St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-06
NOME. HINTS AND HELPS.
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the oven with dish Of water.
Photographs should not be hung
next to IN oil painting. The quantity
Of dark color In. tho photograph takes
out tho effect Of tho painting. Many
photographs Rive . dismal result to
parlor furnishing. -DemOrest's Monthly.
s-Friar's Omelette: Boil and mash
twclve apples as for sauce. Stir into
them two ounces Of buttcr. When cold
add four eggs we'll beaten. Butter .
dish and strew in grated broad crumbs.
- - to cover the bottom and sides Of
the disk. Pour in the appleA Sprinkle
break crumbs over the top and bake
When done sift sugar over tho top
Meat Pie: Cold roast beef. OF pork.
or both, cut In small pieces Place in
buttored pudding dish. Fill tho dish
two thirds full Slice an onion and
strew over it, adding tho gravy. OF near
~ cover with water; sprinkle with -four;
add small bits Of butter, pepper and salt;
cover with crust made - for biscuit;
bake twenty minutes or half an hour.
according to size.-Housekeepcr.
-Evsporated apples mako excellent
pies, far superior to the dried apple Of
tho oldcn times Put . few in q stew
kettle with plenty Of water, and set
ON tho back Of the stove 10 slowly
soften. This should be dono tho day
bsfore they arc wanted for use. Let
them become very soft then sweeten a
little richer than for fresh apples. add
butter aud cinnamon. and bake between
two crusts.-Good Housekeeping.
III any article Of household furni-
ture requires disinfectin2 occasionally.
tits . carpet: especially il it has been
used . considerable time. Tho follow
ing ID . method recommended by .
housekeeper both as disinfectant and
. preventive Of moths: Add three tea
stoonfuis of turpentine to three quarts
ot water. Saturate large sponge with
this mixture, squeeze it about two
thirds dry. 60 over the carpet carefully.
As often as the sponge becomes dirty.
cleanse 1t and take In fresh supply OF
water.
-Ncapolitan Cake: One cup Of brown
sugar. three eggs, half cupof butter.
half . cup Of molasses. half cup ol
strong coffee, three cups Of -four. one
teaspocaful OF baking powder, ono cup
Of raisins and one Of curran:s; . tea
spoonful each Of cinnamon. cloves AMI
mace; 6ake in jelly-cake pans For
white part tako two cups OF sugar. one
o. butter. threc Of -four. half cup of
milk. = tcaspoonful Of baking powder
and tho whites Of four eggs; bake in
jelly pans and put together alternately
With dark. spreading icing favored
with vanilla between. Ice the top
Home.
-Birdsnest Pudding: Core and peel
enough tart well-davored apples to
cover tue bottom OF . round porcelain
pudding dish. Put about half an inch
OF boiling water in the dish with tho
apple& Cover them with . plate and
set them in . hot oven to cook for twcn-
~ minutes. At the end Of this time tho
apples should be tender and nearly
cooked and the water entirely absorbed
II any water remains it should be gently
turned on. but 20 IS not to break the
apples Prepare an unsweetened Gus
tard Of Ave cggs and . quart OF milk
which has been brought to the boiling
point Add tho eggs to the hot milk.
carefully beating them in Season the
mixture with . saltspoonful Of salt and
pour 1t over tho apples. 1t should cover
them. Replace the pudding dish in tho
oven without cover. and balro the Gus
tard and apples till tho custard Is hrm
In the center. The oven should not bc
too hot