The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-08-29
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

OAT CHAFF FOR BEDS.-OaI cnaH mas
been highly recommended for bed mat
tresses by those who have used them. rms
chaff is certainly soft, light, and elastic,
and would probably make comfortable
and healthful bed-quite as much so as
the miserablv made straw or hay mat
resses that find place in MARKEDLY. r.
World.
In the hot days of summer, when a
warm drink for tea is not to be thought of,
strong cold black tea to which lemon juice |
and sugar have been added will be found |
very refreshing. The tea may be prepared |
in the morning, and placed on ice about an |
hour before using, adding the lemon juice |
and sugar at table; if the ice is put i'll the |
tea it weakens it too much.
RICE CAKE.-Separate the whites and |
yelks of eggs; whisk them both well, |
and add to the latter / pound OF butter |
beaten to cream; stir ! pound OF ground |
rice. and 20 drops of essence of lemon. and |
beat the mixture well; then add the whites
of the eggs. beat the cake again for some |
time, put it into buttered mold or TN, and
bake it for nearly an hour and half. 1t
may be favored with essence OF ALMONDS,
when this is preferred.
PEACH JELLY.-For table ornament
nothing is more elegant. Dissolve Ill
sufficient water ounce of isinglass strain
it; halve l dozen large peaches and pare
them: make a strip of pound OF rult
sugar and pint of water. Into this put
the peaches and kernels; boil gently 10
minutes, then place the fruit on a plate,
and cook the strip 10 minutes longer; add
TO it the Juice of 3 lemons and the islnglass.
A pyramid mold is very pretty for this.
Fill part full of jelly, and when set, put In
one-Quarter of the peaches. Place on Ice,
and let it harden; add more jelly, harden,
etc., until full. Let the base OF the mold
be jelly.
PIE CRUsT.-The most healthy pie crust
is made of thin, sweet cream and hour,
with little salt. Don't knead this. Bake
in quick oven. Another way IS, SIT
quart or two of flour in the pan. Stir In
the center a lit lie alt.and teaspoonful OF
soda well puIverized. Now putin the hole
cup of soft mot liquid) lard, or butter
and lard mixed stir it roughly with the
flour; next add scant cups of good sour
milk or buttermilk. Stir all quickly with
the flour, in such way that you, need
hardly touch it with your hands till you
can roll it out. Bake quick. This will
make three or four pies.-W Western Karat.
A HOMEMADE WEATHER-GAUGE. "A
cheap and trustworthy barometer for hum
BILE homes may be made as follows: la II
fluid drachms OF alcohol dissolve q
drachms of camphor. Then, in another
vessel dissolve 50 grains of potash and 81
grains of sal ammoniac in fluid drachms
of water Both dissolutions having been
accomplished, pour the two solutions TO-
oether into four-ounce phial OF clear
glass, shake well, and cover at the neck
with piece of linen or cotton cloth. rms
simple instrument, placed in good light,
out of the sunshine, will indicate coming
storms by display of beautiful chemical
crystals, or approximating fair weather by
perfectly clear body.
STEAMED RIcE.-Friday is always " fish
day. and no dessert is so well liked with
either salt or fresh fish, as plain steamed
rice, eaten with sugar and butter, or sugar
and cream. Wash the rice well, let it soak
about an hour in luke-Warm water. STIR In
teaspoonful of salt, set the dish IN the
steamer over a kettle of boiling water, and
steam one hour. Stir two or three times !;
add no water after it begins to cook, but
when put in the steamer let there be as
much water in the dish as will cover the
rice to the depth of quarter OF an men.
| If properly cooked, this rice will be hight,
| dry, and no two kernels will stick togeth-
err. Housekeepers who are in the habit OF
| placing doughty, sticky paste on the Ia,
] Die, tEy ILLS dIld I1CdI
children asking for rice twice a week in
stead of once a fortnight.-Cou'atry Gen
| tLendfo.
How TO MAKE GTLT-EDGED BUTTER
At the recent exhibition of the Chester
County (Pa.) Agricultural Society, Isaac
Acker received the first prize on butter.
His mode of management is as follows
He feeds ten quarts of corn meal and bran
to each cow, per day, with hay. Does not
| think that corn fodder makes good butter.
The temperature of the cream at churning
was 81 degre, s, and it was churned from
twelve to twenty minutes. Uses six
ounces of salt and three ounces of white
sugar to twenty pounds of butter. Uses
an Embrec butter-worker, with sponge
and cloth, and does not wash the butter
with water. Mr.. Acker believes that the
essentials to make the dairy business pay
are good cows, well fed and well taken
care of; good and convenient dairy houses
and appliances, and then produce good
article and sell it at high price. Last
year his cows averaged 23O pounds OF but
ter each.