St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-04
,some HINTS AND HELPS.

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"A soothing application for buE.s :
20 cover them with the white of IN egg.
It forms coating over the injured part
and protects it from tie EXTERNAL air.
Tin pans and bucsets would NOT rust
and wear out 20 coon If they were
thoroughly dried after washing. Set
them on the back of the range for sfsw
moments before putting them away.
-Potatoe Pattics: Beat one egg 6ne,
and thoroughly mix. with cold mashed
potztoes; with the hand, shape them in
small thin cakes and fry brown in but
ter or lard. lfeggs are scarce they are
very nice without ''ts ~ @'7 'Fi r
Instead Of using tea and coffee, I
make coffee Of burnt cr,asts and serve
Il with cream. Sometimes ] add table
spoonful of ground coffee. It is very
good and the children can drink it with
out harm.-Cor. .Housekeeper.
Coffee Cake: One-han cup of sugar,
one-haH cup Of butter, one-hslf cup Of
molasses. one-haf cup Of coffee, one
teaspoonful of all kinds of spices one
cup of chopped raisins, one-half tea
spoonful of soda Flour TO- thicken.-
Boston Budget s'-,s -; .. d
-Broiled Partridge: Cut open down
the back, season with salt and pepper,
lay on a well-greased br0iling-iron and
broil. turn until done ON both sides.
Put on hot dish and pour melted but
over.-Ladies' Home Companion.
-Custard Blanc-mange: Make GUS
tard with one quart of milk. four eggs,
one teacap sugar. Stir into il, while
boiling. half box of gelatine after il
has soaked ten minutes. Season with
vanilla and pour in molds- Eat with
whipped cream.-Detroit Free Press.
=. When making light bread, If you
will set your, pans Of bread in tub Of
boiling water with something under
them to lift them little above the
water, then cover the tub with quilt
to prevent the steam from escaping,
your bread will rise quickly and be very
nice. ,..i -.a .ttj r-f -1
<" In using gold or any of the bronzes
never mix the medium with the powder
If you wish to obtain the best effect In
painting dip your brush first into the
liquid then into the powder kept in sep
arate saucers, and the ''dull,. tarnished
look, " Of which you complain, will not
annoy you."-N. Y. World.
TO Fry Beef Kidney: Take beef
kidney; cut It into thin slices and let
them soak in,warm water two hours,
changing the water twice; drain them
well from the water; season with pep
per and salt and dredge with. -four; fry
in hot fat until nicely Drowned; arrange
the-slices in circle on . platter; make
about half = pint Of gravy in the spider;
add one tablespoonful Of piquantc sauce
and one small lump Of sugar; pour this
gravy into the center Of the dish: serve
with fried sweet potatoes and stewed
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-4Jerusslem ArtichokeS q h Chetput:
BOIL two pounds of Jerusalem arti-
chokes in milk until tender, mash them
through hair seive; add half pint Of
cream. beating it in well; beat up three
eggs. put salt 'apd pepper enough to sea-
son the whole, ada the eggs to the rest,
stirring all well. Put the mixture into
buttered mold. and steam for IN hour.
tying buttered paper over the mold.
Turn it out, pour heated-tomsto puree
round, and send to table, with fried
toast on another dish to be served with
it. If preferred. the mold may be iced,
and served with rich mayopnaise sauce.
Chicken Consomme: Cut up q
chicken, reserve one-half of the breast.
Add two quarts cold water, heat slowly
and simmer four hours. strain. When
cold remove the fat. Add the whits and
she'll of one egg, the breast chopped
fine. one sliced onion, one salt spoonful
cekry salt, ope-half .teaspOonful salt
and one salt spoonful pepper. Heat
slowly to the boiling point, simmer
twenty minutes. Strain through q nap
kin: add one cup peas and serve. Boil
the cstock down to one quart The
secret of clearing this stock well is to
have it very cold when the white and
shell of the egg are added. Then put
ON the stove and let it warm slowly,
stirring all the time. The shreds Of egg
in cooking will catch all the Impurities
in the stock ABoston Globe.