The Bossier banner., 1892-07-28
FlRESiDE FRAGMENTS.

drowned Sweet Potatoes. - Boil
some hne sweet potatoes until done,
peel and split them; put them in hat
pan aad baste them well with some
water and melted sugar; put tiny bits OF
butter over them and bake until they
are a rich browE.-Household Monthly:
Saratoga Potatoes. s.-Peel and slice
large potatoes in nice long pieces, and
put in cold water, wash and drain, then
spread between the folds of clean
cloth, rub and pat until dry. Fry in
boiling lard, and salt as you take them
out. Drip on a sheet of clean brown
paper.-Detroit Free Press
flashed Potatoes.-Cut the potatoes
as for pie; put them in pan, with
little chopped onion, pepper and salt;
add little butter, allowing about half
an ounce to each pound of potatoes, and
quarter of a pint of water; cover the
pan and let them stew moderately about
thirty or thirty-fve minutes.-Boston
| Budget.
Boiled Coffee.-Put four ia blespoon-
| fuls of finely ground coffee in the coffee
! pot; add the white of an egg and cup
of cold water, beat until mixed, pour
! over boiling water, cover closely, stand
over brisk fire and let come to quick
| boil. Remove from the fire, pour in
/ half cup of cold water, and stand it
one side until settled.-Home.
There is no doubt that hot milk is
a gentle stimulant as well as food and
| it is coming more and more into favor.
| You will find that you can continue to
take it If you arc sure it is only scalded;
that is, very hot, but not boiled. If you
cannot trust others to prepare the milk
in the above manner do it yourself.
There are fixtures to fit over gas or
lamps that will enable you to do this
easily-N. Y. World.
oysters Saute.-Drain the oysters id
can from the liquor, which heat in d
fat pan: Toast several slices of bread,
dip quickly in the hot LIQUOR and lay on
hot platter. In fryingpan melt a
small piece of butter, and when very
hot put in the oysters, turning them
constantly with R knife. They will
take about minute to cook. Spread
them on the toast, put few pieces oi
butter on top and drop or two of to
basco sauce. Serve. - Ladies' Home
Journal
"A simple mode of purifying water i!
to sprinkle tablespoonful of powdered
alum into hogshead of water, stirring
the water at the same time. This will
precipitate all the impurities to the bot
tom, after being allowed few hours tc
settle, and will 50 purify it that it will
be found to possess nearly all the fresh
ness and clearness of the finest spring
water. A pailful containing four gal
Ions may be purified in this manner by
using no more than teaspoonful of tn
alum.
Good Polishing Powder. - One dl
the very best polishing powders tha
was ever used in my kitchen l discov
cred quite by accident The range wa
being cleaned out, and in the fue un
der the oven there was a quantity o
gray dust, sort of smoke deposit, a
fine as -four, that was taken out with
large spoon. In washing the spoon 1
was noticed that amysterious brillianc
was acquired, and the credit for thi
this was quickly given to the smok
dust. Since then we have always use
it for polishing tinware. If put on witt
damp cloth, a ulster will immediatel
appear that surpasses that produces
! by all other powders.-Food.