Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21
HOUSEHOLD eREvITlES.

Fish may be scaled easier by first
dipping them into boiling water for
Clear boiling water will remove tea
stain; pour the water through the stai"
and thus prevent its spreading.
cream Cookies. One egg, one emp
sugar, one cup of sour cream. one-half
nutmeg. one teaspoonful soda, -four suf'
ficient 70 roll. Sprinkle with sugar,
bake quick.
"A remedy for creaking hinges is
mutton tallow rubbed on the joint A
great many locks that refuse to do their
work are simply rusted and will be all
right if carefully oiled.
A Delicious Tartare Sauca.-One-
half pint French mayonnaise, one-half
cup best cider vinegar. one tablespoon
ft,1 capers chopped fine, six small GU
cumber pickles chopped fine, little
garlic or onions chopped fine. Mix all
together.-Ladies' Home journal.
A new veil which it is to be hoped
will not cross the water is giving 1ts
folds to the Paris breezes 1t is called
the mask veil, and is woven to show the
upper part thick lace, the lower part
thin, concealing the features like a
mask as far as the mouth.-N. y Times.
"A very tOothsome preparation OF
cold potatoes Is to slice them in thick
slices or cut them in long quarters. dip
them in melted butter that has Teen
salted and peppered. then dip them IN
-four and bake them in the oven for ten
or fifteen minutes. A hot oven Is re-
quired.-Boston budget
Fruit Pudding-Beat together two
eggs. hall cup Of butter, and cup u
brown sugar Add one cup of molasses,
a cup and a half of milk. six coffee cups
of flour, one teaspoonfu1 of soda and
two of cream tartar. cinnamon, Glove
and nutmeg, and two cups of raislns-
Steam four hours.-Household Monthly.
Raised MufIins.-One pint milk, one
egg, one-half cup yeast, one saltspoon
salt, one large tablespoon butter. Flour
for stiff batter. Mix in the order given,
add flour gradually, beating it well, un-
til so stiff you cannot beat. Let 1t rise
over night. In the morning put it iEtc
buttered pans. takingi it out with spoon
and knife without stirring out the air.
Bake about eighteen minutes.-Boston
budget
A simple and etfectual penwiper il
china or bronze jar will do for the re-
ceptacle and it may be as picturesque a
fancy dictates. Fill it with the shot
and to clean the pen thrust it up ana
down among the little leaden balls.
No chamois or cloth penwiper polishes
the steel SO ctfectually and readily as
this. The little jar of shot will also
act as a paper weight if needed.-N. Y
Tribune.
The Old Oak Chair.-If you wish Il
bcautify an old oak chair take sponge
dipped in strong ammonia and moisten
the old varnish until it may be scrapet
off with a piece of glass down to the
plain wood. When the varnish is all of
and the wood dry. sandpaper the chaiI
thoroughly with fine sandpaper. No
or 90. Get it as smooth as possible
half the battle is in getting a smooth
wood filler. as the old varnish has com
pletely filed the pores.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
Panel !'olishing.-To produce a
bright polish on panels, or other plair
surfaces. where a brilliant polish i.
wanted to contrast with the dead finish
work to a dead finish first. then polish
with powdered rotten stone and OIL il
| the same manner as you use the pumict
stone. The brilliancy of the polish viii
only be limited by the amount of labor
| expended. Put the finishing touch tc
the polished surface by rubbing it witt
the palm of the hand, dipping it in dry
flour to absorb the perspiration.-
Ladies' Home Journal