The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-09-26
FiREsIDE FRAGMENTS.

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Set dish of water in the oven with
cakes when they are baking and they
will seldom scJrch.
| In cooking vegetables, ALWAYS re.
member that boiling water evapos ates
rapidly on the approach of storm or
when it is raining.
TO wash silk and satin ribbons
plunge them in gasoline and rub till
clean Rinse in a basin of fresh Raso-
line and hang out to dry Then press
"A brilliant black varnish for iron
as well as for some other substances
can be made by stirring up ivory in
shellac varnish. The article to be var
nished should be coated when the ma
terial is applied.
TO remove the unsightly marks
caused by drippings from the faucets in
marble basins, or in the water-closet
bowl. nothing equals puiverized chalk.
moistened with few drops of ammonia.
Apply with an old toothbrush and they
quickly disappear. Ladies' Home Jour-
nal
Crackers and milk is certainly a
wholesome dish. Crackers may be made
OF very stiff paste composed of one
pound of -four, little salt, the yolk of
an egg and milk to moisten. Beat we'll
and knead until quite smooth: roll
very thin. cut out and bake in = very
slow oven until very crisp. - N. Y.
World.
-Hickorynut Candy: Two cups Of
sugar, one-half cup of water, one cup
OF hickorynut meats. Boil. without
stirring, the sugar and water until thick
enough to thread" Flavor and set
the pan in which it has boiled in cold
water Stir until it becomes white. stir
m the hickorynut meats, turn into fat
inns and cut into squares when cold =
Detroit Free Press
-Rice Pudding with Fruit: Put your
ice in a stewpan. with very little milk.
hat is, to one cup of rice one gill of |
milk. Stand it where it will be hot.
mt not boil; when the rice has absorbed |
VI the milk, add to it quarter of =
'ound of dried currants and one egg.
veil beaten. Boil it in a bag till the
ice is tender. and serve it with sugar
nd cream. More fruit may be added
the rice if it should be preferred. =
'oston Budget.
Light Pot Pie Dumplings: If wanted
Dr. twelve o'clock dinner begin
prepare them at half-past ten.
axe two cupfuls of butternilk or sour
nix, three teaspoonfuls of soda and one
salt Add -four and knead until too
iff for biscuit then put to rise in q
arm place. 1t should rise in one hour
nd quarter. With a wet spoon cut
I pieces half the size of hens egg.
eng careful not to stretch the dough.
I'd drop them into the kettle.-House
,eper.
Turkey: Score the rump.
zzard and drumsticks of cold roasted
rkey at half-inch distances and three
larters of an inch deep; rub pepper.
1t and cayenne into the divisions and ,
er the legs Broil for twenty minutes.
ace the legs. etc. on hot dish, and
ur over them grill sauce, made very
It. The devil can also be served with
t a sauce. and be more highly sea- {
ned When this dish is preferred
Id, first remove carefully all signs of =
and cover with aspic jelly.-N. Y.
dyer.
Pineapple Sherbet: Soak a table, a
oonful OF gelatine in cold water for
hour; cut one large pineapple in !,
ICES and chop it, add pint of sugar,
quart OF water, the juice of three :.
mons. with the gelatine; whip the -
ltes OF four eggs to stiff froth, stir
IN in and freeze the mixture; servo .
N sponge drops. Strawberries, cur
its, raspberries and cherries make
ieious water ices; If the fruits used are "a
tart enough. the addition of lemon
se VIII DE an addition. Her