St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-06-19
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

-Bonnets in the form of horseshoe.
are loves. in new millinery.-M r
Mail.
1t is the neglected pasture that is
run out, and it is the abused tillage lant
that has grown unproductive.
change.
The housewife who cares for the
poultry is usually a reading woman
A few hens pay for the newspapers fol
her own and family use.-M Y. En-.
1nli,aer.
French Toast: Take one egg, beat
and add one taacnp of water, dip in
slices of bread and fry brown in hot
fryings or butter; very little grease is
needed. This is good way to use dry
bread and makes good breakfast dish.
Don't forget to salt slightly when fry.
ing.-Boston Globe.
Florida water. that agreeable &C,
cessory to the bath, may be made mex
pensively from these ingredients Oil
bergamot, one ounce; tincture benzoin.
one ounce; alcohol, four pints; mix
To this may be added any amount OF
cleanly-tiltered water to suit the grade
required Chicago Tribune.
-Canned-C Corn Pudding: Mince the
corn fine. Beat up three eggs, add
two tablespoonfuls of sugar. the same
of melted butter, an even teaSpoonful
of salt and a cupful of milk. lastly the
corn. Beat hard and bake, covered in
a creased pudding-dish half an hour
Then uncover to brown delicately.-
The Caterer.
In upholstering old furniture at
home it is an excellent plan to rip off
the WORKOUT cover and employ it as a
pattern by which to cut the new one
A good fit is thus insured without the
nuisance of measuring and planning,
with the possibility of committing a
blunder that may cause the labor to
be wasted.-N y. Post.
An Excellent Relish: Dried herring
make an excellent relish. Split, skin
and bone, cover with cream, and heat
through in the oven. Place each one.
ON a strip of buttered toast. thicken the
cream with flour, season well, pour it
over the fish, and give each a dash of
lemon. and send it to the table hot
IeIdS otTHn3S.
Delicate Cake: To three-quarters
OF cupfn of butter, beaten to Il cream,
with two cupfulS of powdered sugar,
add three cupfuls of flour sifted with
two teaspoonfuls of bakingpowder. one
cupful of sweet milk, one teaspoonful
OF essence of almonds and the whites of
six eggs that have been beaten to Il stiff
froth. Bake in fiat tins, well buttered.
and cover with icing when cooled
N. ?, Herald.
TO make bedroom stand cover.
Get piece of brown linen one yard
square. Turn the edges as if for hem
four or five inches deep. Herring-bone
stitch it around, then cut the edge and
ravel it up to the line of work. At
short intervals fasten few threads of
red worsted. Fitch a pretty pattern in
the corners with red. This makes a
good serviceable cover that will do up
we'll and wear a long time. 1t may be
lsed in the sitting-room with good |
,ftect.--Cincinnati Times.
-Potatoe rot first makes its appear. |
.nce in the tops, showing as small,
rosty spots, usually on the underside |
If the leaf. As the spots enlarge the
center becomes brown and dies, and |
he leaf. or part, withers. Then the |
ITEM is attacked, and next the tuber.
The rot often appears first on the half
ipe seed end, or knobby points. In
most situations the diseased portions
re soft and watery, but in dry situa-
ion the affected parts dry and shrivel
Ip.-N. 7. Times.