The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-09-20


spoonful saleratus, half teaspoonful of
ginger, enough -four to make it little
thicker than jelly-cake; not too stiff.
IRON RUST FROM LINEN.-To remove
iron rust from linen, apply lemon-juice
and salt; expose to the sun. Make two
applications If necessary. Then when
perfectly dry, rinse in clear cold water.
Lemon-juice can only be used on white
goods, as it takes out printed colors as
well as stains.
MOLAssEs TAFFY.-Two cupfuls of
molasses, one cupful of sugar, butter the
size of a g1linea-hen's egg. Boil hard
for 20 minutes. Add half a teaspoon
full of soda. Try if it is brittle; if not,
boil few minutes longer. Pour out
into two buttered dishes. Nuts may be
added, if you like, just before the soda.
PRESERVING EGGs.-Fill an egg-bas-
ket with eggs, and immense. them in a
kettle of boiling water while you count
twenty. Be sure and have the water
boil all the time the eggs are in, and also
see that it covers the eggs completely.
Let them stand till perfectly cold, then
pack in salt. OF course perfectly fresh
eggs must be secured, then they will
keep so.
CREAM CAKEs.-Melt as much butter
in pint Of hot milk as will make it rich
as cream. Mix in -four enough to form
dough Git will probably take one
quartz, and knead ii wen, not forgetting
to add pinch Of salt. Roll out rapidly
on your board several times, cut into
small squares, and bake on q griddle.
These cakes are considered to be a suit
able accoinpanimentto oyster soup.
STAINS FROM DRESSES. Stains from.
fabrics may be removed by moistening
the spot with solution Of Epson salts
in a few drops of hot water. Rub it in
well the first time, and then moisten
again. Next fill q tin vessel with boil
ing water, and set it on the stained place
for a few minutes, and afterwards wash
out in soft water. 1t is advisable to have
articles thus treated washed imne-
diately.
large tablespoonfuls Of borax and pint
bowl of soft soap into a tub of cold
water. When dissolved put in q pair of
blankets and let them remain there over
night. Next rub them out and rinse
thoroughly in two waters, and hang
them to dry. Do not wiring them. This
recipe will also apply to the washing of
all Kinds Of fanne1s and wooden goods.
1t is equally useful in Washing lace cur
tains and mosquito bars. Remember
not to wiring the articles washed, and in
yariably use cold water.
HAM BALLs.-Beat six eggs until
very light, and add -four gradually until
you have batter stiff enough to admit
Of being made into balls. Prepare some
cold boiled ham, fat and lean mixed, by
chopping it up very fine; then flour it,
and mix with the batter. Drop the balls
into melted lard that is boiling hot; fry,
and then drain them on a sieve till free
from the adhesion of any grease This
is nice way to use ham after it has
been sent to table several days, and
good deal has been cut from the joint,
so that it no longer makes very slightly
dish.
AMBRosIA.-Spread in glass dish a
layer of grated cocoa-nut and sugar,
then layer of peeled oranges sliced
thin, and SO on alternately until the
bowl is full. The top layer is of the
cocoa-nut and sugar. Let it be made
several hours before serving it up. The
precise proportions are difficult to give,
as the amount Of sugar required must
vary according to the flavor and sweet
ness of the oranges. A generous allow
ance of sugar, however, ought to be
made-say one pound and a quarter to
one dozen fine juicy oranges, and the
meat of one fair-sized cocoa-nut.
SQUASH PIE.-Stew the squash as us1-
al with little salt; rubit through col
ander, and have it perfectly smooth;
mix the squash with sweet milk; if you
have cream it will be all the better;
make it about as thick as batter, adding
the yelks of two eggs sweeten with
pulyerized sugar to taste; flavor with
rose-water, or with nutmeg; line pie
dish; fill with squash, and bake for half
an hour; If you do not want pie make
fritters, and fry brown, with good but
ter; when about to serve, sprinkle lit
tie sugar ON them; squash does not re-
quire much sweetening.
VIRGINIA MIXED PROXIES. - One-half
peck green tomatoes, twenty-five medi-
um-sized cucumber. fifteen large white
onions, one-hah peck small onions, two
large heads cabbage, one pint grated
horse-radish, one-haH teacup ground
black pepper, one-hah pound ground
mustard, two ounces turmeric, two
ounces cinnamon, two ounces celery
seed Slice the large onions, cut cab
bsge IS fer coarse slaw, quarter cucum-
beers lengthWie and cut b pieces an inch
long, Hfix hd5@ lfhaf and alt (add the