The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-07-07
HOME AND FARM.

Remember your horses can not tel
you of their ills and pains 1t is your
duty to watch for them.
Cheap Sponge Cake: Take one cup
cream, one cup sugar, two cups flour,
one teaspoonful soda; no eggs nor but
ter. Any favoring you like; use nut
meg.-Chicago Journal.
1t is an easier matter to keep the
stables clean and orderly than it is sup
posed by those who have not tried it.
If you are one of this number begin at
once and see if it is not true. Troy
Times.
A COW should never be allowed to
skip milking, as the retention OF SO
large a volume of milk in the udder
will infame it and injure the quality OF
the milk, and perhaps the udder ALSO
Weste7w Rural.
-Foot-rot in sheep, distemper in
horses and cattle, cough in pigs and a
score of other ailments arise from filthy
barnyards in winter and spring. Pre-
vention is better than cure in these
cases.-M E. Farmer.
"A Nice Pudding: One cupful of mo-
lasses; one cupful Of boiling water; one
tablespoonful of melted butter; one tea
spoonful of soda; two teaspoonfuls OF
spice; four cupfuls of flour; some dried
or fresh fruit. Steam two hours. Use
with sauce Toledo Blade.
1t has been found by experiment
that meal will pass through the diges.
tive organs quicker than hay, and
that il the meal is fed to an animal with
an empty stomach, it passes away be-
fore it is fully digested; but if fed after
hay it becomes mingled with it, and
more benefit is erived.-Albany Jour.
nal.
Bread Cake: Two cupfuls of light
dough; one and half.cupfuls OF sugar;
one-half cupful of butter; three table,
spoonfuls Of sour milk; one-half tea
/ spoonful of soda; one nutmeg; one tea
spoonful of cinnamon or cloves; one
cupful of raisins; one-half cupful OF
currants. Will keep nice long time.
Before using, slice and put in the stove
few minutes.
Boiled Indian Pudding: This is i'm
proved for some people if suet is added
to give it richness. Chop quarter OF
pound of beef suet very fine, add an
equal quantity of sugar, one teaspoon
full of ginger, half a teaspoonful of salt,
enough sweet milk to moisten the meal,
and teaspoonful of baking powder, or
about a cup of sour milk and tea
spoonful of soda. This should boil in a
bag for at least three hours, and be
served hot with wine sauce.-Boston
Budget.
If You have soiled white Spanish or
cachemire lace do not throw it aside as
worthless, for it may be colored with
some of the dyes now to be found in
small packages. The lace may be used
in a great many ways. One way is to
trim the edge of tides made of strips
of ribbon and lace, or of ribbon and
velvet, or of those novelties for the
backs of chairs made of strip of plain
silk placed on each side of a very ele-
giant strip of crazy patchwork. The
| Household.
| -Corned String Beans Drain off the
liquor, and covering them with very
cold water, slightly sailed, leave them
for an hour. Drain and cook twenty
minutes in boiling water, sailed. Pour
off this and shake the beans in colan-
der. Then stir quickly through them a
tablespoonful of butter mixed with pep
per, salt, very little made mustard and
tablespoonful of vinegar; put back
over the fire, toss the beans lightly with
q fork until they are hot, and dish them
Boston Globe.