The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-15
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

Sheep manure is much richer than
that of COWS. Practically it is estimated
at nearly double the value of that of
cattle.
Soft Gingerbread.-Four eggs, one
cup OF sugar, one cup of inolasses, half
cup of sour milk, half teaspoonful of
soda, three quarters of cup of butter,
three cups OF flour, two tablespoonfuls
of ginger.
-Doughnuts.- and half pints
milk; one pint sugar heaped; ore
half pint butter, and lard mixed. or all
butter; three eggs; one-half teaspoon
soda; one cake compressed yeast; when
light put in eggs and soda and let them
stand over night.
-Crimping Hair.-To make the hair
stay in crimp, take o-pennyworths of
gum-arabic and add to it Just enough of
boiling water to dissolve it. When dis
solved add enough alcohol to make it
rather thin. Let this stand all night
and then bottle it to prevent the alcohol
from evaporating. This put on the hair
at night, after it is done up in paper or
pins, will make it STAY in crimp through
the hottest day; and is perfectly harm
less.
-Crumb Pudding. pint of fine
bread crumbs, one quart of sweet rich
milk. one cup OF sugar, the yelks of four
eggs beaten, with little lemon to
flavor and two tablespoons of butter.
Bake until done, but not watery; spread
over this layer of Jelly; whip the
whites of the eggs to troth and add
one cup OF sugar and the juice of
lemon; pour this frosting over the jelly
and return to the oven until a light
brown. TO be eaten cold, with cream
and sugar.
The oxalis is is a very desirable
house plant in winter The bulbs are
small. easily grown and produce an
abundance of flowers. The leaves in
form resemble clover leaves. The bios
SONS are pink and yellow, or white
with yellow eye and the petals GRIM
son on the outside Three to five bulbs
are required in a pot and the soil should
be sandy. They make the best APP
pearance in hanging basket.
Mango in Horse.-This is caused
by an insect. Whtewash the stable and
stalls with lime and cover the floor also
with it, as the mango insects will
live upon the woodwork for some
months and return to the horse
If not destroyed. Treat as follows
for the disease: Make an ointment
OF lard, twelve parts, carbolic acid one
part and sulphur two parts. Rub these
together thoroughly, until it is well
mixed and smooth. Work some of this
ointment into the affected portions of
the skin twice day. Give an ounce
OF flour of sulphur daily in the feed,
until the perspiration of the horse
smells strongly of it, then discontinue
1t, but continue the use of the ointment
for some time longer until the skin re-
covers healthy appearance.-M. Y.
Herald.
Ice Cake.-Ten eggs, one pound
of sugar, half a pound of flour. two
lemons. Beat whites and yelks separ-
ately, add to all the yelks and whites
OF seven eggs, the sugar, the rind of two
lemons and juice of one. Bake as for
Jelly cake. To the whites of three
eggs allow pound and a quarter of
powdered sugar; beat stiff as for iclnp.
take out enough to cover the top of the
cake and set aside. Add to the rest the
juice and half the grated peel of a large
orange. When the cake is nearly cold.
spread this between the layers. Beat
into the icing reserved for The top lit
tie lemon juice. and if needed, more
sugar. 1t should be sitter than that
spread between the cakes.