The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-07-07

Fish may be sealed easier by drs1
dipping them into boiling water for q
minute.
|, clear boiling wkt1r Nm T<nove te.
stain; pcuf The water thtoa8h the stAi1
and thus prevent its spreading.
7rCream Cookies. -One egg, one cup
sugar, one cup Of sour cream, one-half
nutmeg, one teaspoonful soda, -four suf-
ficient to roll. Sprinkle with sugar,
bake quick.
"A remedy for crealxing hinges Is
mutton tallow rubbed on the joint a
great many locks that refuse to do their
work are simply rusted and will be all
right If carefully oiled. 81
"A Delicious Tartare Sauce One
half pint French mayonnaise, one-half
cup best cider vinegar, one tablespoon
full capers chopped fine, six small GU
cumber pickles chopped fine, little
gaslic or onions chopped fine. Mix all
together. Ladies' Home journal.
"A new veil which it is to be hoped
will not cross the water Is giving its
folds to the Paris breezes. 1t is called
the mask veil, and is woven to show the
upper part thick lace, the lower part
thin, concealing the, features like a
mask as far as the mouth. IN. Y. Times.
"A very toothsome preparation Of
cold potatoes is to slice them in thick
slices or cut them in long quarters, dip
them In melted butter that has been
sailed and peppered; then dip them in
hour and bake them in the oven for ten
or fifteen minutes A hot oven is re-
quircd. Boston Budget
-Fruit Pndding-Beat4 together two
eggs, half cup Of butter, and cup of
brown sugar Add one cup Of molasses,
a cup and half Of milk, six coffee cups
Of -four, one teaspoonful of soda and
two of cream tartar, cinnamon, Glove,
and nutmeg, and two cups of raisins.
Steam four hours. Household Monthly
Raised Mullins. -One pint milk one
egg, one-half cup yeast, one saltspoon
salt, one large tablespoon butter Flour
for stiff batter. Mix in the order given,
add -four gradually, beating it well, un-
til SO stiff you cannot beat. Let it rise
over night. In the morning put it into
buttered pans, taking it out with spoon
and knife without stirring out the air
Bake about eighteen minutes. Boston
Budget.
"A simple and effectual penwiper is
made of common bird shot. Any little
china or bronze jar will do for the re-
-ceptacfe and it may be as picturesque as
fancy dictates. Fill it with the shot
and to clean the pen thrust it up and
he ~ &
No channels or cloth penwiper polishes
the steel so effectually and readily as
this. The little jar of shot will also
act as paper weight il needed. N X.
Tribune.
The Old Oak Chair.-If you wish to
beautify an old oak chair, take a sponge
dipped in strong ammonia and moisten
the old varnish until it may be scraped
off with a piece of glass down to the
plain wood. When the varnish is all off
and the wood dry, -sandpaper the chair
thoroughly with fine sandpaper, No. O
or 90. Get it as smooth as possible
half the battle is in getting smooth
surface to work upon. You need no
wood filler, as the old varnish has COM
pletely filed the pores.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
Panel Polishing. TO produce a
bright polish on panels, or other plain
surfaces, where brilliant polish is
wanted to contrast with the dead finish,
work to dead finish first, then polish
with powdered rotten stone and oil. in
the same manner asyon use the pumice
stone The brilliancy of the polish will
only be limited by the amount of labor
expended. Put the finishing touch to
the polished surface by rubbing it with
the palm of the hand, dipping it in dry
flour to absorb the perspiratiou.--
Ladies' Home Journal.