The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-17
USEFUL and SUGGESTIVE.

"A gallon of lye put into a barrel OF
hard water will make it as soft as rain
water.
yellow piano-keys may bo made
white by rubbing them gently with
sand-papor and polishing with chamois.
--Ginger Snaps. One pint of mo-
lasses, one-half cup water. Boil 10 min
utes, stir in while boiling one cup of
butter or lard, one tablespoonful ginger.
When cold add two teaspoonfuls soda
and sufficient -four to roll and bako in
quick oven.-Springdeld Republican.
--Stewed Parsnips. Wash and scrape
the parsnips, and slice them in pieces
half an inch in thickness, then put them
in frying-pan with half pint Of hot
water and tablespoonful of butter
Add salt to taste; cover closely, and let
them stew until the water is cooked out,
then stir to prevent them from burning
until they are light brown COLOR
Housekeeper
Light Rolls.-Ono cupful of luke
warm water, two cupfuls of milk, ono
yeast cake, flour enough to make good
batter; when light add large spoonful
VI bubbtI, Ollo SpOOulul VI ouSdl uhu
mold; allow it to rise again; when light
make into small rolls and let rise again;
wipe the tops with milk or the white of
an egg and bake in good oven. .--Bos-
ton Herald.
"A Nice Dessert. No more whole
some dessert can be made than pop
overs" if they are light and well baked,
and it is one that is almost universally
liked. A good proportion for these is
four eggs, two cups of milk, two cups of
flour and salt. They should be baked in
small earthenware cups which are sold
for the purpose, and the oven must be of
moderate temperature. Boston Budget.
-Photo-gravure come under the
head of engravings. Many are printed
in soft brown ink, others in a delicate
blue, and occasionally in a quiet green
ink. Do not choose an impression
printed in green to hang in country
house surrounded by natures unap-
proachable variety of green's. Do not
hang a photo-gravure next to an oil
painting or pastel.-Demorest's Month
| ly.
To Keep Sweet Milk From Sour
! ing.-Take tin pan larger than the
| pan or vessel containing the milk, and
put some cold water into it, then set the
vessel containing the milk into the pan
of water. Take a piece of cloth, cut
square, and large enough to cover over
the vessel holding the milk, and let the
four corners reach into the water. I
| have never tried it, but friend of mine
has, and with very good success. Ohio
Farmer
The women inmates of an English
! prison are said to make the best tomato
catsup in Great Britain. This is their
method: Bake the tomatoes in an oven
and when quite soft rub through a sieve,
add to every pound of pulp quart OF
Chilli vinegar, one ounce of chalet, quar-
ter of an ounce of white pepper, hall
an ounce of salt. Boil all this together
until soft, then rub through sieve and
add to every pound of sauce the juice oi
three lemons Return to the saucepan
and cook thick like cream; when cool
bottle, cork and seal.
Whole Wheat Bread.-Put one pint
of milk in bowl, pour into it one PIN
of boiling water and when lukewarn
add one teaspoonful of salt a table
spoonful of brown sugar, one-half cup o
yeast or one-half yeast cake and sufi
cient whole wheat -four to make stiff
batter. Beat WELL cover and let i
stand in moderately warm place owe
night In the summer any place in th
pantry is warm enough. Early in tn,
morning stir in sufficient whole whea
-four to make a soft dough. Beat vel
and turn into creased pans. When yer.
light or about double its bulk bake il
an oven three-quarters of an hour.-N
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