St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-02-21
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Cut piece from the top Of IN old
kid shoes and insert it inside the iron
ing holder you are going to make.
Farmers Cream: Take one teacup
Of currant or grape Jelly. mix with one
teacup of thick cream, beat together
until stiff. pour in a mold and set in Q
cool place. and Fireside.
Baked Squash: Cutin pieces, scrape
we'll, bake from one to ono and half
hours, according to the thickness OF the
squash; to be eaten with salt and butter
as sweet potatoes. Blade.
If you want to mako squash pies
and eggs are scarce and dear, substitute
rolled soda crackers for tho eggs. say
one to each pie. Season particularly
we'll. don't forget the salt, and il not
just as good as the original. it is excel
ont nevertheless.
-CamphOr Ice: Oil almond. sweet,
one-half pound; purified lard, ono
fourth pound; wax (white). spcrmaceti
camphor, each one ounce. Mix, with
a water bath. Beat up the ingredients
before cooling, and then pour out-Bos-
ton Globe.
Apple and Tapioca Padding: TO u
teacupful Of tapioca use quart OF boil
ing water; let stand awhile and soften;
sweeten little, add . lump of butter
the size Of . walnut then slice in tart
apples. sufficient to make layer over
tho top. Bake until the apples orc ten.
der. Eat with swcetened cream.-Bos-
ton Budget .....
Oyster Pie: Limo . baking dish
withpuf paste. Put in the oysters and
season with bits of butter. salt and pep
per. Pour on some OF the liquor, sprinkle
flour over tho top and cover with sheet
of puff paste. Perforate tho top crust
and bake thoroughly. Y. World.
Veal Loaf: Boil knuckle Of veal
until tender with just water enough to
keep from browning;takc out the bones:
chop fine, add a large tablespoonful of
butter and one beaten egg. pepper and
salt to taste; line an oval dish with
slices OF hard.boiled eggs. put in the
hot meat, cover and press: when rtady
TO serve turn out on platter and gar
nish with myrtle. Free Press.
Parker House Mullins: Boil ono
quart of new milk. Let cool and stir in
one quart OF siftcd -four, one teaspoon
full OF salt with half teacup of yeast
Beat we'll and add three wcll-bcaten
eggs Set in a warm place to rise.
When light. stir in one largo tablespoon
full of melted butter aud bakc quickly
in muflin-rings-Ladies' Homo Com.
panion. q, ls-4-ot
Rice: Wash ono cupful Of good rico.
and sprinh.c it carefully into kettle
full of boiling water; cover and boil
rapidly, without stirring. for twenty
minutes Drain and throw into q bowl
OF cold water to blanch for ten minutes.
Drain again, and stand in tho colander
over boiling water to steam, or stand it
in the oven. leaving tho door open.
Sprinkle with salt and serve.-Good
Housekeeping. d.
Roast Duck: SINCE. draw and truss
fowl; if an old one, parboil it; beststuf-
fing for a goose is sage and onions; il .
strong flavor OF onion is liked, chop them
raw. IL not they should be boiled; then
cut in small pieces, and little grated
nutmeg added before adding them to a
light cracker stuffing, and seasoned
with sage; salt and pepper; I'LL the bird
with this, sew up with coarse thread;
baste frequently while cooking with
butter. and dredge flour; serve with
with little brown gravy poured round.
not over, 1t, and serve little gravy