The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-09-04
VOL. XIII
Household.

equal security for felt hats.
BEFORE putting away dark furs they
NAV be cleaned by rubbing them with
hot bran. 1t should hc rubbed III with
the hand The fur should be we'll
brushed afterWard to remove all par
tcles Of dust.
CORK DUST, i'll which the white
grapes are packed that come to our
grocery stores, is recommended for
drainage in flower pots, as retaining
more uniform moisture, and lessening
the weight Of ;ile pots
MoUEI>. tretWogil makes an effective
finish for shelves over door frames.
These frames are excellent receptacles
for the odd piece, Of pottery or por-
ceain that would be lost to sight " in
the receascs ol some china closet
A WAY for treating solid kitchen
walls: Dissolve Il lump of extract of
l0gWood the size Of a grain of corn in
hot water and put i'll flour OF five
quarts Of lime that is ready to use
One application Will be as good as two
without the logwood.
TRY this Austrian method of cooking
caf's liver: Remove the skin from the
liver and cut it III pieces us thick as
your finger and lay them in milk for
several hours. Then take them out of
the milk and sprinkle them with flour.
dip them in beaten egg and cover them
with flour with which YOU have mixed
little salt. Fry them in hot drippings
and serve garnished with minced par
sey
THESE cakes are good with afternoon
tea: Mix for fifteen minutes four eggs
with half Il pound of sugar, half Il
grated nsItmeg and as much powdered
cloves as will lie on the tip Of a dinner
knife. Then add half pound of dry
and sifted flour. and mix thoroughly;
have a creased or waxed tin drop ii
tablespoonful Of the dough at intervals
upon it, and bake Il pale brown in
moderate oven.
If THE lettuce is not delicate enough
for salad cut it in pieces and boil it
soft in water slightly salted; when
cooked drain every drop of water from
the leaves Put some flour in a pan
with some butter on the fire, and let
1t cook until it is yellow; turn the
lettuce in it and let it boil once or twice
ct h1 Intf a.
1t boil once again, and. just before
serving, pour in little cream. A little
nutmeg is sometimes liked.
LITTLE work-bags of blue and white
or pink and white ticking are made in
the shape Of an envelope eight inches
long by six wide The colored stripes
have line of golden silk in stem stitch.
The white stripes have cOlored silk
brlar, herring bone and others Of the
various fancy stitches through the cen
IRE. The lining is of silk, and i bow of
ribbon forms the fastening. Bags in
this shape OF larger size may be made
IN the same way or OF plush, embroid-
cred, as we'll as of canvas worked with
silk.
AN excellent curry may be made of
the lean part of the flank in cubes an
inch large. Minte half an onion and
Try 1t III one onucc Of butter, or oil, if
preferred stirring constantly. When
Drown. add the pieces of beef and cook
Tor twenty nlnnteS to prevent burning.
Then pour on half pint Of gravy or
stock, or even hot water. with salt to
taste and two teaSpnonsful of curry
powder. simmer fpr one hour and
serve IN ring of rice. Some persons
add the juice OF an orange and yer,
little apple sauce, say IA teaspoonful.
with the curry. Any cold meat may be
made into a curry by the foregoing
recipe, except that is only necessary to
simmer the cooked meat for tive or
SIX minutes.
CUT the pumpkins in half, put
III a dripping pan, skin side up (after
seeds are removed, i'll slow oven:
bake until ali TIA; l. edible can be
easily scrapvd from the rinl with a
spoon; II i IS as brown aa nicely
baked bread ii. the better; mash finely,
and to one quart a,i.. oue-quartrr pound
OF butter VIII &o.. when. cool ,weetvn
10 taste; one pint -, Mix or cream Cit
cream be used three eggs are sufficient.
II milk fonr c2-a N.'. 5o bettcr). beat