The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-14
ElRESlpE FRAGMENTS.

--Tamarind Water.--simmer for an
hour an ounce of tamarinds with two
Of stoned raisins in u pint and half of
water; strain and serve when cool.
When the taste OF the cook has be-
come vitiated by the tasting of many
dishes, swallow of milk will restore
the delicacy of the palate, so says an
old authority on the cuisine.
Scrambled Eggs with Beef.-Chip
dried beef very fine; put equal parts of
lard and butter in the pan; break few
eggs and stir all in; season and cook
one minute. Boston Budget.
Sometimes the fire will not burn
readily at first. because the air in the
chimney is cold; in that case, we have
found that to burn {, quantity of paper
or shavings before trying to light the
other fuel. will soon clear out the draft.
Cranberry Tarts. Stew your cram
berries with sugar in the proportion Of
a pound of sugar to % pound of fruit,
ard merely enough water to melt the
sugar. When they ire done set them
away to get cold. Mike some shells of
puff paste and fll with the fruit -
Boston Budget.
.---ouIb NuTc NOIi lS.- MIN Illllc lJttI 10
of salicylic acid with one part of extract
of cannabis indica, and forty-eight parts
of collodion. After rathing the feet in
warm water apply ;;.is mixture to the
affected parts WITH a camers hair
brush. Do not resume the stocking un-
til the foot has become perfectly dry -
ladies Home journal.
lin relation to ovens, contemporary
| suggests: "When an oven burns ON the
| bottom, cover it half an inch with clean
sand; if it burns on top, put layer of
sand or ashes over it." However, a
stove that has reached this point should
be replaced by a new one as speedily as
possible. food Health.
This man has a helpful wife" once
remarked well-lsnown economist who
had incidentally partakcn of the hospi.
tality of Il simple household "Why do
you say that?" queried an unobservant
fellow-guest. II saw darn in her eX-
quisitely white tablecloth, and it was
finer and more ornamental in my eyes
than the most delicate embroidery"
--Rusks Flavored With Anise.-Eight
ounces white su gar six ounces flour,
ten eggs, one-quurter ounce anise seed,
four ounces aim )nds Mince almond S
fine as possible without taking off the
skins: mix them and the auise seed with
the dry hour Beat the eggs and sugar
until light. then stir into the flour.
Bake in long narrow molds; when day
old, slice and brown the slices on both
sides in the oven. - Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
Potato Balls. --Pcela Il dozen medium.
| sized potatoes, quarter them, throw in
to boiling water cook until tender
then whip until lig hit and add the we'll
beaten yolks of two eggs, two even
tablcspoonfuls of butter and four table
spoonfuls of hot milk, salt to taste
whip all well together, make into balls
or cone shape. cover with bread crumb;
and egg and cook to a golden brown il
boiling fat Garnish with parsley.
Lemon and salt are as effectual ir
removing ink as salts of lemon, anC
may be used in taking out stains from
fine goods for which oxalic acid is toe
strong. Stretch the spotted part of the
goods over bowl nearly full of boiling
water, dip in the water, rub on the salt
then squeeze on a few drops of lemon
juice, rub we'll but gently, dip in thu
boiling water again. Continue this
process for Il moment and the stai1
should disappear.-N Y. World.