The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
ElREslne FRAGMENTS.


To prevent mustard plasters from
blistering, mix them with the white Of
an egg.
To remove green stains from bricks,
scrub with washing soda used boiling
hot. To redden them paint with mix
ture of Spanish red.--N. Y, World.
--Roasts that should be juicy come to
the table as dry as pasteboard, because
the oven was not hot enough at first to
instantly harden the outer service and
prevent the escape of its juices.
To such persons as use salt sifters il
is recommended TO mix cornstarch with
the salt in the proportion of one tea
spoonful of the former to five of the lat
ter. This will prevent packing in damp
weather, as the starch absorbs the
moisture and retains it away from the
salt.-N. Y. Times
-Broiled Salt Fish, Cut square the
size you desire from the thickest part of
the fish. Take off the skin and wash
clean; broil over clear Goals ten min
utes; then dip in boiling water, butter
and serve This is a nice breakfast or
tea RELISH and with boiled potatoes
makes an excellent dinner--Detroit
Free Press.
Chocolate Pie: Two cupfuls of milk,
one small cupful of sugar, lump OF
butter, a spoonful of vanilla and one
cake of chocolate, grated fine. Boil and
thichen with cornstarch. Bake in one
crust twenty minutes. Place over the
top this dressing: One-half cupful o1
sugar, two tablespoons of grated choc
olate, two small spoonfuls of water
Boil it five minutes and stir it until
almost cold. d.-Housekeeper.
Orange Cake: One-half cup butter
one cup sugar, two eggs one-half cuE
milk, two cups -four one-half teaspoon
soda, one teaspoon cream tartar, rind o.
one orange. Mix in the order given
bake in two pans; put the grated rint
of the orange in the cake. Stir pow
dered sugar into the orange juice unit
quite thick, and spread it between the
cakes when cool. Boston Budget.
Soft Soap: Three gallons of rair
water in brass or iron kettle; add one
box of concentrated lye; when it is dis
solved, put in four pounds of grease
and boil until it takes up ropy on the
stick used for stirring it. Have in th'
gallons of cold rain water; pour the
soap from the kettle into the barrel o
water, and stir brisltly The result will
be nice light-colored soap, excellen
for laundry purposes.
Whenever it is possible it is well t.
keep a separate closet for articles per
tanning to ironing. Keep the irons
starch, blueing, holders, boards, sheet
blanket and other articles pertaining t,
ironing in this closet, which should b.
warm and dry and shut off from thu
dust If the ironing boards are kept il
a closet in general use it is best to pu
them in bags of bed-ticl1ing or SOM
other heavy cotton, and hang them u
where they will be free from dust ant
dirt. If they are kept in closet re
served for the ironing material the,
need not be covered. Tubs and ironing
boards should be kept in a cool place
and there is no objection to a littl
dampness.
Cheese Fondue: For three or fou
people use six eggs, four ounces of sol
domestic cheese, three tablespoonful
of butter, level teaspoonful of sal
and half saltspoonful of cayenne
Cut the cheese into small bits. Bea
the eggs until light. Put boiling waite
in the under pan, place the upper pa
over it, and set the two pans over tn
lighted lamp. Put the butter in tn
upper pan, and when IL is melted ad
the cheese, beaten eggs and seasoning'
Stir constantly until the cheese
melted and the eggs begin to thicker
When the mixture is creamy mas
serve Immediately. If the fondue
cooked too long the eggs will harder
injuring the dish.-Ladies' Home Joul
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