The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-01-13
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SANDw1cHEs.-Boil ham slowly
three or four hours till it is done, then
chop fat and lean together and spread
like butter on bread or biscuit. Chick
en- sandwiches may be made in the same
way. ~ s ssn9t
CocoANUT PIE. Il pound grated CO.
coanut, pound Of white sugar, 3
ounces butter, 5 eggs (the whites only,
2 tablespoonful rose water, l teaspoon
full nutmeg. Cream the butter and
sugar, beat till very light, and add the
rose water; then add the cocoannt, with
as little and as light beating as possible;
finally, whip in the stiffened whites of
the eggs with few skillful strokes, and
bake at once in open shells. Eat cold,
with powdered sugar sifted over them.
These are very pretty and delightful
pies.-M0rian HGylGnd.
HOMEMADE SOAP.-For 4 pounds OF
tallow, oil, or lard, take 2 pounds OF
soda, of unslacked lime, 1 ounce OF
beeswax, / ounce Of rosin, 4 teaspoon
full of borax. Put the lime and soda in
y vessel with 6 quarts of water1 stir
them well, and allow the liquid to settle
till clear; then pour off and strain the
clear I've, and pour into the lime and
soda gallon of water; when clear,
strain into another vessel. Melt the
grease, and when it is boiling hot, pour
in the weak lye, cupful at time, till
the whole is saponified. Continue to
boil, and add the strong I've till the
whole is in; keep boiling and stirring
till the soap is so thick that the spoon
will stand in the middle without hold
ing. Now add the rosin and borax pull
verified, stir them in well and pour the
soap into mold, from which cakes can
be cut to suit when it is cold. From
this may be made any kind of perfuned
soap by melting it and adding honey,
oil of rose, bitter almonds, lavender,
and other perfumes used in the manu-
facture of toilet soaps.-Mrs. Mason.
| To KEEP CIDER WITHOUT CHEMI-
CALs.-Fill the barrels that are to con-
tain the cider entirely full, and leave
out the bungs until the first fermentar
ton is over, as the impurities will large
ly work out of the bunghole. There
should be some cider kept in another
vessel to pour into the barrels from
time to time as their contents
settle. After the impurities cease to
come over and no more gas escapes in
bubbles, the bungs should be put in
place, but not driven in for few days,
or else small pile hole should be made
on one side Of the bung as safety es.
cape, in case more gas rises. In the
case of q few days the cider should b
carefully racked off from the sediment
and it is also well to strain it through
flannel. Cider thus treated and put in
barrels which are bunged tight, will
keep sweet long time if the barrels
are put in cool place. As soon, how
ever, as vent is made in the barrels
for the purpose Of drawing off the cider
it will begin to sour. To prevent THU
the cider, when racked of, may be put
in quite small casks or demiiohns, a
these may be emptied in turn without
the contents becoming too sour to b.
a pleasant drink. Cider may be KEEP
in good condition even in large quaint
ties if quart of pure, refined inseed Of
olive oil be poured in at the bung. Thi,
oil, by spreading over the top Of the ci
der, will prevent the air from coming Ii
contact with it and thus keep it sweet
After the cider has mostly been drawn
out for use, the oil may be decante(
and saved for another year, or it may
be used for other purposes. By put
ting cider, treated as above, into pop
champagne, or other strong bottles
and securing the cork with wire o.
strong cord, it may be preserved per
fectly. Cider thus kept will be a mos
pleasant drink next spring and summer
It will sparkle when poured out, and il
fully equal to the inferior kinds o
champagne. The bottles, when filled
should rest on their sides on the celia
bottoms, or be inverted, the necks be
ing plunged in sand to keep them erect
Ansintiag the Bely.
In DR.. Angels work in the Medic0
Record he says: Effective anointinl
.. must always and inevitably consume
certain amount of time which viii caus,
hesitation on the part of patients of in
dustrious habits who are not too i'll :,
.. move about and attend to business. Tn
only way to obviate in any considerable
!. degree this impeachment in the way o
: popularizing hygienic Injunction is +
make the process 50 agreeable that
!, will be found an enjoyment instead Of
hardship. To accomplish this two thing