St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-08-02

Potato Pie: Cut any cold meat n
inch square pieces; lay in . pie-dish
with any cold gravy. or. II there il nc
gravy, add . sprinkle Of c0rnstarch, and
. little cold water. Cover the whole
with thick laye9pf mashed potatoes
- . crust, and bake rich brown.-Lar
dies Homo Journal.
Strawberry Sauce: Beat two ounces
Of butter to cream. adding gradually
four ounces or . half-cupful Of powdered
sugar; then add twelve large strawber.
ries. mash and beat till light This
sauce Is for the dumplings. but can be
used with any batter pudding.-Demo'
rest
Cottage Cheese: Boil two chickens
till tender; take out all tho bones; chop
the meat fine; season to your taste with
salt pepper and butter; pour In enough
Of the liquid they were boiled in ia
make 1t moist; put into whatever mold
you wish. and when cold, turn out and
cut into slices. Christian 1T Work.
Beans should be cooked in the water
in which they are soaked. 1t is mis-
take 10 drain them several times OF
their juices Such = process is enough
to rob any thing of its sweetness and
flavor. They should be thoroughly done.
but not boiled to pieces, and seasoned
with butter, salt and pepper to the
taste.
-Stewed Asparagus with Dressing:
Boil in salted water until tender. drain
and put on . platter. To two table
spoonfuls Of melted butter. add One-hali
teaspoonful Of sugar, . few cracker
crumbs, . little grated nutmeg, and
three tsblespoonfuls Of sweet milk OF
sream; heat and pour over the aspara-
xus.-The Household.
-Pearled Wheat Molds: Put one
cupful Of pearled wheat into one quart
Of 6roiling water, add little salt, and
cook until the water Is nearly evapo-
rated; then gradually add one quart Of
hot milk, and cook over hot water two
hours longer. or until it Is very soft;
stir it with . fork, add little grated
nutmeg and pour into cups that have
been wet with cold water: ret aside to
become firm and cold. then turn them
out and serve with powered sugar,
cream and currsnt jelly. =. Boston
Herald.
-Broiled Salt Goldfish: This is keen
ly appreciated sometimes by . capri
cious or . convalescing appetite. To
prepare it take piece of the thickest
part of the fish and soak it twenty four
hours Remove the bones then SO far as
~>~ - q uA 1o~ - thu Aah Su cpo<~l sixo1
fakes. and broil in the frying-pan
slightly buttered. Brown b,th sides,
then add . small teacupful of real, OF
mock cream, tablespoonful Of butter,
little white pepper. and let 1t stew
gently for few wmoments.-GOodH House,
keeping. .....5-.
Beef Kidney: This is . verydeli-
cious way of serving beef kidney: Cut
the kidney in thin slices not more than
IN eighth Of an inch in thickness; cut
out the center, which is tough and in
diGestible and gives it its rank taste.
Soak in salt water for several hours.
then parboil for i've minutes. Put but.
ter in = pan. and when very hot lay in
the kidney, with . teaspoonful Of fine.
ly-minced onion, salt pepper. two
tablespoonfuls Of tomatoes. stewed and
thickened, . minced gherkin and some
celery salt; add enough Of any kind oi
stock or gravy 70 cover 1t. thicken with
. tablespoonful Of -four wet with cold
water. and simmer for ten minutes
Pour over toast-American Agricult
urist