The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-07-07

one cupioi vinegar, Fee/cup1uls Watel
spice to your taste raisihs.
CALVES FEET.--BoiI them until ten
der cut them in two, taking out th
large bones. Season with pepper ant
salt and sweet marjoram, and dredg
we'll with -four; fry a light brown il
lard and butter mixed. Serve will
parsley sauce.
SALvE FOR BURNs-The following re
cipe is said TO be tirst-rate: Make
salVe Of lamF-oil and beeswax, about thu
consistency|ot lard in summer, and ap
ply to the burn. In a few hours the
pain Willie relieved.
AspAkAGUs--Boil in sailed water IN,
til tender; aave very thin buttered toast
on a 4ot dish, and place a layer of aspara,
/ gus with the heads all one way then
more toast, and a layer of the asparagus
with the heads directly opposite from the
other layer, and Sc proceed until you
use up the asparagus; cut, with a very
sharp knife, the asparagus across the
middle, and pour your drawn or melted
butter over it. It tan be served out
much nicer this way, and es;h person
will get the usual amount of head.
For bee-pasturage there are few plants
that excel m~ignonette, as it grows readily
On light soils and blooms throughout the
hottest and dryest weather, when MANY
of the more hardy perennials fail. II
you keep bees GOV a bed of mignonette
for bee pasturage in times Of draughts.
A SUCCESSION of fodder crops should
be planted for dairy cows, horses, calves,
sheep and pigs. For all these ariS1iaIs q
green crop, to be cut when pasture begins
to fail, is of the greatest value. It must
be something that will grow quickly,
will furnish a heavy cutting or two, and
be agreeable and nutritious
MINT SAucE.--TAke a large bunch of
young green mint--If old the taste will
be unpleasant; wash very clean pick all
the leaves from the stalk and mince very
fine; cover with cold vinegar and pow
dered sugar, sufficient t o make quite
sweet, and a tiny pinch of salt. Some
persons prefer dark brown sugar and
brown vinegar.
EGGS IN Cups.-~Place cups in a drip
plng'pah of boiling water and place on
tire, where the water will keep boiling;
In each cup put a lump of butter the
size of 9 hickory-nut and let it become
very hot; then put IN, carefully, one
egg in each cap. 1t is best to break
each egg ii a dessert-saucer first. When
cooF.ed serve on thin-buttered toast.
AN English paper, the Builder, has
The following: "a correspondent states
that he he's made the simple discovery
that hard waters are rendered very soft
and pure, E;valing distilled water, by
merely boiling a two-ounce vial, say in
a kettleful of water. The carbonate of
lime and any impurities will be found
adhering to the vial. The water boils very
much quicker at the same time. The
knowledgesof this fact will prove a boon
to housewives and laundresses."
ASK your grocer for ten cents worth
of gum-benzine and alcohol. Let it
stand until the gum has dissolved sufi-
GENTLY to redden the alcohol, and then
pour off this mixture into a pint bottle,
to the depth of half an inch, and fill the
bottle with soft water. The preparation
will then resemble milk, and is ready
for use. Battle the freckles with a soft
cloth dipped in the liquid. If the skin
snaarts under the application, add a little
more rain.water. This is perfectly
harmless and will remove moth spots,
tan and freckles without fail. 1t is said
to be one of Lola Montez' recipes for the
toilet, IT. has a delicious perfume of its
own, and is a refreshing addition to the
toilet on warm days.
SUGAR CooKIEs.--Two cups of sugar,
one cup of butter, two eggs, n cup OF
milk, and sufficient flour to roll to
every cup of -four add one t~easpoonful
of baking-powder. Season with extract
of lemon and bake.
SET out a tree plant vine cultivate
flowers. The list will grow into monu-
ments of Use and majesty; the second
into profit and health. and the third will
raise our thoughts to the beautiful in
nature. They are a trinity worth culti-
waiting.
To TAKE MILDEw Our OF LINEN
Mix soft soap. fine starch and lemon
juice, to a paste, using equal parts.
Spread ethickly on both sides of the
cloth and lay on the grass, day and
night, till the spots disappear. This
does not make tne fabric tender, as many
patent preparations for the purpose do.
CONSTRUCTION OF MICROSCOPES. Z