The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-01-29
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

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prevent mold.
A SMALL piece of borax allowed
dissolve in the mouth is said to be j
excellent remedy for sudden hoar&
ness or loss Of the voice.
To CLEAN iewelry, rub a brush4
toothbrush is best-irst on a piece /
common chalk, then on the jewelrs
dampening the latter by breathib
upon it.
WHEN powder gets into the flesh, y
explosion or otherwise, it a be +
moved by a mixture of sweet oil an
cider vinegar, in equal quantities, al
piled to the surface.
CHI1pREN's Plum PUDDING. - 81
ounces of ~inely-grated bread, 81
ounces of ~currants, six ounces of suga$
six eggs, six apples, some lemon-pe$
and nutmeg !; let it boil three hourt
Sauce. :
ARRowRooT CREAM.-Take one piH
and a half of thin cream, two dozeS
bitter almonds, two rinds of @ lemo1s
sweetened to your taste ; add two larG
spoonfuls OF arrowroot ; let it boil tEs
minutes !; put it in a mold dipped i
cold water. It can be served with COM
pote of any fruit. !
AUNTIE's PUDDING.-Half q poups
of best beef suet, half a pound d
grated bread-crumbs, half a pound =
beaten white sugar, three eggs, wes
beaten and strained ; the grated ring
and juice of a large lemon; stick /
mold with ~raisins, pour in the mixture
Boil two hours.
COFFEE OREAM.-Dissolve two ounce.
Of isinglass in just enough water tS
cover it put to q pint and q half oil
cream a tea-cup and a half of very
strong, clear coffee, with powdered
sugar ; let it just boil leave it STANDING
till nearly cold ; then pour it into !
mold, and when quite set turn it out.
BAKED INDIAN PUDDING.-Four eggs,
one quart of sweet milk, five large
teaspoonfuls of Indian meal; nutmeg
and sugar to the taste. Boil the milk
and scald the Indian meal in it, then
let it cool before adding the eggs.
Bake three-quarters of an hour. Eat
with butter OF sweet sauce.
STRAWBERRY IN CREAM.-Put soEe
Strawberries or strawberry SYRUP
a bowl, sweetened with powdered
sugar, add strawberry jam equal III
quantity to the fruit, the juice of two
lemons, q small quantity OF new milk
and a quart of cream ; mix, color with
little %cochineal, and freeze. ,
LEMON PUDDNG.-Weight of two
eggs in butter, which beat TO q cream
same weight of -four, same of pounded
white sugar, the grated rind and juice
Of two lemons ; bake half an hour in d
small fat pie-dish, with a rim Of paste
round the edge; serve with sifted
sugar on the top, and serve up very hot.
ToFFY.-One pint good mo1asses,
one-half-pound coarse brown sugar.,
not quite one-quarter pound of butter,
ihe juice Of n lemon; all boiled
together till it becomes quite firm,
which might be ascertained by drops
ping . little into q tumbler of coldI
water pour into o plate or on a fats
marble I'LL cold.
HARD TIMES PLUMB PUDDINa.-s
Quarter OF a pound of fnely.choppedS
iuet, the same of grated bread crumbs, 4
,urrants, raisins and -four. Add twoA
ablespoonfuls OF molasses and half all
,int of milk all of which must bell
veil mixed together and boiled in all
mold for three and q half hours. Served
sauce.
PLuM PUDDNc.-One pound Of suet, 4
ne pound of r~aisins, one pound of cur-a
ants three-quarters of q pound o
'rown sugar, three-quarters of q poundi
I bread-crumbs, three-quarters or al
'ound Of mixed peel. eight eggs and ag
int of milk; ginger and spice to taste. I
soil six hours. 4
RIcE PUDDING WITHOUT Eass,-Puta
ITO a well-buttered dish one-quarterS
ound best Oarolins rice simply washed,
our on three pints of cold milk, \
#eeten and flavor to taste, put q IittIes
utter and nutmeg on the top to brown,
ake two hours and d half in q Slow
ven, in which much of the success oil
pudding depends.
Oar MEAL FOB THE CoMPRxIoN,-a
he complexion may be improved BY
use of oatmeal, which contains
nall amount of oil that is good for the
Tin. The hands may be soft and white
= wearing at night large mittens of
9th filed with bran OF oat-meal and
Cd closely 10 the wrist. "a lady who
i'd soft. white hands confessed that she
I'd a great deal OF Homework TO do, i
i'd kept them white as any idler's by
earring oatmeal mittena every night.
ARRowRooT SHAPE.-Mix two ounces
arrowroot in half 3 pint of cold
alter Let it settle; pour Off the water, /.
ID flavor with peaeh-water, the juice
half d lemon, OF d little almond 4
sence in water. Boil d quart Of
with some sugar, a little CHINA /,