The Bossier banner., 1892-07-14
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

-Tamarind Watef.--SimT1er for an
hour an ounce of tamarinds with two
of stoned raisins in d 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.-Chlp
dried beef very fine; put equal parts of
lard and butter in the pan; break few
eggs and stir all in; season and cook
one minute. Boston Budget.
SOM etimes 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 a quantity of paper
Or shavings before trying to light the
ather fuel, will soon clear out the draft.
-'tanberry Tarts.-Stew your cram
Der les with sugar in the proportion of
pound of sugar to 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 co1lodion. After bathing the feet in
warm water apply this mixture to the
affected parts with a camefs hair
brush Do not resume the stocking I'M
til the foot has become perfectly dry
Ladies Home Journal.
In relation to ovens, contemporary
suggests: ''When an oven burns on the
bottom, cover it half an inch with clean
sand; If it burns ON top, put d layer OF
sand or ashes over it," However, a
stove that has reached this point should
be replaced by new one as speedily as
possibie.-Good Health.
-"This man has helpful wife, once
remarked well-known economist who
had incidentally partaken of the hospi.
tality of simple household. "Why do
you say that?" queried an unobservant
fellow-guest. II saw a darn in her ex-
quisitely white tablecloth, and it was
finer and more ornamental in my eyes
than the MOST delicate embroidery
---Rusks Favored With Anise.-Eight
ounces white SUI gar, six ounces -four,
ten eggs, one-quartef ounce anise seed,
four ounces almonds. Mince aim md 8
fine as possible without taking off the
skins; mix them and the anise seed with
the dry -four. Beat the eggs and sugar
until light, then stir into the flour.
Bake in long narrow m1lds; when a day
old, slice and brown the slices on both
sides In the oven. - Ladies' Home Jour-
nal.
Potato Balls.-Peel dozen medium.
sized potatoes, quarter them, throw in.
to boiling water cook until tender,
then whip until lig lit and add the we'll
beaten yolks of two eggs, two even
tablespoonfuls Of butter and four table.
spoorifuls 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 effectua1 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 disappear.-N. Y. World.