The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-11
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

1t is said that strong solution OK
EPSON salts in water will cure burns If
applied Immediately.
To remove warts, wet them thor
oughly with oil of cinnamon three
times day until they disappear,
The best way of ridding house OF
rats is to fill all the holes that can be
found with pounded glass, and seal
them up with plaster of paris and tin,
if you wish. Then thoroughly clean
the premises, and see that there are no
garbage pals left about to attract
rats, and secure the services of good
cat
-Desiccated Rice: This Is delicious
dish for warm weather, requiring no
cooking Take two teacupfuls OF rice,
add teaspoonful of salt, little grated
nutmeg and one quart of milk; stir
well, and put in the refrigerator the
last thing at night. Serve for break.
fast with sugar and cream.-Good
Housekeeping.
Fish Balls: Prepare Goldfish and
potato as above, making the mixture
more dry by using a piece of butter in
stead of milk or cream. Form into
balls, not very large, and perfectly
round; dip in beaten egg, and fry in a
deep kettle of very hot lard. They
should be of a nice brown, and if rightly
made and if the lard is hot enough, will
retain their shape.-Boston Budget
Banana Custard: Scald quart Of
milk, add pinch of salt, one large ia.
blespoonful corn starch mixed smooth
with cold water, and four heaping ta-
blespoonfuls sugar. When the corn
starch is cooked in the milk stir in two
well-beaten eggs, and at once remove
from the fire and stir until partly cool,
to keep it thin and smooth. Slice four
or five bananas very thin into a glass
dish. sift powdered sugar over, and
when the custard is cold pour it over
the bananas. 1t is then ready to serve.
Orange Judd Farmer.
| -Currie Soup: One OK cheek, four
onions, one bunch of pot herbs, half a
pound of rice, one teaspoonful OF currie
powder, little pepper and salt, three
quarts of water. Cut the meat from
the ox-cheek and soak it for two hours;
then put it in stewpan with four
onions, cut in slices, and the savory
herbs; add three quarts Of water, stew
slowly, and remove the scum frequent
ly. Then strain it, add to it half a
pound of soaked rice, the teaspoonful
of currie powder, pepper and salt to
your taste, and stew it again for four
hours.-Boston Herald.
-Frizzled Beef: If you prepare your
own dried beef, have very sharp knife
SO you can cut it thin; the quantity OF
course depends on the size of your
family. If you get it at the meat-mar-
ket ask them to send you Clipped beef
as they have machine for shaving it.
Have ready some hot water in spider,
throw the beef in and mix together a
few spoonfuls of cold butter and little
-four until smooth; then stir in with the
beef when boiling. Half as much -four
as butter generally thickens it enough
Serve beef and gravy together. Some
people prefer milk to cook it in.-House
keeper
Hard soap-Six pounds of salsoda
six pounds of grease, three and one
fourth pounds of unslacked lime, foul
gallons of rainwater Boil the soda
lime and water together twenty min
utes, then remove from the stove ant
let settle. When clear, dip off th'
liquid and add to the grease; put on tht
stove and boil until stringy, take it of
to cool, add two ounces of oil of sassa
fras, stir and pour into earthen dishes
When it is hard, cut into cakes and pu
away to dry. If this soap is partly o
mutton-tallow, and has two ounces o
glycerine stirred in it, it is excellent TO-
the toilet: Care must be taken not t,
allow any of the sediment to drain of
when pouring the liquid from the linn
and salsoda.-Good Housekeeping.
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