The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-06-18
FARM AND FIRESiDE.

Cream cake, so dear to the heart
OF the children, can be made by splitting
tty-pancakes, taking out portion of
the center and filling the space with
thick custard. There need be no waste,
as the piece cut out may be used in the
foundation for nice pudding. - Toledo
Blade.
1t is said that horse may be cured
of holding the head high when the
bride is to be put on, by lump OF
sugar in the hand. Give him taste,
and he will hold down. Rub it on the
bit, and he will soon become fixed in
the habit of lowering his head for tAs
bridle.-1trt, Field and Farm.
For the filling for an orange short
cake, take two large oranges, peel them,
chop them fine, remove the seeds, add
half of peeled lemon and one cup of
sugar. Spread between the layers of
short-cake while it is hot. This may be
used for layer-cake filing, but in that
case add the well-beaten white of one
egg.-M. 7. Mail.
There is profit in farming good
land, but none on any other. Do not
forget this in buying and renting land.
You can well afford to pay double the
rent for rich piece of ground than you
can for poor. Ii you own poor fields
make them rich, as the first object in
your whole system of farming. San
Francisco Chronicle.
In relation to purifying beeswax a
bee-keeper writes: The best plan that
| know of is TO melt ten pounds of wax
in vessel, after having first put in the
same one pint of strong vinegar, to-
gether with one quart of water After
all is melted, set the vessel from the fire
and wrap it in several thicknesses OF
blanket or old carpet, so it will cool
slowly. By this plan the wax is in agi-
tation while liquid and all impurities
worked to the top or bottom. If strained
before putting through this process
there will be nothing but dross at the
bottom, with nothing on top" -AI6ang
Journal.
"A delicate white pudding is made by
soaking one teacupful of gelatine in one
pint of cold water; let it stand for an
hour, then add one pint of boiling
water, the juice of two lemons and two
cups of sugar. Strain this and add the
whites of FIVE eggs beaten to a perfectly
stiff froth. Let this become quite cold
before serving. The sauce for this pud-
ding is made of one quart of boiling
milk; beat the yelk of five eggs with
half a cup of sugar, and stir into the
milk. When this cools flavor to your
taste. The quantity here given will be
sufficient for nine good-sized dishes. or,
with less generosity, tenth may be
distributed.-Boston Budget.
-Rhubarb Jam: Take the desired
quantity of rhubarb, wipe it thoroughly
dry, and cut the stalks into small pieces.
For every pound and quarter of the
rhubarb allow one pound of sugar, the
rind of half lemon cut very thin and
minced. Put all into a stew-pan and
simmer gently until the sugar is thor
oughly dissolved, stirring constantly to
prevent burning. After the sugar is
dissolved remove the pan to a hotter
part of the fire and boil for one hour
The jam may then be put into jars, COW
cred tightly to exclude the air, and
stored away in cool, dry place. As
rhubarb jam does not keep as well as
that made from fruit, it should be utiB
lied quickly.-B0St0n Globe.