St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-08
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Very thick cream should be beaten
with q fork. AS fast rs the froth -
beaten skim it of.
-Banana Cake: Bake any light cake
In shallow pans as for cream or jelly
cake. When ready to serve mot be-
fore) cover the cake with. sliced bananas,
sprinkle with powdered sugar and
orange Juice. Put on the other cake
and cover in the same manncr.-Boston
Budget.
Bran water is considered very good
for washing Calico Boil one quart OF
bran in one gallon of water for an hour
or so, then strain and add one-third Of
it to q enough water to wash u dress.
Rinse in two waters, adding portion
of the bran water to each rinse. Dry
in the shade.-N. Y. World.
Canned Cherries: Wash first, then
stone them, straining the juice and add
ing to the cherries. Allow one cupful
of sugar to every quart can; let it stand
few minutes to extract the juice. then
put in the preserving kettle and cook
slowly ten minutes. Can the same as
any other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Saddle of Lamb: Allow onc-quar-
ter Of an hour for each pound in cook
ing. Cover it with buttered paper. and
roast briskly. constantly basting it after
removing the paper and before, first
with butter, then with the drippings in
the pan: have it delicate brown; serve
with mint tsaucc.-Boston Herald.
Egg Salad: Mince fine half dozen
hari-boilcd eggs, and cover them with
crcamcd dressing made by beating to-
gether one egg. one teaspoonful of
sugar, half a tcaspoonfnl each of salt
and mustard, one-fourth Of teaspoon
full of pepper. half cupful Of vinegar,
and cook until thick in bowl set i'm q
vessel of hot water. Add one teaspoon
full of chopped onion. and serve either
cold or warm.-Demorest' Monthly.
Beef Loaf: Four cupfuls of lean
beef, chopped fine: onc-fonrth cupful OF
salt pork, chopped fine: one teacnpful
osrolled crackers, two well-bcatcn eggs,
one teaspoonful salt, one teaspoonful
pepper, sage to flavor. Sprinkle crumbs
over the top and bake two hours and a
half. Baste while baking with one-half
tcaspOonful of butter dissolved in one
half cup of hot water. To be served in
slices when cold.-Detroit Free Press
The eyes should always be wiped
toward the nose, as it presses out the
fine lines from the corners. Every
woman has heard Of the virtues of rain
water for the complexion, but it is hard
10 procure this in our Cochituate-sup-
piled houses. A good substitute is to
keep pitcher Of water for toilet use in
which lemon, orange or cucumber peel
is allowed to soak. Water so imprcg.
mated, it is said, imparts healthy glow
and really freshcns the complexion,
while it softens the skin.
Cheese Ramakins: Four table
spoonfuls grated cheese. one gill of
milk, yolks Of two eggs. two table
spoonfuls butter, one-half pint of bread
crumbs, one-third tablespoonfuls mus
tard, whites OF three eggs, dash of
cayenne pepper, one-half teaspoonful
Of salt. Put bread aud milk on to boil,
stir till smooth. then add the cheese and
butter, stir over the fire one minute,
take of, add seasoning and yol<s of
eggs. Beat whites to stiff froth, and
stir them carefully in. Pour into q
creased baking tin, and bake fifteen
minutes in quick oven. Some recipes
call for dried bread crumbs, some for
stale, The difference is this: Dried
crumbs are those which have dried in
the oven and are then rolled. The stale
crumbs are those which come from the
center Of q loaf some days old. In this
recipe use the stale crumbs. Pint q bit
of soda with the ingredients, and the
dish will be less apt to hurt the eater
Boston Globe.