The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-06-10
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3'CrP CAKE.-Two eggs. one cup O
I,sugar.!one half cup butter, one hal
cup cream, one half cup sour milk
-four, soda and cinnamon. ia. -
| FURNITURE PoL1sH.-An excellent
furniture polish is made with one
pint of linseed oil, and. about half q
gin Of alcohol. stirred well togethe,
aha applied to the furniture with a
linen rag. Rub dry with soft
cotton cloth, and finish with an old
piece of silk. "
SMOKED NEAT ON ToAsT.-Take a
cold smoked tongue or ham that has
been well boiled; and CRATE it with a
coarse crater, or mince it fine; mix it
with cream and beaten yolk Of egg,
and let it SIMMER over the fire. Pre-
pare some nice slices Of toast, butter
them rather slightly, lay them in a
fat dish that has been heated over
the fire, and cover each sire with
the meat mixture that should b e
spread on hot. Place on the table III
a covered dish, for either breakfast
or supper.
SrEwED PIGEoNs.-Clean and cut
them in quarters. Wash and season
will, pepper and salt; put them into
stew pan, with as much water as
will nearly cover them. Put in a
piece Of butter mixed with little
-four, Let them stew until they be-
come quite tender. If the gravy
should be too thin, add piece of
butter rubbed in -four, and let them
stew few minutes longer. When
done, if not sufficiently seasoned,
more may be added, Then send to
table hot.
HoRsERADIsH SAUCE. - Crate S
much horseradish as will fill break
fast cup, mix it with two teaspoon
fnls Of powdered white sugar and one
each Of salt, and pepper dessert
spoonful IF m ade mustard, an d
enough vinegar to make the whole as
thick as rich cream. A small cup
full Of creamfisR alsoea great improve
ment. To use with roast beef, the
sauce is heatsdibyybeing placed in a
jar in the oven tilltwarm, but must
not boil; and tits very good cold, to
eat wi pariousicoM meats Double
this quantity may be made at one
time, andit willHkeep for some weeks
If bottled. 4" noEt ti,rs .nNaoi@
An EXCELLENT CAKE. - Rub two
pounds of fine -four with one pound
of butter, ando mix it with three
spoonfuls Of yeast in a little warm
milk and water. Set it to rise an
hour before the fire, then beat into it
two pounds of reurrants, one pound of
sugar, sifted;j fourounces of almonds,
six ounces of fraisins, stoned and
chopped fine hpalf a nutmeg, CHINA
mon, al spice, q, few cloves, the peel
of a lemon chopped fine, glass of
wine and one of bfandy; twelve yolks
and whites of eggs, beat separately
and long, orange, citron and lemon.
Beat well, and butter the pan. Quick
oven is requisite. ,z
GREASE sfers. LIN the removal of
grease from clothing with benzole
and turpentine, people most general
~ make tleG lnlsSake OF Wettlng tne
cloth with the cturpentine and then
rubbing it withils, sponge or piece: cf
cloth. In II isbTay the fat gets dis
solved huts spread over a greater
space, and not removed; the benzole
II thrpentine 'esaporates, and the fat
covers now a greater surface than be-
ore.i The 7onlyt way to radically re-
move grease ;sputssis to place soft
Noting paper beneath and on top of
he grease sps0 &c which spot. has first
'een thoroughly So saturated y with the
'enzole, and then to press it WE'LL
Fhe Fat gets, now dissolved and alb
orbed by the paper, and entirely re
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