The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-08

FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


man who loves his wife. for he will
tell her, and she will tell her sister,
and her sister will tell everybody.
AaROwRoor Cruel Mix IA de,-
sert spoonful of arrowrOot with lit
tie cold water, and pour over 1t one
pint of boiling water; boil uatil it
looks transparent. Aid "a little salt.
1t the patient Gag take milk, substi-
the boiling milk for water, and
flavor with grated lemon peel or
vanilla.
RYE ROLLs.-Take. one pint OF
milk. two well-beaten eggs, n little
salt. "a Tablespoonful of lard and
three tablespoonfuis of sugar, and
stir into it enough rye -four to make
a very stiff batter; then put wheat
-four on your hands, and take up ~
much as large spoonful of the
dough. and roll i; ,ut on the board
as you d. twisted douahnnts; and
when rolled long enough, twist II up
into round cake like a tumble. and
bake on Hat tins. A delicious roll
for supper.
REMOVE MILDEw.-Make a very
weak solitiOn of chloride OF lime wa
ter about heaping te;sspOonfui to n
Quart of water, strain it carefully,
and dip the spot or the garment In
it, and if the mil,lew does not disap-
pear Immediately, lay it in the sun
tor few minutes, or dip it again in
the lime water. The work 10 effec
tually and speedily done, and | can
not mud by experiment that the chic
ride of lime either rOts the cloth or
removes delicate colors, when saiii
GENTLY diluted, and the article rinscd
afterward in clear water.
LEAF MoLD MANURE.-Leat mold
is always recommended by gardeners
IN the best earth In which Ia prOi,a-
gate plants. Whyi Because We find
by burning leaves that they produce
richer ashes than wood, and eontain
y greater amount of the minerals
than all plants take from the sO,l. II
leaf m.,ld cannot I've procured, any
good concentrated manure cOlt,in-
ing soluble phosphate of lime. pot
ash. sulphate Of lime aud a.nmoniiI,
mixed with good earth, will act Is u
p,opagator plants equally rs we'll,
and even better.
FRUIr CAKE.-The day before you
make the CAKE, stew two cups ut
dried apples till soft, chap fine aud
simmer IN two cu,'s Of mola>ses from
one to two hours. Next IN ,rning add
One cup Of sour milk, two small tea
sp9mtuls OF s.'tla, Ole cup of sugar,
one nutmeg grated, one teaspooDIui
each Ot cloves aad cinnamon, butter
the size of an egg, and Hour enough
{" make us stint as ginger bread; raj
sins improve IT. Bake with "a stead
firr. lime Improves it and icein.
will keep it from drying and getting
hard.
OYSTER PIE Fifty oysters, twu
eggs, twn teaspooniuis of i,nr. one
quarter pound OF batter. u little vim
egtr, chopped pars'ly, nutmeg. pep-
per, salt and pastry. Beat the eggs
untii they are i g!ii drain the oysters
from their liquor, put them la u stew
paa, Snd let them simmer five min
ut~s. Meit the nntter. and stir the
-four into it perfectly snooth. l., the
butter add the l,ee<rn eggs, parsley,
nutmeg, peplxr 5hlt and vinegar.
Mix we'll. and &iik add the oys-
ters. Let them si(1tner together Tor
ten minutes, thrii J)nt Into tine ;,i,te.
Place in the oven immediately and
bake.
COUGH CANDY.-Take two tum-
blers In one place gill Of flaSseed;
fill the either with broken bits II
slippery elm bark; ill both tum.,lrr
with boiling water, anil leave stand
ing for two hours. In a saucepan
place one and n halt pounds If brown
sugar. Strain into it through muslin
all the liquid that will pour from the
two tumbiers full Of bark and tlax.
seed. Transfer to the fire, and stir
until the candy seems to be ON the
point of turning back to sugar.
When this is seen t. he the case pour
out instantly, aud break into small
pieces when cold. This candy il sur
prisingly pleasant to the taste, and
found beneficial. especially in the
case of public speakers called upor
to tax the Voice while Suffering from
hOarseness.
PRESERVING SHINGLES. "A cores
pendent of the New England Farmer
writes: "Aoout twenty years ago
we built q harm. and for tine want al
better shingles, used III rae m ,tlt
mostly Of the sap wood of waite
pine; previous t. laying of them tia "
were dipped Into "A. large kettle ..
boiling hot white wash, well salte,l
till well soaked, and laid on to the
rolf after being dried. Now aftr
twenty years. those shingles are III
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