The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-09-08
HOME AND FARM.

Smart weed rubbed on the horse ID
often said to keep flies off. 1t is easily
tried.
Avoid drinking ice-cold water whom
heated. A little oat meal in the water
without ice makes the water palatable
and refreshing.
The floor is the most important
part of the stable, for it has much to do
with the safety of the horses feet, and
we know that ''if there is no foot there
is no horse. Troy Timcs.
Goldfish Tongues: Goldfish tongues,
if rolled in crumbs and fried in sweet
butter, are very toothsome. The
tongues make an economical and new
dish if cooked as directed.-Toledo
Blade.
-Cocoanut Jumbles: Two cups OF
sugar, one cup of butter, two eggs, two
cups of cocoanut, small teaspoonful
of soda and enough flour to make stiff
batter. Drop by the teaspoonful upon
buttered paper in pans.-Ihe Caterer.
There is always . demand for
feathers, and we should utilize what we
can. Quite large amount are annual.
ly thrown away on farms. Those from
chickens, if selected from parts of the
body covered with fluff, may be utilized
as we'll as those from geese and ducks. =
Boston Post
Keeping the pores of farm animals
open is as essential to their thrift as
bathing is to our health. The skin per-
forms an office more essential to life and
health than even digestion, and it is
even more important that the horse be
thoroughly groomed than that he be
fed.-IndiGnGpolis Sentinel.
Bathing animals is sometimes re-
ferred to as commendable practice.
The more the subject is thought of the
more it will commend itself. Nothing
will clean the skin like water. Groom
ing is good, but bathing is better if we
desire to get the pores open, and they
must be kept open to insure the best
health. An occasional wash would be
beneficial. Chicago Journal.
Rice Cream: One teacupful OF
boiled rice. Mash the rice very smooth,
and add to it the stiffly-beaten whites of
six eggs and two heaping tablespoonfuls
of white sugar; lastly, add three table,
spoonfuls of sweet cream, and delicate
favoring of vanilla or roses. Fill a
blancmange mold with the cream, and
leave it some hours to harden. Serve
with custard or whipped syllabub.-
Boston Globe.
French Pancakes: Beat together six
eggs and half pound of flour. Melt a
quarter of a pound of butter, and add il
to the batter, with one ounce of sugar
and half pint of milk, and beat till
smooth. Put by the tablespoonful into
a hot frying-pan, slightly creased, run
ming the batter evenly over the surface
of the pan by tipping it about Fry the
pancakes light brown, spread each
one with jelly, roll itnp, dust with pow
dered sugar, and serve.-Harper's
Bazaar.
Halifax Cake: Halifax cake is not
only very delicate, but has the merit Of
keeping we'll. Mix thoroughly one
pound of rice flour, one-quarter pound
of maizena,, three-quarters pound of
sugar and pinch of salt, rub into this
three-quarters pound of fresh butter,
eight eggs, one-half ounce of candied
peel freshly chopped, wine glass Of
pale brandy, one quarter pound of cur
rants, and one quarter pound Of
sultanas. Beat all the ingredients well
together, and put into shallow tin
which has been lined with buttered
paper. Bake in good oven for half an
hour.-Houselold.