St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-29
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Graham PufA-One pint Of graham
-four. one pint Of milk, one egg (stir In
the flour gradually TO form . smooth
batter), little salt Bake in gem pan2
Good Housekeeping.
-Rhubarb stewed without peeling h
of most attractive pink tint Pound
for pound OF sugar and rhubarb. with
Just water enough to dissolve the sugar,
is good rule. and 1t should be cooked
only till the rhubarb Is tender.
"A delightful cake is three layers Of
nice white cake put together with ma
pie sugar filing. with the same spread
over the top Boil pint Of good. pure
maple sirup till it becomes quite thick;
when it has cooled . little beat it rap
idly till it turns creamy and yellowfsh
in color.-N. Y. World
Cheese Strawx-Miy two ounces
of butter, two ounces of -four, and two
ounces of cracker crumbs with two
ounces of grated cheese, a small spoon
ful of salt, and little cayenne; work
all into q paste. roll il thin, and cut In
strips, and bake on . very shallow tin
or shect.-BOstOn Herald
Sponge Cake.-Thrce eggA one cup
sugar, three cups sifted aour. two tea
spoonfuls cream Of tartar. one cup OF
sweet milk, one teaspoonful soda.
pinch of salt Stir eggs and sugar to-
gcther until smooth. Stir In the hour.
having the cream of tartar sifted into
the last cupful. Add the milk. in
which the soda has been dissolved, then
the salt-Detroit Free Press
-Onious . Ia Cremc.-Boil four or
five Spanish onions in two or three
waters to remove the strong taste, then
drain them well in . colander; put them
into stew pan again, with two table
spoonfu!s butter, little -four dissolved
in milk; pepper. salt and . cupful
cream: place all over . slow Are and
stir them frequently until done: serve
with sauce poured on them.-Old Home
stead
Corn Chowder.-Cut half . pound
of salt pork in small pieces, and boil
them in two quarts Of water with four
onions sliced very thin. Let boil twen-
ty minutes, then add six medium sized
potatoes cut in thick slices. Then add
one quart of milk, which is scalding
hot. and one quart of corn Let oil
come to a boil, then cover the bottom
of q soup dish with buttered crackers,
pour the soup over them, and serve while
hot-IIousekeeper.
-Macaroons-Threee eggs. threc-quar-
ters of a pound Of powdered white su-
gar, half q pound of sweet almonds.
two ounces of bitter almonds. Whisa
the eggs till they are very dry, then add
gradually tcaspoonful Of the sugar 1t
time. for If too much is put in at once
it will thin the egg. Beat It hard until
all the sugar is in. Have your almonda
blanched and bruised in . mortar, hut
they must not be pounded to . paste.
Then stir in the almonds, drop . spoon
full in . place, on sheets of white paper
laid on tins, and bake them in . cool
oven till they have just . tinRe Of
brown.-Boston Budget
1T is sometimes very convenient ia
be able to freshen up used draperies in
art muslins. have found that some Of
the reds. yellows and terra Gotta mus
Inns wash fairly well. II any one wants
to try washing them they should make
a soapy lather with hot water, and when
lukewarm thoroughly wash and shake
the muslin in it. Rinse it quickly in
clean water with . little salt in IL. then
roll it in large soft towel and squeeze
ont the water. Have some irons ready,
iron out the material at once on the
wrong side while wet and hang it neaz
the fire to complete drying. This ap.
plies to the patterned art muslins and
not to cheap whole colored oneA"-N.