The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-13
FARM AND FIREsIDE.

"A vessel to which the odor of kero-
sene clings may be effectually deodor-
lied by little chloride of lime dis
solved in warm water.-Toledo Blade.
Feed the morning meal to your
fowls warm. Scald the meal, boil and
mash the potatoes or turnips and mash
these for the early days feed.-N Y
Examiner.
If your horses are spiritless and life
less, something is wrong in their treat
ment. 1t is not natural for any horse
to be dull or stupid unless it is out of
order in some way.-Christian ut Work.
"A very pretty lambrequin for a
shelf is made of dark felt, with squares
of plush or of velvet put on at regular
intervals. On the edge, which is straight,
brass crescents are placed with small
tassels tied into them. This shelf can
be still further ornamented by placing
on it three Japanese mats with half of
the round mat on the shelf and half
hanging over. Put one mat on each
end and one in the center. Toledo
Blde.
Fried Cabbage: Take small cab
bage and chop it up fine. Then put it
into frying pan with water enough to
cover and cook slowly for one hour,
stirring it occasionally. Add salt while
boiling: when nearly done, let the
water gradually boil of it. Then add
two tablespoons of pork fat to the cab
bage and brown it little. This is a
Dutch dish and is very nice.-Fdym and
Home.
Two things are very much needed
to put the sheep business on the most
prosperous basis, viz: A better class
of stock on the average with better
grade of wool; second, q higher appre-
citation of the Importance and respecta-
bility of the business, along with a
sense of what it deserves in the way of
recognition from kindred interests, and
what its importance demands in the
way of protection.-Christian at Work.
Scotch Oatmeal Cake: Put one
pound of oatmeal in basin, take one
pint of boiling water, with a dessert
spoonful of salt butter melted in it..
Pour this, boiling, over the meal, STIR
ring as quickly as possible into dough
and then farming it out on the board,
roll it as thin as it will come and hold
together. Stamp it into round cakes
or cut in squares. Place these first on
hot gridle to make them firm, after
wards toast before the fire, alternately
on each side until they are dry and
crisp.-The Household.
--Marmalade: Sour apples should be
selected for apple marmalade. Peel,
core and cook slowly in a little water
until it is thick pulp. Measure the
pulp and return to the same kettle. To
each pint of pulp take one pound of
sugar Melt the sugar into thick
syrup; pour into the apple pulp; stir
and cook until thick. Take up in small
bowls. Marmalade made in this way
will, in week or two, be firm enough
to cut with knife. Crab-apple, ounce
and peach marihalade can be made
after the same formula. Boston Globe.
Some fruit stains allowed to remain
too long on table linen and white
clothing refuse to yield to the usual
treatment of pouring boiling water
through them. These may be removed
by dipping the goods in water to which
has been added chloride of lime in the
proportion of one tablespoonful of the
chloride to each quart of water. If the
stains are very deep, let the article re-
main in the water fifteen or twenty
minutes, thep hang in the sun without
MISUNDERSTANDING.