St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-17
HOUSEHOLD eRevlTlE&

spice CakeA-A cupfnl Of butter,
crpful Of sugar, half . cupful OF md
lasses, . tcaspoonful of soda, . tea
spoonful each Of ground ginger, cloves
cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix with hou
enough to roll very thin, and cut ii
small oval or round cakeS-Countr.
Gentleman.
Small Rice Cakea -One-quarter o
. pound Of rice, quarter Of . pound o
butter. quarter Of . pound Of sugar
four eggs. Beat the butter to cream
add it to the rice. which should be wei
boiled previously. Add the sugar
Beat the yolks and whites of the egg
separately. Stir in the yollks. mi,
well together. then add the white.
beaten TO . stiff frost Make . smooth
paste and bake in gem tinA-Detroi
Free Press
-Picltled Sweet Applcs-Pare and
cut them in quarters or eighths accord
ing to size. Cook tender in . siruE
Of seven pounds Of fruit to three pound.
Of sugar and . pinto vinegar. II liked
sourer than this use more vinegar. Add
cinnamon and other spices to taste
Cloves make apples dark, SO use then
sparingly; . little mace Is liked BY
many. Tie the ground spices in q thiu
muslin bag and boil them in the vine
gar.-Orangs Judd Farmer.
To bleach redundant hair use perox.
ide Of hydrogen Is q local application
TO 'Mary's mustache" or "Julia's side.
burma" 1t will not remove superAuoua
hairs nor render invisible luxuriant
growth. but it will make imperceptible
. dark, downy growth on the face OF 6
sensitive girl As a preliminary meat
ure. it is well to wash the growth with
. solution of powdered borax in water,
SO that every particle of grease may be
removed before applying the peroxide
Of hydrogen.-Detroit Free Press.
breakfast Rolla-At night put one
pint Ut new milk on the stove to scald.
then add two spoonfuls of sugar and
one Of butter; take of and cool. then
stir in slowly enough sifted -four to
make dough: add half a cupful of IF,
Yeast. knead right off fifteen minutes,
cover well and set it to rise; il the
weather is warm set, in a cool place; in
the morning roll like biscuit dough,
cut out with = cutter. spread with but
ter and double together, place on tin
and let rise; bake in a moderate oven
n. Y. Observer.
Ham Toast Chop Aae enough
cooked ham to make half pint Put
one tablespoonful OF butter in q frying
pan aud place on the fire When hot,
add :caspoonful of -four, and stir until
smooth and frothy. Gradally add half
. pint Of cold milk, aud stir until the
saCce boils; then season with one-tenth
Of teaspooaful of cayenne and half .
Of salt Add the ham. and
cook for three minutes Spread this ON
six small slices of crisp toast Put .
poachcd egg on each slice. aud serve at
once. Good Housekeeping.
Care Of the Sick.-Kecp the patient
In quiet. sunny room. with an open
fireplace, II possible. Remove all heavy
curtains, table covers, hanginys and
unnecessary furniture. Keep the tenn
perature just below seventy degrees
Have as far as possible no visible cvi.
aences of medicine about the room.
Keep the patient scrupulously clean
and neat, and encourage her to habit.
u cleanliness. Allow no perfume to be
ased. While waiting upon the sick
wear a gown that will wash and felt
slippers Feed your patient often. and
arrange the food attractively. Do not
allow wilted flowers to remain in the
Homo journal.