Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-12-19
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

"A simple liniment for sore throat IL
made by mixture of two parts OF
sweet-oil and one part of spirits OF
hartshorn.
I'm making custard. pumpkin, or
lemon pie it is better to partly bake the
| crust before ndding the mixture so that
| it may not be absorbed by the paste.
IT you would take the best care Of
your umbrella, do not shut it up after
using it in rainy weather. Keep it open
to its full extent until quite dry, then
stand it away on its handle. II you
| wish it to wear we'll. do not crush it up.
| or put into u tight-fitting cover.
Cotton batting is frequently used as
| cover for jelly. 1t is laid over the
jelly in place Of the branded paper
formerly used. Those who have used
it say their jelly never molds when
treated in this way. us it frequently
does when covered with branded paper.
Thin silks that have been used for
draping pictures, etc, may be improved
by first shaking the dust out, then
dampening them slightly, and, while
holding them near fire, pulling them
gently the contrary way of crcascs and
marks. If necessary to press, it should
be done with moderate iron on the
wrong side.
Fish that is to be fried should be
laid in a cloth to lose some of its mos-
ture then rolled in fine crumbs or corn
meal. Those kinds that are liable to
| break must be dipped in beaten egg,
then in crumbs The fat in which it is
| fried, whether it be lard. butter or oil,
! must be very hot All fried fish should
be rarpished with parsley.
Rye Gcms.-Onc cupful of siftcd
| rye meal, one cupful of bolted wheat
flour, one cupful of sweet milk, cream
of tartar and soda or laking powder
Butter gem pan, drop in the batter
while the pan is very hot and lake in
hot oven. These are nice when eaten
warm, with butter, and good sirup or
honey.
Fried Chickens Wash your chick
ems, cut them in pieces. season them
with pepper and salt. Have in II pan
some hot butter and lard mixed: dust
some flour over each piece, and fry
them slowly till OF bright brown on
both sides: take them up. put a little
water in n pan. add some butter rolled
in flour to thicken the gravy, and more
pepper and salt if required. Young
spring chickens are only suitable for
frying.
One Of the small annoyances of life
occasionally is the attempt to draw an
obstinate glass cork. Immersion in hot
water for some minutes is sometimes
etiicacious. but far from always A
sure method is to lock n bureau draw
err, tie a cord to handle or key, holding
the other end firmly, and over this taut
cord run rapidly the neck OF the obstin-
ate bottle. In less than two minutes
the glass will be too hot to touch and
will have expanded all around the re-
fractory stopper, which will fairly fall
out.
What to do when hair has too much
natural oil. This is not an uncommon
trouble these days, when fluffy hair is
considered desra BILE. The best remedy
is frequent washing with some simple
soap. White CASTLE soap is rs good Us
anything. If it does not remove the
trouble in month or more, a little
borax may be used. Washing the scalp
once or twice week in summer and
twice a month in winter should be suf.
| fcient to keep the hair fluffy and dry
! as de sired