The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02
rIRes,pe FRAGMENTS.

Russian Tea.--Pare and slice fresh
juicy lemons and lay piece in the
bottom of each cup; sprinkle with
white sugar and pour hot, strong tea
upon 1t. Serve without cream. House
keeper.
Baked Hash. Mix well about equal
portions finely minced cold meat of any
kind and minced cold potato, noisten
with milk, gravy or soup stock-nevcr
with water-season with salt and pep
per, make into roll, put in a buttered
pan and bake in the oven. This, II
properly prepared and cooked, will be
delicious hash. Herald.
Pie Crust.-Rub thoroughly one
cupful of lard into two cupfuls of flour,
to which has been added a little salt.
Mix with enough ice water to make a
soft paste, but which can be rolled out
thinly. DO not handle more than nee
essary, as upon that and the coldness
of the water depends it flakiness.
Have the filling of the pies ready be-
fore making the crust. as it should not
stand before using. g.-Housekeeper.
-Omelette Soufie.-For this an
carthen pudding dish should be used.
Butter it warm. Beat the yollss of two
eggs with tablespoonful of powdered
sugar and half teaspoonful of vanilla
extract. Then beat the whites of four
eggs until stiff, and whip them lightly
into the favored yolles Pour the mix
ture into the dish and bake at once in
a moderate oven from ten to twelve
minutes. Serve Immediately.
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tongue two hours. Tie the tip to the
thick part. Brown two tablespoonfuls
of butter, add two tablespoonfuls of
| flour, pour on one quart of hot stock,
| add one-half of u carrot, one-haf of a
turnip, one onion, one cut potato. one
sprig of parsley, two bay leaves, one
stalk of celery, one tablespoonful each
of Worcestershire and mushroom catch
up. Add to the tongue and bake one
and one-half hours. Boil sauce down
and pour over tongue.-Good House
keeping.
| Tropical Snow.-Ten sweet oranges
pared and grated, two glasses sherry.
one cup powdered sugar. six bananas.
out the seeds, put layer in glass
| DOWl anu wei Wltn Wlue, OileIl SpIcN
with sugar, next put layer of grated
cocoanut. slice the bananas thin and
cover the cocoanut with them: when
the dish has been filled in this order
heap with cocoanut; eat soon or the
oranges will toughen.-Detroit Free
Press.
Cucumber rSalad.-Peel and slice the
cucumbers very thin, sprinkle with q
little salt, cover with bits of cracked
ice. Let them remain thus half ar
hour before they are wanted; ther
drain, and they will be crisp and with
out any bitterness. For the dressing
mix slowly together two tablespoon.
fuls salad oil with the same amount Of
vinegar, and teaspoonful each Of
sugar and white pepper. Pour it ove'
the cucumbers just before meal time
and serve.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Sponge Cale.-Take one cupful OF
sugar, four eggs, one cupful OF houl
and one level teaspoonful of baking
powder. Beat the yolks of the eggs
and sugar together, then add the houl
, in which you have put the baking pow
!, der. Lastly stir in the beaten white:
of the eggs. This makes one loaf
, Baked on long shallow tin this make:
a very nice rolled jelly cake. i have
used this recipe often and like it, boil
J for jelly cake and sponge cake. l
, should be baked uickly.-Prairie Far
| mer.