The Bossier banner., 1891-10-15
FlREslnE FRAGMENTS.

To keep eggs fresh, as soon al they
are taken from the nest rub them en-
tirely over with butter, aud put them in
cool place and they will keep good
for months.
To remove dirt from oil paintings,
sponge with warm water, then cover
spirits of wine, renewed for ten min
utes, then wash off with water without
rubbing. Keep this up until all the dirt
is removed.--Detroit Free Press.
If vaseline or butter be applied to
the skin Immediately after blow of
any kind, there will be no discolora-
tion. But to be effectual it must be used
directly after the accident. The bruised
feeling may be relieved by witch hazel.
Sweet Drops: To each cupful of
grated cocoanut add tablespoonful of
sugar and the white of an egg, beating
the whole well together and favoring
to taste 1t should be baked for few
minutes only, till the outer portion is
slightly colored.
Ripe Currant Pie: Stem your cur
rants and wash them. Line your pie
plates with paste, fill them with the
fruit, and add sugar in the proportion
of half pound to one pint of cur
rants. Dredge some flour over the top,
put on the lid of the pie, leave an open
ing in the center and bake it.-Boston
Budget.
Parsley Sauce: Wash the parsley
thoroughly: boil it for six Or seven
minutes till tender, then press the water
we'll out of it; chop it very fine; make
half or quarter of pint of melted but
ter as required, the less butter the less
parsley, of course; mix it gradually
with the hot melted butter Boston
Herald.
Chicken Curry: Fry large onion
(sliced) in tablespoonful of nice but
ter, and when Drowned stir in teacup-
full of hot water and from half to three
quarters of a teaspoonful of curry pow
der. Add chicken broth, if you have it;
let it cook down a little and put in cold
boiled chicken. Let it remain till heated
thoroughly.-N, Y. World.
"A delicious cheese salad for those
who like the high-favored delicacy is
made as follows: Chop the salad very
fine and mix with handful of tara
gon; sprinkle with coarse white pepper
and add quarter of pound of finely
grated cheese, then dress with French
dressing from which the salt is omitted
and serve.-N. Y. Times.
-Stewed Rabbit: Cut a rabbit in
pieces, and wash in cold salted water
Put some butter in skillet, stir into il
-four until both are Drowned. Then add
the rabbit, turning it round and round
until it is all tinged with little color
Then add six very small onions peeled
but not cut up. Pour on water, and cook
the whole until done. Serve all together
in deep dish.-Detroit Free Press.
"A handy and neat way to solder, is
to cut out piece of tin-foiI the size OF
the surface to be soldered, then dip o
feather in solution of sal ammoniac
and wet over the surfaces of the metals
to be Joined together. Place in proper
position with the tin-foil between them.
and place the whole on a piece of iron
hot enough to melt the tin-foil. When
cold they will be found to be firmly
sOIQered together.
Walnut Catsup: Select one hundred
walnuts while the shells are very ten.
der. Crush them with three small on
ions in marble mortar, transfer to a
stone-jar, strew them with half pint
of table salt, stir the mass several times
per day for two weeks, then squeeze
through sieve until all the juice is ex-
tracted.. Boil this liquor with one
quart of cider vinegar, one ounce OF
nutmeg grated, one ounce of root gin.
ger (grated), one ounce of pepper-corns,
one bunch of sweet herbs, one-fourth
of pound of white mustard Strain
out the herbs and pepper-corns; bottle
and seal.-Demorest's Monthly.