The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-03
ElREsspE FRAGMENTS.

Tongue Sandwiches. - Soak Q
smoked tongue over night and boil un-
til tender; let it cool in the liquor,
then skim and place it under u weight
with u plate turned over it. When
wanted slice thin and lay between
slices of bread and butter, seasoned
with mustard. d.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Fruit Cake.--One cup of sugar, one
of molasses, one of butter one of but
termilk, and three eggs. Teaspoon
each of cinnamon and cloves, one CUP
OF chopped raisins or currants heaping
teaspoon of soda and four cups of flour.
--Ohio Farmer.
Corn Starch Filling.-Place one
cupful of milk in a double boiler.
sweeten to taste, and add a teaspoon
ful of corn starch dissolved IN a little
milk. When scalding hot, add the
beaten yollss Of three eggs and stir uu-
til thick. Let it cool, then add ex-
tract of lemon or vanilla, and put be-
tween the calxe.-Ohio Farmer.
Pumpkin Pies as Our Grandmothers
Made Them.--Let the pumpkin stew
slowly over the fire until it is we'll
cooked and of a dark, rich color. Strain
through colander. To each pie take
one good teacup Of the pumpkin, one
egg and milk enough to make a good,
thick pie. Add salt, sugar and ginger
to taste. Bake well in good, hot
oven.-Farm, Field and Fireside.
Sailed Almonds. Shell and blanch
the almonds, dry them, and put on
shallow tin plates, only enough to
cover the bottom of the tin, and add a
teaspoonful of butter to each plate.
Put them in the oven until golden
brown, stirring frequently. Take them
from the oven, sift fine salt over them
and shake well.-Boston Globe.
Herring Salad.-Broil half dozen
of the small dried herring or two of the
larger kind, or two of the Yarmouth
bloaters; remove skin and bone and
cut the fish into shreds; add an equal
quantity of sliced boiled potatoes;
sprinkle over minced parsley and
chives, and serve with a plain salad
dressing. If garnished with head OF
| lettuce or bleached endive or with
water cress, it is much improved. The
French add two anchovies and dozen
capers to this quantity. American Ag.
i
| Dreamed Celery.-Celery not suffi'
GENTLY bleached for table use makes
an excellent dish if cut in short
lengths and cooked very soft in slight
| 1y salted water. Let the water boil
down on it so as to retain all the flavor
and strength of the celery; then add
enough milk or cream or both to form
a good gravy. Thicken with flour tc
the consistency of thick cream, ado
butter if milk is used, a little pepper
and salt to taste. This forms very
delicate, palatable dish and is general
ly much relished. Prairie Farmer.
Fried Toast "a dessert .)-Cut lon
of bakers bread into slices an incl
thick and toast them light brown
Pour over them rich custard seasoned
with wine, nutmeg and cinnamon, ant
let them soak in the custard three o.
four hours, then take them out and fry
them in hot butter nice brown. Take
what is left of the custard and add t.
it wine and melted butter sufficient t,
make u rich sauce. Put into it pount
of stoned raisins. Let it stew som,
time, and just before sending it to tn,
table pour it hot over the toast. In
stead of custard, pint of cream, high
ly seasoned with wine, nutmeg, CHINA
mon and sugar, may be used. .-Bostol
Budget,