The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-08-01
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$3.50 sAolDE
LEMON MERINGuE PR
yelks OF 4 eggs, glO tablesnaDest
sugar, 3 of melted butter aa p9o =
OF l lemon and a half add 5 sl tsh sas
fuls OF milk or water; bake i ,a ~
crust, then beat the wb Whit ~ az nd
the top, and put back n ~ po ~
brown. ~ = sue oVea
SUMNER DR1NK.-1O dron.
spruce, 10 drops oil Of wint sps al
drops oil of sassafras, 3 u,ayt. l y
ing water poured on 3 tablesnooa'..a
cream-tartar; add 5 quarts s', Y
water, 8 gills of distiller's vas. y ,
OF home-brewed; sweeten 4 NV ~
in "a hours bottle. It is : S.sal
beverage. uslia
SALAD DRESSING WITHorno,
eggs, l cupful of butter. i e0 v.l'
cream, ! cupful of sugar, / taS bipa
full OF salt, l tablespoonful Of my
l tablespoonful of cayenne pennss'
on the fire and stir until il fba a!l.. !
remove and beat in II pints Of nv
This will keep months, tightly VI,
in a refrigerator. N
LEMON PIE.-Take the Juice an,
OF l lemon, l cup of sugar, the INV
3 eggs, l teaspoonful OF butter ~ M
fieient milk to fill the plate. has 81
rich paste, beat the whites Of ts,ss
to a stiff froth, with Q tablesuoos ss
powdered sugar and spread 0vs,
top, return to the oven and H.
slightly.
CHERRY SHoRTCAKE.-Mals
crust (sour cream is bestl do NJ
too stiff; roll 2 crusts the size dss;s
and a little thicker than pie-crust. Il
one above the other ard bake, Il
done butter the inside Of each crus
fill with very ripe cherries, pittsd }
mixed with plenty of sugar. RIM
rants also are nice for filling ! IN
cake.
| NOODLE SoUP.-Take a beef j,
bone, boil until tender; beat 10 ! !,
with a little salt, 2 Tablespoonful
water; stir in flour until stiff euouel
roll. This will make 2 LAYERS, raj
dough the same as for pie clust, o,h
thin as possible. Spread che layeu
a cloth, let them dry a little, 50 iba1
can roll them up and cut in lonq.
strips, without breaking. RemoTs
beef from the pot, sprinkle in the poo
and boil a few minutes.
FURNITURE POLIsH.-Take bees,
and turpentine in The proportion n
ounces of the former TO ! pint d !
latter; put the turpentine in tin n
and cut the beeswax in small pieces
put in, then put in the oven when |.
very hot, so it (the wax will grsdu
melt; stir it constantly. Apply b
furniture with a piece of wooden M |
piece of broad-cloth is best for thsy
pose) and have another piece 10
with. Don't be afraid to use pleuH
"elbow grease"
RASPBERRY VINEGAR.--Red rapd
ries, any quantity, or sufficient tod
stone jar nearly full, then pour U
them enough vinegar to coYer I'd
cover the jar closely and set it aside
8 or 10 days, then strain thru
flannel or muslin and add to theci
liquor II pounds of sugar to each p
place over the fire and boil gently ID
few minutes, then allow it to cool
bottle for use. This makes, when NH
with ice-water, delightful sunu
drink.
GREEN Corn SOUP.-Take I'd
bone with plenty of meat on it-sli
beef or veal-and put over the fire v
3 quarts of water; pepper and salt
it boil until the meat is cooked toshs
and if the water boils away too nu
add a sufficient quantity, boiling hol
make up the deficiency. Haitian b
before you want it, add / quart ofgl
corn cut from the cob. Before seru9
remove all the bones, and part, OF " !
the meat, if so preferred. Seanl
your taste with tablespoonful q
ter, salt and pepper. Halt M
cream is an improvement.
RIBBON CAKE.-2a cups sugar,
butter, l of sweet milk, teaspoon
cream-tartar, ] teaspoonfnl soda ia X
flour, 4 eggs; reserve third q
mixture, and bake the rest in 7 ps
of the same size. Add to the thru
served l cup raisins, / pound cllf0l
cup of currants, 2 tablespoonful nan
ses, teaspoonful each OF all kll0
spice; bake in a tin the same SUI
other loaves; put the three loses
gether with a little icing or currsa
", placing the fruit loaf in the rlna
frost the top and sides.
CHEAP COOP Souri, pound 9 y
2 quarts water, cup rice o. ~ v
salt to season; put in soup-pot Y
boil slow and steady for 2 hours = -
other vessel have a good soup.%s
eek, parsley, ] onion, a potato, - 7,
carrot, turnip; let it boil as long n IN
when ready to set tne =.
strain the soup off the bone and Vt y
'les into the other; stir up Wnen