The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-12-27
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

TEA CAKE.-Take one cup of sugar, one
cup OF flour, two eggs, two tablespoons of
melted butter, two tablespoons of sour
cream, d little saleratus. Flavor with
lemon or nutmeg. Eat warm.
DoUGHNUTs.-Two eggs, two cups of
sugar, two cups of sweet milk, a little salt,
five pints of flour, with two even measures
each of acid and soda of Horsford's prepa-
ration mixed well in the flour.
4 VEAL LoAF.-Thee pounds uncooked
veal. half pound of salt pork, or, instead
of pork, one tablespoonful of butter; chop
the meat fine; mix with two eggs, one
teacupful of pounded crackers, three tea
| spoonfuls of suit, two of pepper, and a
large tablespoonful of finely-cut parsley
or OF dried sage, sifted; press hard into a
eaten cold sliced thin.
Minute SPONGE CAKE.-Beat three eggs
two minutes; add one cup and a half of
sugar; heat two minutes; one cup of flour
and one teaspoonful of creau-of- tartar !;
beat one minute; add half cup of cold
water with half teaspoonful of soda and
a spoonful of extract of lemon; beat one
minute; add one cup of flour; beat one
minutes
CHLORIDE OF LIME AS A DIsINFECTANT.
I-Eckstain, a technical chemist of Vienna,
after comparative tests with the other dis
injecting agents. recommends chloride of
lime as decidedly the best for water-closets,
cess-pools, etc., and attributes its efficacy
to its rapid action in decomposing hydro
gen compounds, such as ammonia, sui
phureted hydrogen, etc. He regards as
the chief objection to its general use its
unpleasant effect on the organs of respira-
ton, and states that this can be remedied,
and its action regulated, by enveloping it
in bag of parchment paper, which acts
osmotically, and is decomposed slowly by
it.
HELFs IN IRoNNG.-It quite depends on
the way ironing is done whether it is
agreeable or not. The ironing-board must
have slip-cover, to be washed each fort
night, and besides there should be a large
piece of thin cotton to lay over starched
things 20 take the first pressure of the IRON
This piece must be fine, for coarse cloth
will leave the impress of its threads on nice
fabrics A breadth of an old .jaconet skirt
is the best. A bowl of clear water, with a
clean sponge or soft brush, or worn white
rag, must be ready for dampening spots
that have dried since folding, or have not
ironed smoothly. The table ought to be
solid, without leaves, and high chair
should| be provided. so that one may sit
close to the board, touching it with the
waist. 1t is just as convenient to iron sit
ting as; standing. if one gets used to il, and
most OF the fatigue of ironing comes from
standing long at a time. A housekeeper
who knows how to be good to herself-as
every woman ought TO be-will have
table fer ironing with one side followed
out, like the cutting-boards which seam
stresses use in their laps. 1t will be easy
to sit UP to such a table, and in a swivel
chair that can be raised or lowered at will,
the gas, stove or furnace on one hand, the
clothes-frame on the other, many poor,
tired woman, would find her dreaded iron
ing day one of the easiest of the week.
Truth.to say, these conveniences are named
not more to recommend housewifely exer-
else to- idle people whose nerves are pining
for it, than in hopes that some over-bur-
dened working-bee may be able to test the
comfort of these helps. Those who have
the most work to do generally have to do
it in the hardest way. A good mistress
will sGe that her servants have all these
convehiences, if they can be taught to use
Them | confess that the pleasure of wear
ing fresh white muslin and crisp ruffied
skirts!is much alloyedby the thought how
some gasping girl has toiled over them in
heated laundry or burning attic on July
day.-Harper's Bazar.