St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-21
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Improved Furniture Polish: The
composition is Is follows: ''Beer. waste
beer. cold tea or vinegar, - parts
methylated spirit or finish, 50 parts;
dragons blood, part; gum benz0in. 5
parts; linsecd oil, 16 parts.
when you make chocolate now Of
an evening, sprinkle . little cinnamon
on top after the chocolate has been
poured in the cup. It adds the same
riquancy and'charm that nutmeg adds
to lemonade, lemon juice docs to vichy.
sliced lemon does to tea, or, to como
nearer home, that salt does to an egg.
-SOupc arOignon au Fromage: Make
IN onion soup. Toast some slices Of
bread and arrange them in the tureen;
sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese
and Gruyere chopped fine, and moisten
with the soup; again . layer Of toast
sprinklcd with Parmesan and chopped
Gruyere; add sprinkling Of pepper.
and pour the soup over all.
Delicious fruit candy may be made
by boiling together one pound of white
sugar, little water, one tablespoonful
Of butter and one-half of . teacupful of
cream till it begins to thicken. Stir In
Jne pound of blanched almonds, one
fourth pound Of chopped figs. one-haf
pound of seeded -raisins and little
sliced citron, stirring until white and
crcamed. Remove from the fire and
pour it into q wet cloth, then roll it up
into Oblong form. When cold cut it on
in slices.-N. Y. World.
I'm selecting wallpaper and carpets
il one remembers that the floor should
he darker than the walls, and that the
eye is gratified if the color lightens
from the floor to the ceiling. In room
with light wall, the carpet should be
selected of as nearly the Same tone -
possible. but q deeper shade, and NO
strong contrasts are allowable II an ar
tistic effect is desired White walls or
ceiling are never desirable for . room
and contrasts, whether in curtains or
papers, should be religiously avoided
N. Y. Ledger.
-Patties from Puff Paste: Roll the
paste about half IN inch thick, and cut
out with a round or oval cutter about
two inches in diameter. Take . cutter
half an inch smaller, and press it into
the piece already cut out, 50 as TO sink
halfway through the crust; this is to
mark out the top piece, lay ON tins and
bake to delicate brown. They should
treble in thickness by rising, and re
quire from twenty minutes to half an
hour to bake. When done the marked
out top can easily be removed. Take
out the soft inside and fil with sweet
meats for dessert or with minced chick
en- or oysterA-BostOn Budget
"A Recipe for Jugged Pigeons:
Three pigeons, little mace, pepper
and salt, . quarter Of . pound Of but
ter, q tablespoonful of walnut lretchup,
a little chopped celery and parsley. .
teaspoonful Of butter rolled In -four;
pick the pigeons and wash them with .
cloth, then cut them. in pieces and add
the pepper, salt and mace; put themin
a jar and cover well TO prevent the
steam escaping; place the jar in sauce
pan of boiling water, and let Il boil
constantly one hour; then take out the
pigeons, pour the gravy from the jar
into . saucepan with the ketchup, parsr
ley and celery, boil it about ten min
utes; then thiclken the gravy with tho
-four and butter; place the pigeons on
tiny bits of toast on = very hot dish, and
pour the gravy over them; serve with
crane Jelly. =r