St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-11
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

| -Open canned fruit an hour or two
before 1t Il needed for 'use.. It Il fae
richer when the oxygen Is thus restored
| 70 it.
Iron rust will depart with cream Of
tartar. Tie little Of the powder In the
stained parts and boil . few minutes in
clear water
DO not light . sick-room at night
BY means Of . jot Of gas or . kerosene
lamp burning low; nothing impoverishes
the air sooner. Use sperm candles, o.
tspers which burn sperm oil.
To scold . child at table IL to
punish whole family. and to over.
whelm the offender with modification,
thus creating anger and rebellion rather
than desire to improve.
-Tumbler Fruit Cake: Ono tumbler
OF butter. one tumbler OF sugar. one
tumbler Of molasses, one tumblor Of
eggs, one pound Of raisins, one pound Of
curfants, one-half pound of citron. one
quarter teaspoonful OF soda. one tea.
spoonful Of all kinds Of spice and salt
Soft Gingerbread: One cup Of mo-
lasseA one cup Of warm water. half .
cup Of soft butter. one teaspoonful Of
soda dissolved in tho water; teaspoon
ful Of ginger and cinnamon mixed and
two cups OF hour. When we'll mixed
drop . tablespoonful in the pan and
bake quickly Boston Budget
Green Corn Omelet: Crate: tho corn
from twelve ears Of corn, boiled; beat
ave eggs, stir them with the corn; season
with pepper and salt, add tablespoon.
full Of butter and fry the mixture brown.
browning the top with . hot lid. II
tried in small cakes, with little hour
and milk stirred in to form batter. IL
will be found quite nice.-Ohio Farmer.
Peach Flummery: Line the bot
tom Of . glass or china dish with slices
Of stale cake, not moro than an inch
and half thick. Make boiled Gus
tard out Of pint Of milk and the yelks
of four eggs, and pour over the cake.
On this spread . layer Of peeled. sliced
and suGared peaches. and over that
meringue Of tho whites Of the four eggs
beaten stif with four tablespoonfuls Of
sugar.-Demorests Monthly.
Lemon Tarts: Fill . number OF
tart shells with puff paste and bake.
Crate the rinds Of two lemons. add two
cupfuls of water. one cupful Of sugar, .
spoonful of almond favoring. and boil
and thicken with two spoonsfuls OF
corn-starch. A small lump Of butter
improves It for some tastes. Fill the
tarts while warm; ice the top. Ladies
Home Journal.
Ao A1A b.,
being secured with salt the moment
they are done with. and wiped clean
with . cloth. The inside Of frying
pan should never come in contact with
water. 1t may appear kind Of super
stition, but IL the inside Of an omelct-
pan has once been touched with water.
it Is spoiled forever. and tho cooking Of
an omolet in it is IN impossibility.-
Household Monthly.
Poor Mans Goose: One pound pork \
cuttings or pigs fry. two pounds pota-
toes, three onions. three leaves Of dry
sage, one tablespoonful OF flour. some
pepper and salt Parboii the potatoes
cut them in. thin slices; crumble the
sage and mix 1t with flour. pepper and
salt Cut the pork or fry into small
pieces, and roll 1t in the mixture. Place
in . deep pie-dish layer Of the sea-
soned meat Slice the onions; sprinkle
the pork with part OF the onions, then
put in layer OF potatoes next layers OF
meat, onions and potatoes, till the dish
il full Cover 1t with potatoes Pour
little cold water or stock to make .
gravy. Put it into moderstely-heated
oven. and bake for At least an hour
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