The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-07-16
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

-Tamarind Water.-Simmer for an
hour an ounce of tamarinds with two
Of stoned raisins in pint and a half OF
water; strain and serve when cool.
When the taste of the cook has be-
come vitiated by the tasting of many
dishes, a swallow of milk will restore
the delicacy of the palate, so says an
old authority on the cuisine.
Scrambled Eggs with Beef.-Chip
dried beef very fine; put equal parts OF
lard and butter in the pan; break a few
eggs and stir all in: season and cook
one minute. boston Budget.
Sometimes the fire will not burn
readily at first, because the air in the
chimney is cold; in that case, we have
found that to burn quantity of paper
or shavings before trying to light the
other fuel, will soon clear out the draft:
Cranberry Tarts:-Stew your cram
berries with sugar in the proportion Of
a pound Of sugar to a pound of fruit;
and merely enough water to MELT the
sugar. When they are done Set them
away to get cold. Make some shells of
puff paste and fill with the fruit
Boston Budget.
Sure Cure for Corns.-Mix nine parts
of salicylic acid with one part of extract
of cannabis indica, and forty-eight parts
of collodion. After bathing the feet in
warm water apply this mixture to the
affected parts with camefs hair
brush. Do not resume the stocking UNI
til the foot has become perfectly dry
Ladies Home Journal.
In relation to ovens, a contemporary
suggests; ''When an oven burns on the
bottom, cover it half an inch with clean
sand; If it burns on top, put layer of
| sand or ashes over it." However, a
stove that has reached this point should
possible.-Good Health.
This man has helpful wife," once
remarked a well-known economist who
had incidentally partaken of the hospi.
tally Of a simple household. ''Why do
you say that?' qucried an unobservant
fellow-guest. II saw darn in her ex-
| quisitely white tablecloth, and 1t was
| finer and more ornamental in my eyes
than the most delicate embroidery"
ounces white su gar. six ounces -four,
ten eggs, one-quarter ounce anise seed,
four ounces almonds. Mince aim md s
fine as possible without taking off the
skins; mix them and the anise seed with
the dry flour. Beat the eggs and sugar
until light, then stir into the -four.
Bake in long narrow molds; when day
old, slice and brown the slices ON both
sides in the oven. - Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
Potato Balls.-Pee1a dozen medium.
sized potatoes, quarter them, throw in.
to boiling water cook until tender,
then whip until Zig hit and add the well.
beaten yollSs of two eggs, two even
tablespoorfuls of butter and four table
spoonfnls of hot milk, salt to taste,
whip all well together, make into balls
or cone shape, cover with bread crumbs
and egg and cook to golden brown in
boiling fat. Garnish with parsley.
Lemon and salt are as effectual in
removing ink as salts of lemon, and
may be used in taking out stains from
fine goods for which oxalic acid is too
strong. Stretch the spotted part of the
goods over bowl nearly full of boiling
water, dip in the water, rub on the salt,
then squeeze on few drops of lemon
juice. rub well. but gently, dip In the
boiling water again. Continue this
process for moment and the stain
should disaDpear.-N. Y. World.