The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-27
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.


mersing them in hot water, not by stand
ing them on a hot stove.
Lemon Pie: Two lemons, two cups
of sugar. three eggs, one cup OF milk,
three teaspoonfuls of corn-starch; baka
between two crusts. Boston Globe.
Raspberry Pyramid: Crush pint
of ripe raspberries with a pint of sugar;
beat the whites of four eggs; mix all
together until it stands in pyramid.
"A frying-pan should never touch
water. Scour them out with salt the
moment they are done with, and wipe
clean with a cloth. A washed omelet-
pan makes poor omelet.
Add tablespoonful of borax to n
pan of hot soapsuds; put your table sill.
yer in it, and let it stand two hours.
Rinse it with clear water and polish
with soft cloth or chamois.
What is more disagreeable to use
than a rusty flat-iron? Rub them with
! fine emery dust and sweet oil. If you
can not make them smooth send them
to a factory and have them ground.
The stains OF ink on books and en-
cravings may be removed by applying
solution Of oxalic acid, citric acid or
tartaric acid upon the paper without
fear of damage. These acids take out
writing ink, but do not interfere with
the printing.
| Berry Mush: Stew a quart OF ber-
ries in pint of water, sweeten to taste,
and stir in a heaping teaspoonful OF
corn-star,h, wheat flour, or arrowroot,
to give the berries consistency Serve
cold with cream. If made sitter, the
mush can be cooled in molds for a sum-
mer dish. Monthly.
| Pearls: Two cupfuls white sugar,
one-half cupful butter, one curful sweet
, milk, whites of seven egg; well beaten,
two spoonfuls baking-powdnr, three
small cupfuls of -four; flavor with al.
mond or rose. Bake in small, round
tins, and ice thickly.---Ladies' Home
Journal.
/ Take one cupful of salt Goldfish and
pick it into small pieces; freshen it a
few minutes in lukewarm water, drain
i from the water and add one cupful OF
milk thickened with dessertspoonful
of flour and q tablespoonful of butter,
and pepper to suit taste; when it begins
to he'll remove from the fire and pour
over four pieces of buttered toast; gar.
nsh with slices of hard-b boiled egg
Boston Herald
--Lentil Soup: Put a half pint Of lem
ills, one onion, with two cloves stuck
into it, small bunch of herbs, and two
ounces of butter, into two quarts of
water. Let them come to a boil and
simmer for two hours; add two ounces
of pearl barley, some spinach, blanched
or scalded, and chopped up. Let all
boil together till we'll cooked, and season
with pepper and salt. AS tho soup is
. thick, it needs much stirring, but it is
exceedingly nourishing -Housckecpcr.
/ -Spiccd Bread: Sift into pan one
pound of -four, put into a half pint OF
warm milk half pound Of butter; stir
the milk and butter into the flour AMI
wineglassful OF good yeast and a lit
tie salt; mix these we'll together, and
sit in warm place, but not too warm to
rise; let it rise full hour, then add a
half-pound of sugar. a half-grated nut
meg, large spoonful of cinnamon and a
wineglass of rose water; mix these we'll
into sponge, pour into pan, and set
to rise again; let it rise a half-hour and
bake in slow ovcn.-Boston Budget.
t Any woman may spot a dishonest
milkman with very little trouble. Let
I her take long slender bottle, cleanse
it thoroughly and let it dry out If,
then, it is filled with milk and allowed
to stand in cool-not cold-place for
forty-eight hours, all the foreign fluid
will be precipita ted--that is, it will set
tie to the bottom of the bottle. The
soured milk will then fill the middle OF
the bottle and the fatty substance will
be floating on the top. Sometimes the
top will be layer of cream, then will
come layer of albumen-another arti.
fetal device to make the milk look rich
then will come the soured milk and
at the bottom will come tho foreign
water.
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