The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-06-19
FARM AND FiRESIDE.

The beauty of morocco leather may
be quite restored by vanishing with the
white OF an egg.-Ezchange.
Strong brine is reported to be tax
ing the place of alcohol for preserving
specimen fruits. They keep size as well
and preserve their color better.-7ros
Times.
Put large spoonful of black cur
rant jelly into tumbler. and fill it up
with boiling water for good fever
drink. When cold it is ready for use.
IN. e. Farmer.
Date Pie: One-half pound of dates
boiled till tender and put through col
ander, one egg, one tablespoonful OF
flour and one pint of milk. Prepare
the crust the same as for custard pie
The Household.
Easy Pudding: Take can Of any
fruit you prefer and turn it into a deep
dish. Then make paste of -four and
cream, in which is little baking pow
der first sifted. Pour over the fruit aud
bake quickly. Serve with cream or
sweet sauce.-Philddelphia Call.
Breakfast Cake: In warm weather
breakfast cakes take one cup of mo-
lassses, one cup of brown sugar, nearly
one cup butter, or lard and butter
mixed, one cup of sour milk, four cups
of flour, four teaspoonfuls of soda, not
heaping but even full, one teaspoonful
each of cinnamon, salt and ginger, one
egg. Bake in gem tins. These will
keep well for week. Western Rural.
Try this corn bread for breakfast,
as it takes so little >time to bake: One
pint of corn meal; into this sift half a
pint of -four with two teaspoontils
of baking powder and half a teaspoon
full of salt. Beat one egg and mix
with it halt a pint of milk and one
teaspoonful of sugar; then mix it
thoroughly with the meal and flour.
Pour the mixture into square tins
Ail,0aukee Sentinel.
To those who like vegetable soups
this receipt will be acceptable: Put a
piece of pork that is not too fat and
any bones left from roast beef in a
soup kettle with as much water as will
be needed for soup and set the kettle
on the fire. As soon as the water
boils, add potatoes, carrots celery, an
onion and . small Savoy cabbage. all
cut in small pieces, and salt to taste.
Simmer for two hours and half re-
move the bones and pork and serve
Miiwankee Sentinel.
A neat little work box may be
made of cigar box. Cover the out
side with leather, plush or satin, and
line the inside smoothly with satin of a
contrasting color. On the inside of
the top make a case for pair of
SCISSORS and one to hold two papers of
needles. In the bottom of the box
fasten little cushion in one corner,
and in the opposite one case for a
thimble. At the side of the box next
the cover fasten, even with the top, a
little needle book. The cases and
cushions should correspond in color to
the outside of the box.-Toledo Blade.
Rugs in bed rooms, in summer,
make the cleaning easy. In few
hours the rugs can be gathered up and
thrown on the grass, hung on the line,
busted and the rooms swept and
mopped quickly; the sweeping and
hopping, altogether, not taking more
than one-half hour to room. Then
the full carpets can go down late in the
fall, unless the house is very warm or
there are double floors. There are so
many ways in which time may be
served; to a busy and overworked
woman more leisure may be one OF
many things-recreation, health or
social life.-EIchange.