Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-08-12
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Keeping pan of water in the oven
will prevent fowl from scorching.
-Jumbles. -One cup of butter and
two cups of sugar beaten together; one
cup of milk with half tcaspoonful of
soda, four eggs; add spice of any kind
and six cups of flour. Roll rather thin
and cut with tumblcr and wineglass
to form a ring. Brush over with the
white of an egg and sift on n little fine
white sugar before balSing.-N. Y.
World
Rice Custard. -Onc-half cup of rice,
soaked. One quart of milk and a pinch
of salt. Steam until soft. Add the
yolks of four eggs beaten with four
tablespoonful of sugar, just before the
rice is taken from the range. Stir for
II short time and boil. Flavor with
lemon or nutmeg. Beat the whites
stiff with little sugar., pour over the
top and brown slightly.-Ohio Farme$.
Brown Bread.-Scald two teacup-
fuls brown flour, making it stiff MS
mush, and when luke warm add half
cake compressed yeast or a tcacupful of
homemade yeast and tcaspoonful salt.
Let this sponge stand over night; in the
morning mix it with white -four little
less stiff than for white bread, add
sweetening to taste. When light, bake
a little longer than you would white
bread.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Fruit Muflins-MiX equal parts of
well-coolied graham -four Is. oatmeal
and water, and bake in muffin rings for
twenty minutes, or until the cakes slip
through the rings without sticking.
While hot slit in halves; on one half
place ripe frIit, lightly sprinkled with
sugar, then Immediately cover with the
other half. When all are thus fruit
covered, set in n warm place for ten
minutes before serving. Boston Bud
get
An Excellent Tooth Lotion.-It is
generally admitted that the best way
to prevent decay of the teeth is to use a
good antiseptic lotion. The following
is good formula: Take of carbolic acid,
fifteen grains; thymol, eight grains;
| boric acid, seven drachms; essence of
peppermint, twenty drops; tincture
anise, two and half drachms, and
| water two pints. Mix thoroughly and
use every night and morning with a
brush, as you would any other denti-
frice.-Ladies' Home journal.
Pound Cake.-Onc pound of butter,
one pound of flour, one pound of sugar,
ten eggs, one nutmeg grated, one glass
of rose water and brandy mixed. Beat
| the butter and sugar to a cream, whisk
the eggs till they are very light, then
add them to the butter and sugar al
ternately with the flour. Stir in the
spice and liquor, and beat the whole
very hard for ten or fifteen minutes.
Line your pan with two or three thick.
ness of paper well buttered, pour in the
mixture, and bake it in u moderate
oven for about three hours. Two
pounds of dried currants may be added
to this cake if you choose.-Bostor
Budget.
Lamb chops served with chestnut:
en- PURGE go capitally together anC
make most savory entree. To make
the latter slit the husls of fifty chest
nuts and place them in a stew pan will
a piece of butter; put the lid on the PAL
and set it on a slow fire, stirring tn,
chestnuts now and then to equalize Thu
heat. In about twenty minutes tn,
huslls will peel off and should then b.
removed. Put the chestnuts into an
other saucepan with a ladleful of goo'
stock, and then let them simmer unit
soft. Then pound them to paste, ad,
little sugar, nutmeg and half a pin
of rich milk, Let it cool and just be
fore using mix in small pat of butte
and serve hot. 1t should be stiff enough
to keep in the center of the dish witt
the lamb chops arranged around it,
n. Y. Tribune.