The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-07-23
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To RID HOUSE OF "PuNKIEs."
1.-TWO or three bottles of ammonia,
left unsupported, are put in promi-
nent places in room they will soon
leave. No insects whatever can toll
crate it.
To Protect STEEL-WARE FROM
Rusr.-If all steel or tinware Is well
rubbed with lard and then with COM
mon unslacked lime before being put
AWAY it will never rust. This is al
80 the best plan to remove rust
RAsBERRY JAM.--Use three-fourths
of a pound of sugar to every pound
Of fruit. Put the fruit on alone, or
with the addition of one-pint OF cur
rant Juice to every four pounds OF
raspberries. Boil half an hour
MASKING and stirring well; add the
sugar, and cook twenty minutes
more. Blackberry jam is very good
made in the same way, only omit
ting the current juice.
GRAPE CATcHUp.--The following
ia a reliable recipe for grape catchup.
I can safely promise those that try
it q delicious relish for cold meats
We like it on our bread and butter.
Four pounds of stewed grapes, boil
and rub through q coarse sieve; one
scant quart of vinegar; one table
spoonful each of ground cloves, all
spice, cinnamon, nutmeg and pepper;
one half teaspoonful of salt. Add
the grape pulp and boil until thick.
To Cook A HAMA good way to
cook ham is to bake it. Soak about
twelve hours. Wash very clean,
trimming away any rusty parts
Wipe dry and cover the part not pro
tected with skin with paste OF
dough made of -four and hot water
Lay in dripping pan, with The
paste, covered side upwards, with
enough water to keep it from burn
ing. Bake until fork pierces it ca
silly, allowing about twenty i've min
utes to each pound of ham. bast'
occasionally with the drippings tt
prevent the crust of the paste from
cracking of. When done peel OF
this crust and remove the skin OF tn
ham.
DESIGN FOR A CRoss.--I have
very pretty design for cross, mad
ofwhite straw, which can be obtaine
ct any crockery store. Use 81
straws, nine or ten inches long, 10
the upright part; for the cross piece
five straws, about five inches lonl
and sew it on diagonally; for tn
base, commence with one straw,
trife over four inches long, the or
above little shorter and 80 on unit
YOU have nine sewed together; TASTE
to the bottom Of the usright par
cut the cross and top diagonal, al
ornament with ferns and leav
touched with frost, or vines and flo
ers. Use black velvet for BAG
ground, and frame. The effect
very pleasing.
A CHEAP AND NOVEL SMoKEHou
An exchange gives the following
rections from Florida correspol
eut for making cheap and eftici'
smoke-house:
Dig a narrow pit from IL to IL
ches deep, throwing the earth all
one side. AT the bottom OF this
dig trench of sufficient length
hold one or two joints of stoye-p
at such an angle as will bring
end away from the pit to the surf
of the ground. Over the end OF
pipe set large cask; remove b
heads and bank up the earth so t
no smoke can escape from the
tom. Hang the hams to be smo
on round sticks, placed across
top of the cask. Throw cover
the sticks that will leave sr
enough to let the draught pass t
". Build q fire of corn cobs or
dust in the pit and the work is
complished.
BEST PRoTEoRroN AGAINST Rus
For farm implements of all XII
having metal furnaces exposed
knives and forks, and other no
hold apparatus, indeed for all mt
likely to be injured by oxidatlo
"rusting," we know of no sim
more effective application than
furnished to the American Agr
turist by the late Prof. Olmstt
Natural Philosophy, etc. He
it on air-pumps, telescopes, ana
tk,r onnorotus. Take