The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-09-24
HOUSEHOLD saEvr7IEs

Pieces Of licorice laid around where
ants run i recommended
Old newspapers torn IN small pieces
and wet in water softened By the addi.
ton Of little ammonia are excellent 70
wash lamp chimneys
Fried Cakes.--Two eggs, two cups
of sugar, six tablespoonful Of melted
lard. three teaspoonfuls OF baking pow
der and one and one-half cups of milk.
Z Detroit Free Press.
For cold in the head. what Is called
head bath is useful Fill wash basin
with boiling water and add one ounce
Of flour of mustard Then hold the
head, covered with cloth to prevent
the escape of the steam. over the basin
as long as any steam arises.
--Crispcd Crackers Split the COM
mon butter crackers and spread thinly
with butter Put them, buttered side
up. into pan and color quickly in a
hot oven They should be just deli
easily, so look at them often. Ladies'
home Journal
A teaspoonful of pure cider vinegar
to gill of raw linseed oil makes a use
full reviver for oil-fnished furniture.
Shake the vinegar and oil together till
well mixed Use by just moistening a
soft wooden rag with the mixture. The
vinegar prevents the oil from cumming.
IN. Y World.
Salads may be made of sweetbreads
parboiled in boiling salted water, then
cut in small pieces and nicely and
quickly Drowned in butter. The skill
let should be we'll heated before put
ting them in place in the inner leaves
of lettuce, which should be crisp and
white. Serve with mayonnaise dress
ing-N NV World -
--Sherbet Crush quart of straw
berries OF other small fruit to paste;
add three pints of water and the juice
of lemon. Let the mixture stand two
or three hours, then strain through a
cloth to clear of seeds; add three
fourths of pound of sugar, and stir
until dissolved add ice, and drink,
when quite cold. 1t is very delicious. =
Boston Budget.
Baked Shrimps. Boil for twenty
of shrimps Drain, peel, and chop very
fine. Add three eggs, tablespoonful of
butter, saltspoonful each of black
pepper and ground celery; stir to-
gether- and ponrinto- a creased pan.
Cover with bread crumbs and bake
fifteen minutes. This is delicious. =
Good Housekeeping
--Potted Fowl and Ham. Gut all the
meat from cold fowl and remove the
bones and skin; cut it very fine; take
quarter pound lean ham and two table,
spoonfuis butter, pepper, salt, nutmeg.
and pinch OF cayenne; melt the butter
and mix all thoroughly to smooth
mass; set aside to become thoroughly
cool; serve for tea or lunch, garnished
with slices of. lemon and celery leaves.
old Homestead
Bacon and Snap Beans.-Wash a
piece of nice bacon weighing two
pounds. If the dinner is to be served
at twelve o'clock, put the bacon on at
eight in the morning. Add to it one
half gallon of snap beans broken in
small pieces, cover with water Cook
gently, so that at the time of serving
the beans will be quite free from liquor.
Slice the bacon thin and place it on a
shallow dish. Put the beans in COW
cred dish. -Housekceper.
.-Fillets of Salmon. Cut about a
pound and half or two pounds of sal
mon into small fillets; removing them
from the bone with sharp knife; re-
move all the skin carefully, dip each
tillet into a wcll-beaten egg seasoned
salt and little lemon juice, then into
bread crumbs, and fry delicate brown
IN hot lard; place on warm platter,
and pour over each one, little Worces-
tershire sauce; serve with green peas
and new beets Boston Herald.