The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-01-29
FIREsIpe FRAGMENTS.

Batter or cans Of milk may be kept
perfectly cold by being wrapped in q
cloth and set in a deep dish containing
little water, whore air is circulating.
How to Boil an Egg: To boil an egg
properly put it in vessel, cover with
cold water, place over the fire, and the
second your water begins to boil your
egg is done. The white is as delicate
as jelly and as easily digested, and
nutritious, as it should be.-Boston
Budget
To Roast Quail: Pick carefully,
draw and truss them, cover the breasts
with slice of fat bacon or pork, sprin-
kle with pepper lightly, secure with
skewers, tie them to the spit and roast
them fifteen minutes; serve them very
hot, well buttered and with grape jelly.
Boston Herald.
-Waxed paper, which is very useful
for wrapping up articles that are to be
kept dry, and not exposed to the air,
may be prepared from tissue paper. In
close piece Of wax or paraffine in
piece of muslin, lay the paper on hot,
fat surface, rub it with the wax and as
it melts spread it evenly over the paper.
IN. Y World.
To cure hiccoughs sit erect and in
fate the lungs fully. Then retain the
breath, bend forward slowly until the
chest meets the knees. After slowly
rising again to the erect position, slowly
exhale the breath. Repeat this process
the second time and the nerves will be
found to have received an excess Of en-
ergy that will enable them to perform
their natural functions
Sauce Tartare, for Outlets: Put the
yelks Of two eggs into soup-plate;
add Tablespoonful of salt, mix and
work in, drop by drop, one gill of salad
oil; add dash of cayenne, half a tea
spoonful OF onion-iuice, and one table,
spoon of tarragon vinegar. Chop fine
two olives, one small picked cucumber,
one tablespoonful of capers, and one Of
parsley, and add. Monthly.
Maple Sugar Johnny-cake: Three
scant cupfuls of Indian meal, one and
one-half cupfuls of flour, one tea
spoonful of salt, one teaspoonful
of ginger, mixed together. Add one
cupful of finely chopped suet, one cup
full Of maple sugar, two and one-hali
cupfuls of sour milk in which is dis
solved one teaspoonful of soda, one
beaten egg. Beat we'll. Spread in
tin and bake three-quarters of an hour.
Good House Keeping.
Puff Paste One pound of -four, one
pound of fresh butter, salt to taste.
Divide the butter and -four in half, mix
half OF each into a pliable dough into
cold water. Roll out the dough, cut of
bits Of the remaining half pound of but
ter (using each time one-fourth of it,
sprinkle about over the dough, sift sr
this one-fourth of the remaining half
pound of flour, fold over and again roll
out, but do not roll hard. When rolled
put on another fourth of the butter and
flour and roll. Continue until all of tile
butter and -four has been used Roll ND
in towel for an hour or two when st
will be ready for use.-Ladies' Hon
Journal
TO Preserve Crab Apples: Take of
the stems and core them with a PEN
knife, without cutting them open.
Weigh pound of granulated sugar for
each pound of prepared fruit Add one
teacup of water to each pound of sugar
and put it over moderate fire. When
the sugar is all dissolved and hot put
the apples in. Let them boil gently
until they are clear, then skim out and
spread them on fiat dishes. Boil the
syrup until it is thick; put fruit in jars
and pour syrup over it. Le1aon may be
boiled with the syrup if desired, one
lemon being enough for several pounds
of fruit. Or crab apples may be pre-
served whole with stem on; in this case
use three-quarters of pound of sugar to
each pound of fruit.-Detroit Free Press.