Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-09-23
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


"A splendid furniture polish is made
as follows Mix together one ounce of
liquid shellac, two ounces of oil of tur-
pentine, one ounce of Japan drier, two
ounces of boiled oil, and one ounce OK
copal varnish. Apply with brush or
sponge. .E....l. ...'
--Potted Shad Cut the fish as for
frying, pack in a stone jar with layers
of mixed spices, seasoning with salt
After the jar is filed, pour vinegar over,
cover tightly with a cloth, put the jar
In large pot of water and boil until
the dish is thoroughly done,-Home
Magazine.
Egg Lemonade Separate four
eggs, beat first the whites, then add the
yolks and beat lightly; dissolve one cup
of sugar in a pint of cold water, add to 1t
the juice of four lemons, and then
small quantity of cracked ice; stir the
eggs carefully into this and use at once.
Boston Budget
Apple Dumplings Peel and core
six or eight tart apples and fill their
centers with chopped raisins, almonds,
sugar. cinnamon and dried currants
Wrap each in pie crust; place them side
by side in spring form or in round
cake pan; glaze with feather dipped
in the beaten yolls of an egg and bake.
Serve warm sprinkled with powdered
gar,-Harper's Bazaar.
Iced Gooseberry Fool Pick and
boil one pound of gooseberries in half a
pint of water, with ten ounces of sugar
added, then rub the pulp through hair
sieve, add to it one pint of cream, the
grated rind of one lemon and little
grated nutmeg, then turn 1t into the
freezer, When it is about half frozen
it is ready for the table. Serve in GUS
tard glasses. -Housekeeper
The notion of cutting bread from
the loaf as it is served is somewhat re-
vived and has been seen at some "Char-
lotte" teas, so called undoubtedly from
| Werther's heroine. 1t has necessitated
the temperance of the bread board
and knife, and, of course, the historic
pot of jam. 1t can not be said that the
operation of slicing bread is a specially
graceful one, and its practice in public,
even under the guise of a novelty, is
not recommended Y. Times.
-Corned Beef Hash Chop sufficient
cold corned beef to make one pint, it
must be chopped rather fine, cold boiled
| potatoes in the same quantity, mix
meat and potatoes together, put them
in a saucepan with tablespoonful of
butter teaspoonful of onion juice, a
cup of stock, and saltspoon of pepper;
stir constantly but carefully until it
just comes to boiling point; serve at
once on buttered toast. Water may be
substituted for the stock, but of course
the hash will not be so good. Boston
Budget
What the sideboard is for. Several
people have asked about the uses of the
sideboard. The drawers are for the
silver and cutlery, the closets for such
things as preserved ginger, confection-
cry, cut sugar and, indeed of the many
little things that one likes to have in
the diningroom, yet out of sight. Tho
water pitcher and other silSor and
pretty bits of China can be, placed on
the side-board. Cracker jar and frat
dish also belong there. At dinner time
the dessert dishes are usually arranged
upon it-Ladies' Home Journal
Cod Grilled la Colbert Cut the
cod into slices half an inch thick, DIP
them in salad oil, then -four them well
place them carefully on q clean grid
iron over clear fire, and broil until
done; it will take about one quarter OF
an hour. Into stew pan put one-hali
pint of stock broth, little grated
nutmeg, a little fnely-chopped parsley
little rouX and some seasoning; lei
boil, and simmer ten minutes, then ado
to it the juice of lemon, and table
spoonful of anchovy sauce. Place the
cod Oh hot dish, pour the boiling
sauce over it, and serve Immediately
with mashed potatoes, -Iiouselleeper