The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-01-02
ElREslpE FRAGMENTS.

--Stewed Pears: Peel, quarter and
remove the core from ripe fall pears;
make a rich sirup, drop the fruit in,
cook until clear and tender Farm and
Fireside.
Every Day Dark Cake: One-half cup.
full each of sugar, molasses and milk, a
small one-half cupful of butter, one
egg, one eupful of chopped raisins, one
teaspoonful OF soda, spice of all kinds,
and flour enough to make stiff batter.
Bake in deep tin, having a slow fire.
Good Housekeeping.
Coffee Rolls: Work into n quart
of bread dough rounded Tablespoons
full OF butter and half teacup OF white
sugar add some dried currants (well
washed and dried in the oven), sift
some flour and sugar over them, work
into the dough thoroughly, make into
small, long rolls, dip them into melted
butter, place in the pan, let it rise q
short time and bake. Boston Budget.
Turkey Dressing. Rub to crumbs
loaf of stale bread from which the
crust has been pared or remoyed. Sea.
son sharply with salt and pepper, and
moisten until sufficiently rich with
melted butter. This will make light,
dry, digestiblc stuffing acceptable to q
majority of tastes but oysters, celery,
sage, thyme, basil or other fiavoring,
can be added with the salt and pepper,
If desired Boston Globe.
-Braised Beef.-Take piece of rump
steak an inch thick and fry slightly in
butter on both sides; and enough hot
stock to just cover the steak: season
with pepper, salt and n sprinkle ot
herb; add also carrot and a sliced
oniou; let it simmer slowly an hour
and a half or two hours; put piece oi
butter and some flour in another sauce.
pan and add the gravy in which the
steak was stewed and little tomato
catsup; lay the steak in n platter, ar
ranging the carrot neatly around it. then
pour over it the hot sauce. boston
Globe
"A sandbag is one of the most useful
of household articles. Its virtues are
equal If not superior to the hot water
baP, and the cost is considerably less.
| The sand should be fine aud clean, and
should be thoroughly dried out before
being "bagged" 1t is better to cover
/ viz 1uLhOl Jay WlllCu nOluS UDe S10O
with a cotton one, as this prevents the
sand from sitting out. A bag not larger
than ten inches square is an available
size. Mothers whose children are sub.
| ject to the earache will find these bags
invaluable; they hold the heat long
time and their composition is such that
they are easily adjustable to the affected
parts.
"A Good Plum Pudding: One and
one-half pound raisins, one and three.
quarters of pound of currants, one
pound OF figs, two pounds moist sugar,
two pounds of bread crumbs, sixteen
eggs, two pounds finely chopped suet,
SIX ounces mixed candied peel, one
ounce ground nutmeg, one ounce ground
cinnamon, one-half ounce bitter al.
monds, one-half pint molasses. Mix all
the dry ingredients together and moist.
en- with the eggs; when all well mixed,
flour strong pudding-bag put in pud.
ding, tie well and boil eight hours. A
nice sauce is to take one cupful of sweet
cream whites of three eggs and three
tablespoonfuls of powdered sugrr.
When the cream is chilled, whip and
put in cool place, beat the whites stiff
and add sugar and cream. Any flavor.
ing may be used. Ladies' Home Journal.