The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-07-15
NO. A.
Farm and Household.

FRENCH lOASI.--Eeat s or 4eggs;
season with salt and pepper; have
ready some thin slices OF bread; dip
them into the eggs. and fry them in
lard tor after frying ham) until Of
light brown.
A Savoy Disl.-Mclt i III. goo''
cheese in the oven. When this is
done add beaten egg and a wine.
glass of milk. Beat all these we'll
together, then bake in hot oven till
4 light brown.
Rice Crcam.-Miy ! handfuls grount:
rice and ! ID. powdered sugar in:'
quarts Of milk or cream with ? raw
eggs beaten up. Stir over Il quicE
fire continually till it tliclscns. Their
strain through coarse strainer ans:
set away 20 cool.
!. Cnrricd Chickcn.-Cnt chicken
in pieces and simmer in a pint OF ricE
stock. Add !: spoontu's curry pow
der Ito be had at tile g:orer's). 6 spic-
ed onions, 4 ounces butter, S tonla;
toes, / cup Of milk, grated rind ant
juice CT lemon, ounca stoned raj
sins; take ont the chicken when
nearly done and brown III Il fry-pay;
in batter; then return to the stew
pan Add the lemon last. This is Il
delicious dish.
!; Cleaning Oilcloths. --Wasl. with
warm water; $50 deg. hot cracks the
varush. Soap is necessary in smoky
districts, though it can rot he used
without du,ling the colors somewhat:
Ii Il sponge is used, examine thor
onghly for shells; they scratch tho
yarnish. The dirt Tins removed, RI:
wash tho whole with sweet milk and
> water; then wipe dry. The milk
makes the surface smooth dirt does
not catch readily to it; the oil in the
milk tends to restore tho colos.--
Gentle friction with an old silk hand
kerchiet will give polish which
children delight to slip down upon.
Spice ke.-Take a teacnp of but:
, ter, 3 pounds of brown sugar, and J
eggs, beat all we'll together; then add
! cup sour milk, with II teaspoonfnl Of
soda in; then 2 teaspoontuls each Of
ground cloves; cinnamon, allspice;
. and nutmeg; then q cups -four;
last Of all 2 cups chopped raisins.
Bake in a slow oven, and you will
have an excellent cake, and one that
will last through hot weather. And
here allow me to tell you, il raisins
. are put in cake the last thing, and
stirred only just enough to mix, your
Il raisins will not fall to the bottom "f
the cake. Use the above recipe
!. emitting the milk-dissolvc soda il,
little hot water, and You will have
). very nice cookies.
Lime on Peach Trecs.-Mr. F. Bal:
ley. of Ell pas", Ill.,, writes to ~
). Western Rural that tic application of
lime tn peach tees is Il successful
, method Of treatment: II saw re.
Gently an article on lime being iniu-
rious to peach trees I will here state
an experiment tried BY myself on
trees last spring. IN our garden
), there were six trees. They all bloom
- ell and looked well. The fruit set
Il nice, but on some the leaves did not
y. start. l thought there was something
:. wrong; on examination the borcr was
~ there. l trimmed off the bark, found
:. the insect as described in the paper !;
Il took aii-slacked lime and put it all
" around the stem; then put back tie:
y, dirt. The leaves came ont and thu
i. peaches got ripe. The trees looked
ID well. Those where didn't pat lime
II died.
ID Johnny Cake. Two cups Indian
~ meal, half cup Of flour, tw" cups Of
sour milk, one tcaspoonful mtltc.,
J. butter, one tcasoonfnl Of soda, one
l. egg, and little salt.
Indian Rusk.-TWo light cups al
n indian meal, one cup Of -four, on.
II, teaspooEful Of saleratus, enough sou,
D. or buttermilk to dissolve, one cup ol
sweet milk: stir in three. fourll!s Of :
nv cup of moasscs.
DC German Potatoes Mashed pota
u" toes well seasoned and plenty u
cream. Make III little cake IN incl
nc thick (made some hours beforehand
they are better), beat an egg aud li,
them in it; brown nicely on boil
sides.
Sage Pudding-Two large spoon
fuls Of sage boiled in one quart "
~ milk, the peel Of a lemon, little nut
-. meg; when cool add fonr eggs; lit.
'.o tie salt. Bake a',ont ono hour and
~ NV half. Eat with sugar and cream.
-" -" Lemon Pic.-Take the juice an
-. ~ grated rind Of one lemon, one cup Il
~" sugar, yolks Of two eggs, three t.,
IS. blespoonsinl 0f -four, ono pint q
~. milk after baking. cover will, soft
' ,',' est f,osting made from the whites q
", W. two eggs and four tablespoonful q
~, sugar, aud brown slightly.
Oh Bread Ba!Is.-Brcak tho bread !
ao' small pieces, and moistcn will, mil
's' Or a little warm water, season wit
inc salt, pepper and nutmeg, adding
70 little fine sage or parsley and sn,a
'nd piece Of butter, mix and form int
small cakes or balls; roast with be.
ent or chicken, or fry after meat in
10 skillet.
100,
Z" Pumpkin Short. Cake cup
tue stewed or strained pumpkin or sqnas'
l.. one Guy "C' oatmeal por,idge, an
Fess one cup,of water. Beat these up tt
at. getler, and then add three cups fiji