The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-07-30
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

Drowned Sweet Potatoes. - Boil
some fine sweet potatoes until done,
peel and split them: put them in nat
pan and haste them well with some
water and melted sugar: put tiny bits OF
butter over them and bake until they
are a rich brown =Household Monthlyi
Saratoga Potatoes.-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 aad pat until dry. Fry in
boiling lard, and salt as you take them
out. Drip on sheet of clean brown
paper Detroit Free Press.
flashed Potatoes.-Cut the potatoes
as for pie; put them in pan, with a
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-five minutes.-Boston
Budget.
Boiled Coffee.-Put four tablespoon
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 Id
half cup of cold water, and stand 1t
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 are sure it is only scalded'
| that is, very hot, but not boiled. III 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 in
can from the liquor, which heat IN a
Fat pan. Toast several slices of bread
dip quickly in the hot liquor and lay on
d hot platter In frying-pan melt
small piece Of butter, and when very
hot put in the oysters, turning then
constantly with knife. They vii
lake about minute to cook. Spread
them on the toast, put few pieces O
butter on top and drop or two OF to
Basco sauce. Serve. - Ladies' Hom'
Journal.
"A simple mode of purifying water
to sprinkle tablespoonful OF powdere'
alum into a hogshead of water, stirrin.
the water at the same time. This viii
precipitate all the impurities to the bot
tom, after being allowed a few hours t.
settle, and will 50 purify it that it viii
be found to possess nearly all the fresh
ness and clearness of the finest sprin,
water pailful containing four gal
Ions may be purified in this manner b.
using no more than teaspoonful Of tn
alum.
GOOD Polishing Powder. = One q
the very best polishing powders this
was ever used in my kitchen | disco'
cred quite by accident The range wa
|. being cleaned out, and in the ilue III
| der the oven there was a quantity {
gray dust sort Of smoke deposit, {
|. fine as -four, that was taken out with
large spoon. In washing the spoon
was noticed that a mysterious brilliant
was acquired, and the credit for tn
, this was quickly given to the smol
, dust. Since then we have always us'
, it for polishing tinware If pat on wit
damp cloth, a luster will immediate
! appear that SURPRISES that produce
by all other powders.