Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-04-30

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"A teaspoonfu1 Of alum win nalas
clear four gallons of muddy wster.
Boiling the water is necessary 20 He.
move disease germs when a farm pump
or u town reservoir has a bad name.
"A Tonic for the Hair.-A good tonic
for the hair is salt water. teaspoonfu1
of salt to a half-pint of water, applied
~ the hair two or three times a week.
The effect 1t the end of . month will h
surpr,s,ng.-Lad,es' Home journal.
Chloride of lime is an fufal1ible pre-
ventive for rats, a. they fee ffcsn ~
odor as from pestilence. It should be
thrown down their holes, and spread
about wherever they are likely TO como
and should be renewed once a fortnight.
Tomato Soup.-Stew one can of to-
matoes with pint of water until soft.
Add a teaspoonful Of soda and allow IL
10 cffervesce, then add = quart Of boil
ing milk, ,cme rolled crackers, salt and
pepper to taste, a2d generous lump o5
butter. Let It boil for a few minutes
and rve.-Housekeeper.
s-Savory Potatoes.-To one pound of
mashed potatoes add n quarter of q
teasftsosful Of salt, one gill of sweet
milk, half aii ounce of grated cheese,
and mix we'll. I1nce the potatoes
smoothly in small, we'll creased pic
dish, sprinkle over them one ounce Of
finely grated cheese and a tablespoon
full Of butter IN small pieces. Bake in
a brisk oven until it is = golden brown
and serve very hot.-Home.
Chocolate efroeting.-Take the white
of two eggs, one tesspoonful of light
brown sugar. . quarter cake Of choco'
late and half teacnpful cold water.
Bofl the water and sugar until II
threads when raised up with a spoon.
fot.t this on the eggs after beating
them to a froth and stir rapidly.
Flavor with vanilla, then add the grated
chocolate and stir until nearly cold,
when spread it on the cake. If for
layer cake put it on the layers and top,
or on the tot, af,.a sides OF plain loaf -
Orange Judd Farmer. ...s.
Prince of Wales Cake.-Black part
--One cup of brown sugar, one half cnp
Of butter, one half cup of sour milk.
two cups of -four, one cup of chopped
raisins, chs 4esspoonful Of soda dis.
solved in a little warm water. one
tablespoonful of molasses. the yolks OF
three eggs, one teaSpoonful each OF
Glove. and nutmeg. White part-One
cup Of -four. one half cup each Of corn.
of granulated sugar, two teaspoonfuls
baking powder. the whites OF three
csF., bake all in four layers, and put
together with icing.-Springfeld
(Mass.) Republican,.
Apples in Red Jelly.-Choose large
aprles. peel them and take out the cores:
put Tito each apple two cloves and fn
them up with Powdered sugar. Place
them in pie dish, add more sugar. the
juice of one lemon, and two teacupfu,s
Of water. Bake for a bout half au hour;
lift the apples carefully so as not to
break them. place in dish to cool.
Strain the liquor in which they have
been stewing into lined saucepan, add
to 1t the rind of a lemon. and one table
spoonful Of ge,atire that has been dis
solved in cold water. and II not sweet a
little more sugar, and six cloves. Boil
till quite clear. cool with a little cochi-
neal, and strain the jelly through a
double muslin into bowl. Let it cool
n little and pour IL over the apples
which have been previously arranged
in n deep glass dish. When quite cool
rut on the top of the apples the white |
of an egg that has been beaten to a stiff |
oth-HOusekeeper