The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-05-09
FARM AND PRESIDE.

KEEP soft-soap three months before
using.
BAR-soAP should be kept in dry place
several weeks before using. 1t Will last
much longer.
NEVER use Soda or lime in Washing
clothes. They are certain to rot them LII
time. Borax is the only safe article.
DoUGHNUTs.-3e eggs, 2 cups of sugar, 1
tablespoonful of butter, ! cup OF sour
milk, nutmeg, teaspoonful of soda.
GRAHAM BREAD.-An excellent recipe
for making Graham bread consists In T
coffee cups of Graham -four, cups OF
milk. cup of sugar, l teaspoonful OF soda
and teaspoonflls of cream tartar.
OncLoTHs, if well rubbed with wooden
cloth and warm water. with the addition
| of a little skim-miIk, if convenient, will
| look nearly as fresh as new. Scrubblng-
brushes and strong soap are rulnous 10
them.
| TRIMMING RAsPBERRIEs.-Cuto out the
canes which have borne fruit last year,
and prune the new canes, or those OF last
YEARS. growth, to about four feet high. In
| the spring the canes should be trained TO
stake, and not be allowed to bend over
or hang down.
| HoRsERADIsH SAUCE.-Scrape one or
more sticks of horseradish very fine in
deed, to CRATE it is best. Have goodssta-
blespoonful put it in your sauce-tureen
with a teaspoonful of made mustard, a
teaspoonful of salt. 2 tablespoonfuls of
good vinegar and tablespoonful of rich
cream. This is an excellent and we'll
tried recipe.
CoLp CUsTARD.-Take one-fourth of a
Calls rennet, wash it well, cut it in pieces
and put it into a decanter with pint OF
grape wine. In day or two it will be ut
/ for use. To one pint of milk add tea
| spoonful of wine. Sweeten the milk and
| flavor it with vanilla, rose-water or lemon.
Warm it little and add the wine, stirring
it slightly. Pour it Immediately into cups
or glasses and in few minutes it will be-
come custard. 1t makes firner curd
to put in the wine, emitting the sugar. 1t
may be eaten with sugar and cream.
SOAKING SEED IN DRY TIMEs.-This is
practiced to considerable extent, but we
have observed that it is risky operation,
unless particular attention is PAID TO put
. ting the soil in suitable condition. A
soaked seed in dry and lumpy soil is al
most sure to perish if the drought IS pro
longed. The dry earth and the air in the
; creyices around the germ extract the mois.
ture before the roots form and begin TO alb
sorb food from the soil. But if the soil i
well pulverized, so that its natural condt
ton is somewhat moist, and the seed il
!, then covered pretty deep, it will usually
live. Those who endeavor to haster
growth by soaking the seed previous tt
: planting, should take care to use the role
a and harrow without stint.-R1rat Home.
: House VERMN. Cockroaehes are thu
plague of many housekeepers, and yet
: little Paris green is death to them. Keel
: it in common -four dredging box, label i
I :. Poison,' and apply it weekly to thei
haunts. Red bugs or chinch bugs ma,
also be dispersed and utterly routed, witt
this remedy; and both cockroaches ant
S bedbugs will flee from powdered borax
: Travellers should always carry paper Q
S borax in their bags, and sprinkle it unde
o and over their pillows, if they fear the.
e shall become food to the last name
g wretches. Sprigs of NORWOOD will driv
u away large black ants; and none OF them
"a whether black, brown or red, relish wiz
s. tergreen, tansy, Paris green, cayenne Q
kerosene; SO if they invade our pantrie
a we can, by judicious application of som
to one of these articles, make the premise
Id too unpleasantfort them. Fly paper shoul
he he kept around the house as early as tf
Id middle of May. Put it in every open win
ID dow, and thus destroy every intruder
of Country Gentleman.
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