The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-08-18
HOUSEHOLD sREvlTIEs.

TO keep black ants from any dish
or pail, draw . circle Of chalk around
it. This remedy has been proved
Mead. One fourth pound of tartarie
acid, four pounds Of sugar, two quarts
of boiling water; when cold add one
fourth ounce Of any essence, and bit
tie. This will fill four bottles --Ce cd
Housekeeping.
Boston Cream. Make a sirup Of
two pounds Of white sugar with two
quarts of water; boil, and when cold,
add two ounces of tartaric acid, three
fourths of an ounce Of essence of lemon
and the frothed whites Of two eggs
Bottle tightly. Take OF the cream thus
made wineglassful to a tumbler Of
water, with sufficient carbonate Of soda
to make it efferyesce.- Detroit Free
Press.
--Nesselrode Pudding. Beat up yolk
of four eggs, one-half pound sugar, and
one ounce powdered sweet almonds,
and add to it quart Of milk. and cream
mixed; boil until thick. Remove from
the fire, and when cold, freeze. When
frozen, remove dasher and stir In one
ounce cherries, one ounce currants and
one pound preserved peaches. Mix we'll
and let stand for two hours ladies
Home Journal.
Swiss Roll Beat six eggs and a
half pound of sugar to very stiff froth,
add one drop of essence of lemon, and
six ounces OF flour; mix we'll, and then
spread the mixture out quarter Of an
inch thick on CREASED paper, and bake
to light brown in moderate oven.
Wet the back of the .papersto get off the
cake, then spread it with crushed and
sweetened raspberries, and roll as speed
lily as possible. Cut the roll in slices
and dish in a circle -Housekeeper.
-vermicelli Soup For eight persons
take quarter Of a pound of vermicelli,
which blanch in boiling water to take
off the taste of dust. Strain it, and
throw it into some broth that is boil
| ing, otherwise the vermicelli will stick
together and cannot be separated I'M
less crumbled into pieces The vermi-
celli must be boiled in broth before you
mix it with any of the PURGE, and take
care to break the vermicelli before you
blanch it in the water, otherwise it will
be in long pieces and unpleasant to
serve up.-Boston Budget.
Sandwiches Gut=bread in thin,
| even slices with sharp knife, butter
| lightly and spread with chopped ham,
| tongue, veal, chicken or lamb, that has
been, mixed with a dressing. Cut in
small, fancy shapes and wrap in wet
towel to prevent their drying. Many
enjoy sweet sandwiches, which are
made by spreading with raspberry,
strawberry, currant or grape jelly or
jam Nut sandwiches are particularly
nice and are extremely simple. Chop
very fine any nice fresh nuts and add
enough melted butter or sweet cream
to make them spread easily over the
buttered bread IN. Y. Observer.
-Beefsteak Fingers. = Take two
pounds of tender steak, cover it with
equal parts of vinegar and water; sea-
son with pepper and salt, chopped
onion and n pinch of ground cloves;
cover it very closely, and let it cook
gently for an hour; then remove the
meat from the liquor and let it become
cold, when cut it into strips about
| three inches long; dip this into beaten
egg, then roll in cracker crumbs that
are seasoned with parsley andcelery;
cover the meat well with the crum BIS
and fry in hot fat until nicely Drowned;
place in a hot dish garnished with
parsley, serve with mashed potatoes
and gravy made from liquor in which
| the meat was cooked boston Herald