St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-06-13
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

-Rayberry tallow makes one Of the
most softeuing and incest Of toilet
soaps. And in localities where bayber-
ries grow it can be very cheaply made.
Ammonia is q most useful house
hold article. For washing Window
brushes and performing many other
services it becomes almost indispenss-
BILE to the careful housekeeper.
I'm our northern climate the rough
ness of March winds is apt to chap and
tan the children's faces. Nothing IL
really better for a chapped skin than
mutton tallow which is nicely prepared
1t can be remelted and strained several
times, mixed with o small proportion OF
lard to soften it, and scented with rose
water or any other desirable perfume.
Egg Dressing for Salad-Three
eggs, two tablespoonful of mustard,
two tablespoonfuls of oil or melted but
ter, one tablespoonful of sugar, one
teaspoonful of salt, one teaspOOnful of
white pepper, onc-half cupful Of cream,
one-half cupful of vinegar. Cook all to
scald, add the oil slowly afterward, and
pour over any chopped salad--Boston
Budget.
salt fish may he soaked over night
changing the water il il grows very salt
Always put it flesh side downwards in
the pan, SO that the salt may settle in
the pan. In the country, sailed, or
what they call picked, salmon is often
allowed to stand for days in sour milk.
1t must be carefully washed when
cooked, and really seems to acquire .
pleasant flavor from its unusual treat
ment.
Deep Apple Pie-Fill . deep baking
dish with tart apples. sliced and sprin-
killed. literally with sugar and nutmeg,
and little bits of butter. Butter the
upper edges of the dish, and lay over
the apples q thin sheet Of paste, cutting
three Sits in the center. Pour into one
of these openings half . cup of hot wa
ter and bake about an hour in a hot
oven. Serve hot and pass English
cheese with it-Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
1T is essential in case Of q burn to
exclude the air, especially If the skin is
broken. A paste made of SCOT, COM
mon baking soda, or even -four, is valu-
able in case there is no abrasion of the
skin. In case the skin is broken, the
white of an egg is about as valuable as
any thing likely to be at hand. Wrap
up the injured part in soft linen cloth.
such as should always be kept IN roll
in the kitchen drawer, where it will be
convenient in case of accident.
Among the table linens are shown
a variety Of pretty napkins for cover
ing hot breads, corn, baked potatoes
and the like. Either square or oblong
piece of linen has a small square cut
out Of each of the four corners, thus
leaving little flap at each of the four
sides, which cover over the food. Some
of these cloths have pretty notices and
devices woven in, while others are
stamped and embroidered in wash linen
embroidery.
Very few householders know any
thing about respective qualities of red
ash and white ash coal. In many small
cities white ash is all that can be had.
For range use, however, good red ash
coal gives out more heat and is more
economical than anything else. The
cook does not like it SO well If she is
inclined to be indolent, because it does
not burn up SO rapidly as white ash
coal, and can not be started SO quickly,
but when il is once started and burning
its lasting pOvcrS are SURPRISING