St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-05-08
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

When stoves are put aside for the
summer they should be rubbed with kero-
sene oil and done up in sacking or old
cloth to keep them in good condition.
Blanc Mange.-Boil one and one
half ounces of isinglass, three ounces OF
sweet and six bitter almonds, we'll
pounded, in quart of milk; let it boil
until the isinglass is dissolved; then strain
it through napkin; stir it until nearly
cold and put it into the mold.
Remember the old saying that Amy
fool can clean up, but that it takes a neat
person to keep Clean A few moments
extra spent each day in putting things
in place, wi ping up spots, and general
supervision, will render these occasions
much less arduous.
-Digestible Beef Tea.-Take quar-
ter of pound of juicy beef, cut it in
pieces across the grain, cover it with two
gills of cold water and set it over the
fire 1t will boil in twenty minutes,
when set it aside to cool and remove the
fat. 1t should be the color of pale sher-
~ and will be found to be very easily
digested.
Cleaning Wooden Stuffs.-Take one
pint of hot water, and slice into it two
ounces of shaving soap. Add to it two
ounces of spirits of ammonia, and one
teaspoonful of powdered saltpetre. Put
into bottle and shake until thoroughly
dissolved. To use it, pour little into a
saucer, dip in sponge, and rub the ma
terial vigorously.
Furniture Polish.-Take one coffee
cupful of cold drawn linseed Oil, one of
turpentine, and one of vinegar, with
three tablespoonful of alcohol mixed
into it. Pour into a bottle and shake
rapidly Take little of it in a saucer;
dip into it bit of flannel, and rub the
furniture until nearly dry; then roll a bit
of flannel into tight roll at least three
inches in diameter; sew it up closely, and
rub the polish in until it shines.
A writer in an exchange says: / will
give my brother farmers the "best rec
ipc in the world for picking beef TO
100 pounds of beef take four quarts of
salt, three pounds of brown sugar, three
ounces at saltpeter, one ounce OF soda,
and water enough to cover the beef.
Boil all together, and then skim. Let it
get cold, and then rub the meat with
salt. Now pack your beef in a tub or
barrel, and then add the brine.
To Cure Heaves in Horses.-Make
cold mash of bran, and put one large
spoonful of ginger in the mash. Feed
this three times per day for five or six
days, then stop for the same time. Then
commence the same. This treatment
will help any horse with the heaves even
if it does not cure him. II he is old he
may not get SO much benefit. The horse
must not be fed with dry feed, and he
ought not have any clover hay. If you
will make some saltwater and sprinkle
over his hay it will be good; and if corn
is fed it is better if first put in water and
soaked.
Real Hasty Pudding: Put kettle
with the quantity of cold water in it
which You wish to have of pudding, put
in salt; some like more, some like less
(use your judgment about thaD. When
the water begins to boil, take the corn
meal in one hand and the pudding-stic
or spoon in the other. Let the meal fall
gently through the thumb and fingers,
stirring it in all the time until it gets as
thick as cake when ready to bake. When
of that thickness boil it about five minutes,
pour it out into creased dish not very
deep. When wanted for breakfast cut
it in slices about half all inch thick. Fry
in lard little more than is used for
griddle cakes. Some like it fried or boiled
in fat as doughnuts are, but it is rather
too rich.
How to Make Bed Spreads: Take
unbleached muslin, not very fine, put it
in the quilting frames, and lay it out in
any pattern desired, (oval rings for the
center are pretty.) Take :. very coarse
number of darning cotton, and a large,
thick darning needle. Then take the
cotton four double and thread the nee
die, making eight strands when threaded,
Take very short stitch. Let each two
stitches be about half an inch apart.
There is no need of cutting the cotton
off until what you have in the needle is
used up. Take the scissors then and cut
the eight threads of cotton in two between
each two stitches. Unbleached muslin is
best, as it shrinks when washed, and
holds the cotton firmly, ard the more
they are washed the prettler they be-
come.
Keeping Hams: We have tried sew
eral different methods, says Il correspond
ent, and find none SO good to keep them
free from mould and insects as the fol-
lowing: When the hams and shoulders
are taken from the smoke house (and
they should be taken soon after they are
smoked), wrap each ham in tea mating,
place them in muslin bags, and hang the
bags in well-ventilated garnet. The
tea-matting is that which comes around
tea chests, and most store-keepers have
them to give away This is preferable
to hay or such like material: 1T is cleaner;
it keeps the outer covering .(the muslin
bag) entirely clear from the meat on
every side, and no bug can find greasy
spot to lay an egg on. Thick brown
paper in place of tea mating will not
answer-the meat will mould. Before
using the muslin bags a second time,
they should be washed, and the tea mat
ting should be baked, to kill any eggs
that might have been laid upon them
after the hams were taken out.
Clover as RenOyatOr.