The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-03-12
FlREsIDE FRAGMENTS.


When acid of any kind gets on sloth-
ing apply chloroform to restore the
color after voting in ammonia water.
Thick sweet cream sweetened and
favored, and thickened with little
-four or corn starch and baked between
two crusts is excellent.
Lamp chimneys may be cleaned by
holding them over the steam from tea
kettle. and then rubbing them with
soft cloth. Polish with newspaper.
= Breakfast puffs: Ingredients-The
whites of five eggs; yelks of five eggs;
one quart of flour; salt. Beat yelks
well, add beaten whites; mix with flour
and bake in gem pans in quick oven.-
Detroit Free Press.
To take the rust out of steel, rub
the steel with sweet oil; in day or
two rub with finely powered unslacked
lime until the rust all disappears, then
oil again, roll in wooden and put in
dry place, especially if it be table cut
lery.
Mashed Turnips: Pare the turnips,
cut in thick slices. and let them stand
in cold water half an hour, then put
them on to boil until tender; drain
them and mash through a colander; add
salt. butter and cream and pepper; mix
thoroughly and place in a hot dish
Boston Herald.
To make pretty bed-covering, cut
twenty squares of butchers linen-six
inches is good size and on each ork
a floral design in yellow or red wash
silk. Connect these with an insertion
of Russian lace and finish with wide
frill of the same Narrow yellow or red
ribbon may be run through the inser-
ton if desired
Steamed Oysters: Carefully pour
the liquor from can of fresh oysters
into porcelain-lined kettle. Into it
put small bits of butter, with salt and
pepper to suit the taste. Now heat this
to almost the boiling point Into it
pour half-pint of sweet cream, and
drop the oysters, one by ore, into the
steaming mixture. Let them barely
cook through.
Tho latest fad of wealthy and fas-
tidious ladies is craze, not for crazy
quilts, but silk sheets, daintily en-
broidered. Sachets, filed with some
delicate perfume, are fastened in the
corners, and flower, corresponding to
the one with which the sachets are
filed, is EN- broidered over the sheet Old
fashioned 'puffs'' or eider-down quilts
are filed inside with delicate perfumes,
and one reclines not on, but under,
bed of roses.
Yeast that will not sour: One pint
each of sugar and sifted flour, one-half
cup of salt and one large spoonful OF
ginger; mix we'll together, add little
warm water and stir till smooth; then
stir in five pints of boiling water in
which large handful of hops has been
stepped and strained out. When cool
enough, put in one-half cup OF yeast or
one yeast cake softened in warm water.
With potato sponge one cup of this
yeast will raise seven large loaves OF
bread. 1t never fails. Try it.-House-
hold.
HOLSTERS with Curry: Remove the
meat from lobster and cut into small
pieces. Make sauce by melting two
tablespoonful butter, add one table,
spoonful chopped onion and fry until
yellow; mix two tablespoonful -four
and one teaspoonful curry together and
add; then pour on slowly one pint hot
milk. Strain, add one teaspoonful salt
one saltspoonful pepper and the lobster;
simmer ten minutes To test the fresh
ness of lobster bend the tail back and
if it springs again to it's place the lob
ster is fresh; if the tail remains
stretched out the lobster is stale.-Bos.
ton Globe.