Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-31
FIELD AND FAMILY.

FIELD AND FAMILY.
Cons image slumbers in our souls till
sharp-edged grief cuts here and there,
when, LOT the semblance of his form ap-
pears sculptured by the woes Of time.
MoLAssEs CAKK.-Take two cups mo-
lasses, one cup butter, one cup sweet
milk, teaspoon Of saleratus, tablespoon
of ginger, three eggs, five cups OF slfted
flour.
For GNGKR-sNAPs-One cup Of mo-
lassses, Just to boil, one teaspoonful of
ginger, one teaspoonful of soda, piece
Of butter the size of an egg, little salt,
and -four enough to roll. Roll very thin.
CORN STARCH CAKE.-One and a half
cups Of sugar, the whites of three eggs.
one-half cup Of butter: one-half cup OF
cornstarch, two-thirds Of cup Of sweet
teaspoons Of baking powder, and one OF
lemon.
AsPARAGUs.-Skin the white part, turn
the points together, and tie in punches.
Have the water boiling; add salt; lay in
the asparagus, and boil briskly half an
hour. Toast slices of light bread, and
pour over little of the asparagus water (;
butter it well, put on the asparagus, and
serve hot. Or, serve with drawn butter
and parsley, emitting the toast.
STEAMED JoHNNY-CAKE-One pint of
sour cream, one teaspoonful of soda, and
one of salt. Stir in three tablespoonful
of -four; then add corn meal enough to
make stiff batter. Beat one egg, and
add to the batter; stir all carefully to-
gether, and pour into q well-buttered tin
basin; set this into bread steamer, and
keep the steam up. Serve with cream and
sugar.
SAGo PUDDING.-Rinse the sago In cold
water; to one pint of milk put half pint
of sago; stir it on a moderate fire until it
thickens like starch then take from the
fire and mix it with three pints of milk, a
small cupful of sugar, four beaten eggs,
nutmeg, teaspoonful of salt, and the
grated rind of a lemon add q quarter of a
pound of seeded raisins, and bake three
quarters Of an hour. Good hot, but best
cold.
CoCOANUT PUDDNG-Soak for two
hours in pint and half of milk, a tea
cupful of fine bread crumbs, and the
grated meat of a cocOanut; then add the
well-beaten yolks and whites of six eggs.
q teacupful Of sugar, the grated rind Of
q lemon, and a pint and q half of milk.
Stir well together, and bake in hot oven.
Like all other custards, this must not be
allowed to remain in the oven long enough
to become watery.
GUMBO SOUP.-Three pounds of lean
beef, one pair of chickens, one pound of
ham, three-quarters Of a peck of okra.
Out tho hoaf In, crnon nd NTH
quarter of a pound of butter stew till it is
brown. Season it strongly, and then let
1t boil half an hour in a small quantity of
water. Chop the okra fine, put it with
the beef, add little water, and the ham
cut up In small pieces stir it often, to
prevent burning. The chickens must be
dressed separately, like fricassee. After
they are done add them to the rest, and
let it all cook slowly for half an hour
more; add water as may be required.
The okra must be well done. Be careful
to stir often, as being thick it is apt to
burn.
RAISING WATRR-LILLIEs.-E
is delighted with the fragrance and deli
cacy Of the water-lily, and people buy
them at the railroad stations In summer
as good genii which dispel largely the
ennui and lassitude, the depression and
disgust of hot days ride in the sultry
and cindery cars. Very few but have, at
one time or another, wished they might
be able to propagate SO sweet q flower.
The following method Of raising them
will be of interest, it having proved quite
successful: The roots procured in the
fall, are kept damp during the ensuing
winter in fiower-pots. In the spring a
half barrel, with hoops well secured, is
procured (if painted so much the better),
and set on bricks, one-third filed with
mixture of green earth, sand, and well
rotted manure. The roots are set in this
and covered. Water Is added gently, and
little at time, every day or two ESQ as
not to disturb the earth), till the tub is
filled. In the fall the water Is allowed to
dry of, and the tub is placed in the cellar
and watered at long intervals.
GROWING OUT OF New HooF.-It is
the universal habit to destroy a horse that
has lost hoof, and this is upon the n.y.
pothesis that the horse is famed for life and
rendered unfit for any work. We find,
however, that, if allowed, nature will in
time perform her own cure, and restore
the missing hoof, as the following remark
able case will show, which we extract
Il q idtC huhDCi Va Vic Dou T IduClSCO
Call: 1--WE have Just met with horse
which had its hoof torn off by the wheel
of dray, on Howard street, some weeks
since. The owner was advised at the time
to shoot the horse; but the animal being
not only valuable but a favorite, it was
determined, if possible, to effect its cure.
The horse was slung for nine days, dur.
ing which time it suffered most acute pain,
the nature of which may be imagined in
q degree by any one who has had nail
torn off. After this time the
pain apparently abated, and the horse was
lowered to his feet, the wounded foot be-
ing well preserved from any undue
amount Of exertion. The horn, or hoof,
has now grown twO-thirds of its natural
size, and in proper shape, and II is hoped
that by grass time the horse will be fit to
turn out, and that by summer the hoof
will be sufficiently strong to bear shoe,
and allow the animal to return to work.
The cure has been brought about by hui
name treatment and constant care. The
horny matter has secreted itself in the
same manner as the matter which COM
poses our nails Is secreted."
Y non W.