The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-25
FIREsIDE FRAGMENTS.

Set dish of water in the oven with
cakes when they are baking and they
will seldom scorch.
In cooking vegetables, always re-
member that boiling water evaporates
rapidly on the approach of a storm or
when IL Is raining.
To wash silk and satin ribbons,
plunge them in gasoline and rub till
clean. Rinse in basin of fresh gaso-
line and hang out to dry. Then press.
"A brilliant black varnish for iron
as we'll as for some other substances
can be made by stirring up ivory in
shellac varnish. The article to be var
nished should be coated when the ma
terial is applied.
To remove the unsightly marks
caused by drippings from the faucets in
marble basins, or in the water-closet
bowl, nothing equals pulverized chalk,
moistened with a few drops of ammonia.
Apply with an old toothbrush and they
quickly disappear. Ladies' Home Jour
nal
Crackers and milk is certainly
wholesome dish. Crackers may be made
of n very stiff paste composed of one
pound of -four, little salt, the yolk of
an egg and milk to moisten. Beat well
and knead until quite smooth; roll
very thin, cut out and bake in a very
slow oven until very crisp. - N. Y.
World
-HiclSorynut Candy: Two cups of
sugar, one-half cup of water, one cup
of hickorynut meats. Boil, without
stirring, the sugar and water until thick
enough to Thread" Flavor and set
| the pan in which it has boiled in cold
water. Stir until it becomes white, stir
in the hickorynut meats, turn into fiat
tins and cut into squares when cold. -
Detroit Free Press.
Rice Pudding with Fruit: Put your
rice in stewpan, with very little milk,
that is, to Que cup of rice one gill of
milk. Stand it where it will be hot,
but not boil; when the rice has absorbed
all the milk, add to it quarter of a
pound of dried currants and one egg,
well beaten. Boil it in bag till the
rice is tender, and serve it with sugar
and cream. More fruit may be added
to the rice if it should be preferred. -
Boston Budget.
Light Pot Pie Dumplings: If wanted
for a twelve o'clock dinner begir
to prepare them at half-past ten
Take two cupfuls of buttermilk or soul
milk, three teaspoonfuls of soda and one
of salt. Add -four and knead until toe
stiff for biscuit, then put to rise in 6
warm place. 1t should rise in one houi
and quarter. With wet spoon cu
off pieces half the size of hens egg
being careful not to stretch the dough
and drop them into the kettle. House
keeper.
-Deviled Turkey: Score the rump
gizzard and drumsticks of a cold roasted
turkey at half-inch distances and three
quarters of an inch deep; rub pepper
salt and cayenne into the divisions ant
over the legs. Broil for twenty minutes
place the legs, etc, on a hot dish, ant
pour over them grill sauce, made yer,
hot. The devil can also be served with
out sauce, and be more highly sea
) soned. When this dish is preferre,
! cold, first remove carefully all signs o
fat and cover with aspic jelly.-N. Y
Ledger.
Pineapple Sherbet: Soak table
spoonful of gelatine in cold water TO
one hour; cut one large pineapple il
pieces and chop it, add a pint of sugar
a quart of water, the juice of thre
lemons, with the gelatine; whip til
whites of four eggs to a stiff froth, sti
them in and freeze the mixture; serv
with sponge drops. Strawberries, cul
rants, raspberries and cherries max
delicious water ices if the fruits used ar
not tart enough. the addition of lemo
juice will be an addition. Boston Hel
Il