St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
Potatoes done on . wire boiler o.
said 70 excel tho fried.

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Potatoes done on . wire boiler u
1 said 70 excel tho fried.
4 Clean carved ivory with paste {
danpened sawdust and . few drops Z
lemon juice. Lay it on thickly. allov
1t to dry. and then remove with na
brush.
-Cocoanut Sheeta-Whip stin tn
whites Of ten eggs, CRATE two fresh q
coanuts and add. with one-and-a-hal
cupfuls Of sugar and one cupful OF noul
well sifted, with spoonful Of baking
powder. Bake one-half hour in. .thi
sheets Ice and sprinkle with cocoanut
-Lady's Home Journal. r..t g.
I Fruit Cake.-One cup OF sugar. on
cup OF mOlasses, one cup of butter, ON
cup OF sweet milk. four eggs, four cup
OF nour. one nutmeg, ono pound Of chop
! ped rsisins one-half pound Of currants
one-half pound Of citron, one teaspoon
ful Of cream Of tartar, one-half teaspoon
ful OF soda--Boston Globe. ti
Corn Gema-Onc-half pint finely bolt
ed corn-meal, onc-half pint Of flour, on,
tablespoonful white sugar, half tea
spoonful Of salt and two heaping tea
spoonfnls baking powder. mix together
thoroughly while dry. then add two vel
beaten eggs and cold sweet milk, o.
milk and water, to . moderately thir
batter; bake in. gem pans or muffiu
rings.-Old Homestead.
Grape Jelly.-Stem ripe grapes and
put In preserve kettle, let come to a
boil, mash and strain. Put the juice on
to boil for twenty minutes. then add
three quarters Of pound Of sugar 10
every pint Of juice. skim while boiling,
lot cook fifteen minutes. Green grape
jelly may DO made the same way, but
will require pound Of sugar to . pint
Of juice.-Boston Budget
There are times that little knowl.
edge touching ice is valuable. 1t is we'll
to know that to keep ice warm 10 to
keep it cold. A piece of ice in pitcher,
with pail over the pitcher and a rug
over tho pail, will keep all night A
piece Of ice in . refrigerator covered
with . snug white blanket will cheat
the greedy iceman every day and snap
saucy fingers at the milk that does not
dare get sour or the beefsteak that dare
not fail
The English Mechanic prints tho
following as speedy cure for rheuma-
tism: One quart Of milk, quite hot. into
which stir one ounce Of alum-this will
make curds and whey. Bathe part af-
fected with the whey until too cold. In
the meantime keep tho curds hot, and,
after bathing, put them ON as Q pOul-'
ticc, wrap in flannel and 20 to sleep
(you CAM. Three applications should
be perfect cure, even in aggravated
cases This may be worth trying; 1t
can certainly do no harm.
: York and Lancaster Ice-cream.-To
every pint Of cream use . quart Of milk,
and two tablespoopfuls Of arrowroot,
boil gently till it thickens, and make
very sweet Have two freexers; pour
half thu quantity into one, and flavor
with lemon. Color the rest . delicate
pink with cochincal. and flavor with.
rose. putting it into the. other freezer.
In dishing. take large spoonful of each
kind, laying the rounded side upward
on the dish. They look at q little dis
tance like two beautiful roses.-House.
keeper. frE
Baked Lobster.-Removc the meat
from the tail and clsws Of . large lob.
ster; split tho tail and remove string;
roll the meat in melted butter. then in
line cracker crumbs; add salt and pep
per; place them in . very shallow pan |
and put them into hot oven for about |
70 minutes; baste twice with butter
while cooking; remove quickly to hot
platter; pour over the gravy in the pan
md q little Worcestershire sauce over
zach piece; garnish with chopped capers
md parsley, and use at once-Bostor
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