Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-25
HOUSEHOLD sREvITiES.

Baking gPOwder.-Ihree ounces tar
tsric acid, four ounces baking Soda
nine ounces -four. Mix and sift i've
times This makes one pound of baking
powder.-Housekeep
Mutton and beef are more digestl-
BILE than any thing else, and as they are
the most nutritious, they are the besh
meats for children. The prejudice that
exists against pork is we'll founded, but
corned or smoked, or very thoroughly
cooked, it is not injurious.
"A Very Nice Relish. a small
hole in the top of a large tomato, ana
fill with chopped cucumber, onion, cab
bage or caulihower and the tomato
taken out; and serve on a lettuce Leaf
with mayonnaise and parsley chopped
with onion and vinegar. Home
Journal.
To wash out Madras curtains, beat
and shake out the dust very thoroughly
and then wash in bran water. Boil
quart of bran in a bucketful of water,
strain and put the curtains in while 1t
is yet moderately warm. Rinse in
more bran water and hang up smoothly
in the shade to dry. Press them on the
| wrong side with a not very hot iron.
Lemon Sauce for Steamed Pud-
cups of hot water for five minutes; add
! three tablespoonfuls of cornstarch set
| in little cold water Boil all for ten
| minutes, then add tho juice and grated
rind of one lemon and one teaspoontut
of butter. Stir until the butter is melted
and serve at once. Detroit Free Press.
Fruit fritters are made from fresh
pineapplcs, bananas, apples, etc. 10
prepare the batter beat two eggs I'LL
| light, add one-half pint of milk, one
teaspoonful of salt, stir we'll together
| and beat in one pint of flour and one
! Tablespoonful of melted butter. When
light and smooth, add two tablespoon
! fuls OF sugar, dip slices of the fruit in
the batter and fry.-N. Y. World.
| To keep ice from melting, it is nec'
cssary that it be kept dry and cold.
| Wool and paper are both excellent nom
conductors, and if piece of ice Is
wrapped first in blanket and then In
newspapers. it will keep a long time,
| but it should rest on Stats or something
that will keep it from touching the bot
tom of the icc-box. No matter how
we'll the piece is wrapped, if 1T lies
soaking in the water it will melt faster
College Pudding. One pint sos
bread crumbs, one pint warm milk, ons
tablespoon soft butter, two tablespoons
sugar. 70 tablespoons cream, one salt
! spoon salt, one-half nutmeg, two eggs
one cup currants. Use the inside OF ;
loaf of bakers bread: soak it half al
hour in the milk. Dry the currants IL
| little flour. Mix in the order given
and bake in custard-cups Stir once O
twice while baking, to prevent the cur
rants from settling.-Boston Budget.
Veal Chops With Tomato Sauce
Trim the chops carefully, and tlatte1
| them, dip each one in beaten egg ant
cracker crum bs, seasoned with salt an
pepper; fry slowly until thorough !
done in hot lard: open can OF tomatoe:
and drain off all liquor, pat the llquo
into saucepan with few slices OF on
ion, stir fifteen minutes. then add
dessertspoonful of butter, teaspoon
full Of corn starch, pepper and salt
| place the chops on a warm dish an
pour the sauce over them; serve gar
nishcd with lemon and parsley .-Bos
ton Herald.
/ Baked Guinea Squash. an
boil whole for twenty minutes, on
Guinea squash g-plant; cut in hal
and scrape out the inner portion lcaT
ing oniv the shell, to the portion tina
has been removed, add one tablespoon
full of butter, teaspoonfnl of salt, das
of pepper one-fOur:h of a small onlo
(tiuely minced), one beaten egg, brca
| crumbs sufficient to make very sti
batter Fill the shells with this mt'
ture, put them together, rub with sal
: pepper and Il little butter. Tic with
| strong cord and bake thirty minutes
| Good housekeeping.