The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-12
FIResIpE FRAGMENTS.


Cure for Chapped Lips. Dissolve
lump of beeswax in small quantity Of
sweet oil; let it cool and It will be ready
for use. Rubbing it warm on the lips
two or three times will effect cure
Homo
Corn Cake. Three teacups of Indian
meal, one teaspoonful of SALT one table,
spoonful of sugar, one of butter; wet
this with boiling water and then beat
in one egg, spread half an inch deep on
buttered tin sheets and bake brown in
n quick oven.-Boston Budget.
i'm baking cake, to ascertain whether
the cake is ready to leave the oven
thrust clean straw into the thickest
part. II it comes out clean, take out
the tins and set them gently on table
or shelf to cool before turning them
upside down on clean, dry cloth or
dish.
To keep the complexion and spirits
good, to preserve grace, strength and
agility Of motion, there is isnogymnasium
80 valuable, no exercise more benifi-
cent in result than sweeping, busting,
making beds, washing dishes, and the
polishing of brass and silver.
"A good remedy for inflammation of
the eyes caused by cold is to drop a
lump of alum the size of n hickory nut
into teacup of hot milk. The curd
will separate from the whey. Put the
curd, which may be kept moistened by
the whey, between fold of soft muslin
and lay it over the eyes N. Y. Trib-
une.
Scent Powder.-A good powder to
be used for wardrobes, finer than any
sold in the shops is the following: Take
one ounce each of coriander, orris root,
rose leaves, and aromatic calamus. Ten
ounces lavender flowers, one-quarter
drachm of rhodium, five grains musk.
These are to be mixed, and red to
coarse powder. This scents the
clothes like fragrant flowers. Home.
"A bag for fancy work may be made
out of two palm-leaf fans. Steam them
and curve them little, tying them and
keeping so till dry. Then join them at
the apex and sides binding tightly with
gold cord. Then lit bag of soft silk
to the opening. Gather the tops
! together with ribbon draw strings.
| The fans may be decorated with paint
ing, If wished.-Home.
-HollandaiseC Chicken.-Fry one table
spoonful of minced onion in two of
butter until yellow. Add a pint of
white stock and thiclen with one table
spoonful of flour. To one pint OF
chopped chicken add one tablespoonful
Of chopped parsley, the juice of half a
lemon, nutmeg, salt and cayenne to
taste. Add this to the pot liquid, and
the we'll beaten yollS of two eggs. Trim
she crust from bread, toast, butter plen.
tifully, spread the mixture on top and
serve hot Another excellent breakfast
dish. IN. Y. Observer.
Chocolate Pudding. Boil ten table
spoonfuls of bread crumbs and five
tublcspoonfuls of grated chocolate, in
one quart of sweet milk for twenty
minutes; then pour the mixture into q
padding dish and beat into it the yolks
o. three eggs and the white of one; ado
piece of butter size of an egg and
bake one hour. When cooked spread
over the top the whites of two eggs thai
have been beaten stiff with white pow
dered sugar, and return the pudding tc
the oven to brown slightly. Pin nap
kin neatly around the dish, and serve
with hard sauce. For the sauce, eXtrac
the juice of two lemons and mix suga
with it until it is stiff. f.-Houselleeper.