The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-06-19
SEASONABLE RECIPES.


BRoILED PofAToEs.-Cut whole
boiled Irish or sweet potatoes length
wise into slices q quarter OF an inch
thick, and lay upon a gridiron over
hot fire. Brown on both sides, sprinkle
with pepper and salt, and lag bit OF
butter Upon each.
THE PREpArATIoN OF ASPARAGUS
Cut in pieces incl long, cook until
tender in water enough to cover I'll when
done, pour off the water and add as
much milk or cream; season with pep
per and salt; let it boil up, then serve
immediately
BEEF TEk.-Use pound Of beef and
l pint Of watsr; with q sharp knife
scrape the beef into fbsts; this should
be done on a board. Place the sctaped
meat into delic ately clean aucspan,
and pour pint of boiling water over it,
cover closely and set by the side of the
fire for 10 minutes; strain into o tea
cup; place it into a basin Of ice-cold
water; remove all fat from the surface;
pour into q warmed cup and put in an
Other basin Of hot water; wsrm again
and seTv5.
LEMoNs.-For sick headache take
tumber two-thirds full of finely crushed
ice, the juice of lemon aid ! teacupful
of white sugar. This mixture, eaten by
degrees or all at once, will allay the fe-
verish thirst and quiet the disturbed
qualmish stomach as it is not sweet
enough to be nauseous. For cough
or tickling in the throat, take the juice
Of two lemons, the beaten white of l
egg and enough powdered or fine gran
u.lated white sugar to make thin paste.
A teaspoonful OF this mixture will allay
the irritation and cure cough in It's
early stages.
MAKING BREAD.-Take 5 boiled po-
tatoes and mash them fine, 8 tablespoon
fuls of flour, l tablespoonful of white
sugar and l of salt. Pour II pints of
boiling water on this and stir well.
When cool mix in one teacup of good
yeast and enough -four to make the mass
about the consistency of cake mix
ture. In the morning add enough -four
to knead it over and place again in the
pan to rise second time. Repeat the
kneading, put the dough in buttered
tins and let rise, then place in the oven
and bake until done. The more you
knead bread the better it will be.
CREAM DRESSING When oil is dis
liked in salads, the following dressing
will be found excellent: Rub the yelks
Of hard boiled eggs very fine with a
spoon; incorporate with them dessert
spoonful of mixed mustard; then stir in
a tablespoonful of melted butter, ! q
teacupful of thick cream, saltspoonfu]
of salt, and Cayenne pepper enough to
take up on the point of very small
penknife-blade, and a few drops o.
anchovy or Worcestershire sauce; ado
very carefully sufficient vinegar to re
duce the mixture to a smooth, creamy
consistency, and pour it upon lettuc'
carefully prepared for the table.
CHOCOLATE MARBLE CAKES cup
fuls of flour, 2 cupfuls of sugar, cupfu
of butter, cupful of milk, / cupful O
grated chocolate, 5 eggs, 2 teaspoonful
Of baking-powder-the last to be sifte'
with the four-and l teaspoonful O
vanilla. Beat the butter and sugar to
gether; then add the unbeaten yelks Q
/, the eggs; beat well together; then sti
in the milk; after mixing add most c
the -four; beat we'll; then add the whit
of the eggs, beaten to stiff froth; the
the vanilla and rest of the flour; the
pour half the above into another dish
mix the grated chocolate thorough
through it; then put it into the baking
IN fret n$ nj fQI
: dough; then some of that with til
chocolate mixed in it.
CARE OF FLANNELs.-As short as m
, experience in household cares has beel
/ l have learned something of the peat
h and pleasure attending the prop'
). cleansing and putting away of flame
4 and winter apparel. Sheets and blanl
cts should be washed and thorough
y dried; stockings and underclothir
+ should be well looked over and careful
f ly mended; all articles worn out or ou
4 grown, may be rolled in separate pa
# cells, to be disposed of in making Il
o next carpet, or to help clothe the lit
n ones of some needy family. Mittel
n and scarfs are to be looked over, dar
Y ed and aired, or washed; furs to
4 thoroughly busted and aired. We {
~ not want to lay away bad odors, or t
+ germs of any disease, to assail US as '
q unpack the articles in the fall. Owe
! coats and shawls must be brushed al
i fastened on the clothes-line some sum
70 70 windy day, and thick winter wells, al
dainty wraps of the neck, should
aired and carefully folded away. Airil
articles that are not soiled, is as esse
tial as washing those that are. The
:. is much said in favor of cedar shaving
y ~ chests and closets, to exclude moth