The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-01-30
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

HINTS FOX The HOUSEHOLD.
Cooking Eggs.-A teaspoonfnl of vim
egar put in the water will keep eggs from
breaking when being poached.
TO FiIcassee Eggs.-Take hard boiled
eggs and roll them in bread crumbs
seasoned with salt and pepper and nut
meg, and fry them delicate brown in
butter.
Ounce Snow.-s pound ounce mar
malade to whites of eggs and pound
sugar; pile in pyramid in dish and
bake pale yellow.
Tasteless Quiniae. is found to
form an excellent solvent for quinine,
and also to disguise, in a measure, the
bitterness of that drug. 1t will be found
particularly useful in administering
quinine to children. grains in tum-
bier of milk is almost tasteless.
Celeru SaN.-Save the root of the
celery plant, dry and CRATE it, mixing it
with one-third as much salt. Keep in
bottle well corked, and it is delicious for
soups, oysters, gravies, or hashes.
Tapioca Pudding.-A cup tapioca
soaked in quart milk, 2 hours before
baking; then add eggs, well beaten !;
little salt, sugar, and extract of lemon
to suit the taste, and q few raisins; bake
slowly till the custard is done, and you
have nice dish.
Corn-starch Cake.-1 cup sugar, cup
butter, 8 eggs, cup milk, II cup corn
starch, teaspOOnful cream-tartar,
teaspoonful, soda; flavor with rose or
vanilla.
BdcEGbout for Dessert.-Soak tum-
blerful of sage over night in tumbler-
full of water; in the morning add
tumblerfuls of water. Boil for Is min
utes, then add a tumblerful of currant
jelly and atumblerful of sugar. Pour into
molds and set on ice. To be eaten with
cream and sugar.
Sofa PilloaUs.-A novelty in sofa pill
lows is made from little scraps of silk
and ribbon cut the width of pencil
and or inches long, then knit with
strong tidy cotton, in the same way
fringe is knit into mittens. As it is
heavy and cumbersome work, it is best
to knit it in strips or squares, and then
join together.
Knitted Overshoes for Men. Take
4 ounces of double Berlin wool, q
pair of No. II needles; cast on Is
stitches; knit plain row; then knit SO
rows, increasing stitch at the end OF
every row; do this by knitting stitches
in one; if this number of rows make the
toe too deep, knit a few less; at the end
of the so rows cast off II stitches, knit
to the end of the row; then knit on IL
only piece sufficiently long to &c
around the foot; knit it to the II stitches
cast off; knit the remainder of the
stitches, and take up stitch on each
row of the piece for the back of the
foot. On these knit Topped fringe to
finish the shoe, thus Put the needle
into the next stitch; wind the wool
times around the first finger of the left
hand and over the needle; then knit i!
off in the usual way; now take the stitch
up again with the left needle and make
another stitch; every stitch is worked
in this manner; then knit more rounds
and cast off. These shoes are prettiel
and warmer if knitted in 2 colors ir
alternate stripes of 2 rows each. They
may also be knitted in alternate stitches
the different colors are carried on anG
worked in on one side of the work only
A sole is required for the shoe; thes,
may be of fleece or of cork covered will
quilted satin to match the wool.