and hot, two cup
fuls mashed potato, the yolks of two
eggs, three tablespoonfuls of cream,
one tablespoonful of butter, with
seasoning of salt and pepper. Ado
gradually the whites, we'll beaten, stir
all well together, place in butteret
dish and bake in quick oven unit
nicely Drowned. N. Y. World.
"A plain cake may be made into Q
rich one by adding this frosting: Three
teaspoonfuls of sugar and half tea
cupful of water boiled together until
it will thread" from the spoon. Have thu
whites of two eggs beaten to froth in
a good-sized dish, and pour the boiled
sugar over them, beating all the timt
until cool. Into this stir half pound
of blanched almonds, chopped little
half cupful of seeded and chopped
raisins, and, if liked, some candicd cit
ron, or lemon peel This is enough TO
large cake or for one layer of small
cake and the frosting. -Housekecper
Preserved Ginger Pudding. Stir 81:
ounces of butter and six ounces fiou
over slow fire. Have ready pint ant
half of boiling milk and mix it grad
ually with the above over the fire, Adj
the beaten yolks of six eggs and half
pound of preserved ginger cut up fine
with the strip belonging to it, and
little powdered sugar. Well whisk tn
the whites of the eggs; add them tn
last thing; place pudding in a mold an
let 1t steam. 1t is extremely goo
baked in dish, with puff paste aroun
it, for half an hour in moderate over
1t may be served either hot or cold. =
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