The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-07-08
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Rye Cakes: Four tablespoonful
Of -four, four tablespoonfuls OF rye
Gour. one pin. oil milk, two eggs. Bake
in gempans.-Good Housekeeping.
For severe hemorrhage from the
nose, try holding the arms Of the pa
tent up over the head for five minutes
at time. A small piece of ice wrapped
in muslin and laid directly over the top
of the nose, will usually give relief.
Brown Flour: This is very useful
to thicken gravy and give it brown
color. Put your flour into a pan, and
set it over moderate fire. stir it all
the time till it is brown, but do not let
it scorch, as it will communicate an UNI
pleasant taste to the gravy. When it
is cool put it in a jar for future USE
Boston Budget.
FOR pine apple ice peel one ripe
juicy pineapple and shred it with
fork; pour over it one pint of white
sugar; stir well together and let it stand
one hour aud half; mash the mixture
and strain off the juice through wire
strainer; add one pint of water and the
juice of an orange just before freezing.
IN. Y. World
Ginger Pudding: One cup butter, one
cup sugar, one cup molasses, four eggs,
one ounce ground ginger, one teaspoon
full baking powder, two cups flour.
Sift baking powder with the flour and
add other ingredients to form batter.
Pour into dish and,steam over boiling
water until dry and spongy. Place in
the oven till perfectly dry and serve
with butter sauce.-Detroit Free Press.
Velvet Cakes: Three cupfuls of
sugar; one cupful of butter, beaten to a
cream; add the whites and yelks of six
eggs, beaten separately and thoroughly;
two tablespoonfuls of sweet milk; one
| half teaspoon cream tartar; one-quarter
| teaspoon soda or one teaspoonful bak-
ing powder. sifted with one package Of
corn-starch; one teaspoonful lemon
| juice. Bake in cup-calxe pans.-Ladies'
| Home Journal.
Spanish Butter: To wineglassful
of rosewater add half an ounce of ISM
|
and sliced; let it stand by the fire for
an hour, then add half pint of cream,
the yellls of three beaten eggs and half
a cupful of sugar; cook carefully until
thick, then stir until cold; rub a, mold
with rosewater, and pour in the butter
and set on ice to become firm.-Boston
Herald.
Fruit Salad: Put box of gelatine
to soak in one pint of cold water for
one hour Add one pint of boiling wa
ter, two cupfuls of granulated sugar,
juice of three lemons and three or
anges let it come to boil, and when
cooler pour over layer of sliced bananas,
white grapes and pineapple, first a lay
err of fruit, then of the gelatine, till
| your dish is cold; set it away to cool.
Whip up sweet cream, season with SUI
gar and very little pineapple; when
ready for the table, put the whipped
cream on the salad. -Housekeeper.
The waste grease and fat from the
kitchen can be disposed of to very good
advantage by making it into SOAP 1t
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proceed as follows: Fry out bits of beef
suet and other fat and waste grease,
and strain out the oil into stone pot
until you get from four to four and a
half pounds. Put the contents of a
pound box of concentrated I've into a
stone vessel and pour three pints Of
cold water into it; stir with stick un.
til it dissolves and becomes boiling hot
then let it cool till lukewarm. In the
meantime, melt the fat, and when both
I've and grease are barely lukewarm,
pour a tiny stream of lye into the fat,
stirring brislsly, otherwise it will not
form soap In thirty to forty minutes
it becomes thick, like honey. Then
pour into a wet vessel and next day cut
into bars.-N. Y. World