The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-07-16
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+ Madame Demorest.
THE COFFEE Por.-A eareless'y a.
kent coffee pot will impart rank :
favor TO the strongest intuition oil the
hest Java. Wash the coffee pot o
thoroughly every day, and twice" II =. n
week boil borax and water in 1t Tor
fifteen minutes. h
porsr Pin Po1E.--Two cups Of French v
n,unes, stepped in water over night
one cup sugar, one teaspoonfui ex i
tract lemon, tablespoonful vinegar |
one. third cupful water; wet the edges
ofthe paste with milk; bake twenty
five minutes in rather hot oven'
RosroN CHOCOLATE CARAs1ELs'-
One pint of sugar dissolved in as 'i1.
tlewater as possible; one-half cup Oh
bntter. one tablespoonful Of vinegar,
ono ct,p Of chocolate, boil until quite
thick. nut in but.ered tins, and cut
in square when partly cooled.
Purp PupprNe.-Take six eggs
and drop them into as many spoon
fuls ofsifted flour, beat well up into
a halter; butter some cups and put
the batter in them; bake in a fairly
hot oven, turn them out and eat with
sweet sauce.
CLEARING ALABAsrEE. Strong
soap and water is good for cleaning
alabaster; if too, much dtscosoFed,
make a paste With quiehlime aud
water, cover the article we'll with it,
and let it remain all day wash Oh
with soap and water, rubbing hard
the stains; or, supply diluted muri. .
attic acid, having previously washed
of dirt. and grease.
TrALIAN MACARoNI.-IaKe one
fourth pound macaroni, boil 1T in wa
ter until tender; thicken half a p'n'
Of milk with two tablespoonfuls fto y
add two tablespoonfuls cream, one
half tablespoonful mustard, i't0l'
white pepper and salt; SIR in tnl TIL.
one.half pound grated cheese; Dol
all ssgether a few minutes add tn
macaroni boil ten minutes.
NARROWING LAsp,-otall the e in
plemeuts used on the farm there
but one, the pillow, that is as nscess y
ny to good cultivation as the harrow
and as i general thing, there is nor
that there is so little. account mac
of by farmers. Good blowing is
the greatest Importance in prep"rsl
the soilfors any croR, batsassss 2 w
~ known fact that there, is TOO lit
good blowing done in the West ar
after poor job ofsplowing has be
- done, great deal dspeads on .
being thorough With the harrow,
This. also, we are . little negiigt
about, especially In preparing
land for corn. Our best planters
good work where the land is sraot
and well pulverized, but we cant
expect them, to do good work WI
the ground Is in.bad condition,
INV opinion, the principal points
improvements made ID harrows Is
the greater number of teeth Z
used. This, more than any OF
one thing, is essential, as the Oh.
is to work the surface,
Most harrows in use have al
forty teetll and that1is not enor
NV way is to have tie frame n
of email sized scantling, and tt
not over ( inches and not less
sixty Of them. We do not eSpet
work deep, and consequently NJ
frame and few teeth viii not pu
izc as we'll as lighter frame
more teeth, while the draft is a
the same. ! have been using
made In three sections OF Sxz2ta
stuff four bars in section, VII
adjustable steel teeth. BY adj
BILE, / mean that when she draft
is attached 70 one end, the
stand perpendicular, and, hav
great number Of them, it does
better work than the old Scotch
row. BY attaching the draft
other end, the points Of tees'
back four inches and make ID :
class smoothing harrow. Thi'
row retoils d about twenty q
A big price compared With u
fashioned forty tooth ANAL
cheap when the working va
each is taken into consldeFat
/ speak Of this on
mine as an illustration, aud 81
that it is D good tool-perhap'