St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-10-08
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cellaES IMAM III dry ones.
A good way to use up bits of cold
roast beef is TO chop them fine and add
about third of the quantity of cracker
Or bread crumbs stir in enough milk Or
water to moisEen it, season well with
pepper and salt. then roll in balls or
flat cakes dip in egg and fry in butter.
To Make Castards to Turn Out. -
Mix with the yelSs of six eggs we'll
beaten three half pints of new milk,
three-fourths OF an ounce of dissolved
isinglass, sweeten. flavor and boil over
the fire in a bain- marie until it thickens;
pour into & dish and stir until quite
cool; then pour into cups to turn out.
These you may place upon dish and
Surround with Hlly.
-Luince Preserves. -Pare, core and
quarter fine, large ounces. Lay aside
all inferior and badly shaped pieces.
Cook tie fruit in water enough to COW
er, having first weighed t. Allow
three quarters Of a pound OF sugar to
every pound Of fruit. and a cup OF water
for each pound OF sugar Make this
into & clear sirup. and when the fruit is
easily pierced with straw, drain it
froIa the water and put it, while still
hot, into the boiling slrup; seal up In
alright jars. Can ounces in the same
manner, using less sugar.
Chow Chow Pc1le-One peck of
green tomatoes, two quarts of vinegar.
ore cup OF sugar, half pint OF mustard
seed, three tablespoonful of pepper,
too tab espoonfuls Of salt. one table
spoonful of cloves, half dozen green
peppers, one dozen of onions. Chop
the tomatoes; add salt. first a layer OF
tomatoes, then SAT-: lett stand all night
In the morning drain off the brine and
add the above ingredients, cutting the
green peppers and onions fine. Let It
all boil till quite tender Put i'm jars
and cover tightly.
To Stop Nose Bleed Scien-
tifc american gives the following novel
plan: The best remedy for bleeding at
the nose, as given by DIR. Gleason in
one of his lectures. is i'm the vigorous
motion of the Jaws as if in the act OF
chewing. In the case of a child a waa
o: paper should be placed in its mouth.
and the child should be instructed to
chew it hard. 1t is the motion of the
Jaws that stops the flow of blood. The
remedy is so very mple that many will
feel inclined to laugh at it, but it never
has been known to fail in q single in
stance, even in very severe cases.
Tomato Championship toma-
toes make tlavorless catsup. They
must be in prime condition and sound.
Take two pecks of tomatoes, slice them.
and put in porcelain kettle; iron pots
make black catsup; boil to a pulp, then
strain and pass through sieve; then
return the juice to the kettle; add to it
two ounces of salt, two OF mace, two
tablespoonfuls OF whole black pepper,
one teaspoonful of cayenne, one-haf
tablespoonful of ground cloves, six
tablespoonful of ground mustard, one
quarter of Glove of garlic, and an
ounce of celery seed; boil three hours.
When it is cooling add a tumbierful of
strong vinegar. Put in bottles and
cork tight.
-Ophthalmia or inflammation of the
ewes in cattle is sometimes general
throughout district. 1t may be caused
by some prevalent condition such as
the weather or the presence of pollen
in the air. which initiates the organ, or
bv dust or other impurities which have
the same effect. The proper treatment
would be to wash the eyes with some
stimulating solution to cause them to
throw off the offending matter; sulphate
of zinc, one dram, dissolved in a quart
of water, may be injected into the organ
with syringe. The disease may also
be result of catarrh resulting from
either of the above causes, in which
case the wash for the eyes may be used.
and half an ounce of chlorate of potash
may be given daily for Thrice or four
,days-M \. Times
To Preserve Green Crab Apples. -
Select full-grown crab apples, wash
them and cover the sides and bottom of
your preserving kettle with grapevine
leaves, and fill it with the apples.
spreading thick layer of vine leaves
over it. Fill up the kettle with cold
water. and set over slow fire; let them
simmer, but not boil. When they are
quite yellow take them out, peel off the
skins with penknife and extract the
cores very neatly. Put them again into
the kettle with fresh vine leaves and
water. and set them over a slow fire;
do not let them boil. When they have
become green, take thea out with a
skinner, weigh them and allow one
pound of sugar to every pound of fruit.
and scant half pint of water to every
pound Put the sugar and water into
the kettle and let it boil until the scum
ceases to rise. when add the fruit and
let it boil slowly till all are trans aren't
You may put the grated yellow rinds
and the juice of some lemons in them
When done, spread out in large dishes
to cool, then tie them up in glass jars.
after putting piece of tissue paper
over them wet with the white Of an
egg