The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-02-25
FARM AND FIREsl1 8

"A fair supply of meat for tba IL.
win add to the yield of eggs and . ss:n
prevent feather eating ~ Y Hs,n ny
True potato seed is raised AZ 49,
ing the seed from the balls 81 f ~.
Each plant will produce dozs !, -
more of tiny potatoes, which ma z
selected from and the specimens n y
veloped by culture.-Ghscago Irib = -
One and one-fourth ar NJ.
OF sugar and half-cup of butter bssts
en- to a cream. Stir in half j, c,,r ne &
boiling water, beat it, favor III \.
lemon. 1t should be all in : s ,sa
The light-brown moist sugar ID the hs.s
Toledo Blade. S'se
If brooms are dipped for n m,nr,.
or two in kettle of boiling slds ono ss
week they will last much loaoerS ~ y
makes them rough but pliableo. and :
carpet is not worn half so much Is
sweeping with broom cared lar 4
this manner. Christian Unien. :
TO make orange pies frord aun,s,
have ready rich crust, roll out ana
cover your pie plate, have yot,r apnlas
sliced thin (crossways of the applet An
up your crust, sprinkle tabl sspooniniI
Of ground orange peel, then add your n.
butter "a piece as large as walnutl
and your sugar, and a little watAr
cover and bake. The Cook.
1T is great mistake to believe tb..
cattle can live without injury to Char
health in narrow, unclean stalls. whare
there is defective ventilation The
breathing of impure air is very preiudi.
cial to their health. The unhe althycon.
dition of the stalls is unquestionabIy
the cause of many diseases. "a oronia
Globe.
Elevation Of the head Of the bed
by placing under each leg block ii
the thickness of two bricks, is said 10
be an effective remedy for crarnps. Pa.
tients who have suffered at night, cry.
ing aloud with pain, have found this
plan to afford immediate, certain, per.
manent relief = Christian at WORK.
u "A palatable filling for laper-cake "a
made as follows: Heat two cups Of
water to boiling and mix in with 4
tablespoonful of corn-starch which has
first been wet with water. Cook for
ten Or fifteen minutes, stirring con.
stadily. Beat in the yelks Of two eggs
just before taking from the fire, season
with two tablespoonfuls of sugar and
vanilla and when cold spread between
the layers. The Caterer.
Cheese Cake: Take two cups d,
cottage cheese, mash well with the
back of spoon, add three eggs nol
beaten, one at a time, sugar to suit
your taste, one tablespoonful of flour,
CRATE in a little nutmeg, add salt and
milk enough to make it little thicker
than custard. Bake with an under
crust. When ready sor the ovar
sprinkle. cinnamon on top Tie House
hold.
Unlike human beings, horse
should drink before they eat, because
owing to the conformation of the horse
water does not remain in the stomach
but passes through it into a large in
testine called the c@cum. If a hora,
be fed first. the water passing through
tuc BtUIudCu WUuIu Ut likely W tnkE1
with it particles of food, and thu
bring about collie. Let horse drinl
just as much as he likes. II be b
watered four times day he win neve
take very much, or too much to be goot
for him. Pra67ie Farmer,
Batter Pudding: Take good
sized pie-dish and put in the bottom
of it few slices of cold rosst mutton
SEINE boiled onion chopped up, and |
little pepper and salt, then place 9 taiz
slice of bread over this. put anothel
layer of onion. mutton, pepper, sal
and bread; spread this slice with somi
dripping, and put it on the top; tax!
two tablespoonful of -four, Q SINAI
saltspoonful of salt, half teaspoonfu
of baking powder, and mix; then bea
up an egg and add it one breakfast
cupful Of milk with a little water ia It
pour this gradually among. the flour
and stir it quite smooth,i then po1r
all over the bread in the pudding-dls'
and bake about an hour. - Erchafsgt.
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