St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-11-12

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Apple Ts>-Thiedsl6t is far better
Tor feverish condiso0oS u the stomach
than lemon water Of any sort Roast
sevsn sppleA and psur. boiling water
over them; let them stand till SSssctis
sold, then strain snl ferve with ics.-
N. Y. Herald
The Peoples Home- Jonrusl gives
the following to destroy ants Hall
pound Of flour Of brimstone and tovr
ounces Of potash, placed over the atc In
IN iron or earthen pan, until dissolved
and united, thcu beaten into p0wder
and little Of it' infused in wS&er.
Wherever this 10 speiaklsd tho ants will
die and leave tho plaee. -r;--. ..r...s
-Cabbage.-Cut the cabbage in. tySo.
or. II large, in four pieces. and well
wash and boil It quickly IN pNAty of
water. adding salt and asUsl raece OF
soda; when shuat halt d11e draip II in
. colander, and put il ipto fresh boiling
water; when soft enough. drain spd
press the water away; chop it adding .
little butter, pepper. and salt; put 1t
into . hot pan. and turn its0AS o. .
vegetable dish. .-Boston BudgeG'es~s
Sauce Piquaute.-Put . bit Of 1at.
ter with two sliced onious int . sesw
pam. with . carrot, . parsnin q little
thyme. laurel, basil. two cloves. two
shallots. . elove Of garlic and some
parsley. Turn the whole over the fire
until Il is well colorcd. then Snake in
some hour and moiiten II with some
broth and . spoonful ef vineRar. Let
Il boil over slow FIRE. Skim aad aAsoin
It through . sieve. season IT, NTH pit
and pepper and serve, il with any dish
required to be Observation-Disclosures
Blade.
Put . stained glass window inthe
children's playroom," advised . friend
to woman planning coming hcsAe.
''From the baby up 1t will Be . so1Scc
Of the greatest delight 20 the ll1tle peo-
pie. discovered that quite hy.cha1ce
in renting . house with pne. in my own
bedroom Ny baby, who was .frctful
from teething that winter. would gP To
sleep much quicker in my room thahin
his own. and when remarked Upon it
the nurse told me it was bscaAss fhe
bright window Interested and finally
quieted him. soon saw chat il Waa %.
All children love pictures Snd gay
solorA"-N. Y. Times .....x,,.
To make . soup Of corn. and tQma-
toes, scald one quart of tomatoes. Add
10 quart Of stock, . slice Of carrot .
small onion. . bay leaf, sprig Of tnyIhe.
one Glove, six peppereorns. and il con-
venient = teaspeonful Of minced ham.
Let all this cook slowly for half an hour,
then add . tablespooDful II butter,
melted and mixed with two tablespoon
fuls Of Aour. Strain the soup through
. puree sieve - that every portion ex-
eept The seeds and seasoning will pass
through Return the strained tomato
PURGE 70 the stove Add . li0efs1 Tea
cup Of sczuped corn. Let the coup boil
for 1--WE minutes sitter the corp y ADDED
IN. Y. Tribune.
Iced coffee il . refreshing saidAde-
lightful dessert Snd is far more palat-
able than frozen coffee, q what is
known as coffee ice cream ltis easily
made and an Inexpensive LUXURY. Make
your coffee in the morning and maGke il
double or even triple the usual stEvngth,
using two or three heapipg tahlespeon-
ful Of coffee to each cup; pour. on the
the grounds in . tin pail that has .
tight fitting cover. End while hot
sweetcn with gfanulated sugar sAd add
scalded milk In the proportion .of spne
tablespoonful 10 each cup; then stand
away in . refrigerator tin dinner time,
when yOu serve L. Put twU table
spoonfuls of ice powdered - 4pe. assslt
in each emp and you win have . dish 1t
for the coda
Whether or not it is,Tight 70 Keep
the table set al the time in private
house IL . question that has troubled
one of my correspondents. 10 . not
consideseA proper. After eaSA neal
clear the table, brush thaeloth and fold
Il carefully; then putoa . heavy edlored
clotq II the table be of hspd.omely-
finished wood Il may be left hare.
It often happcns that . hOskekeper
who does her own work, o. one who has
. large family and keeps hut ono ser.
want, finds Il more convenient t0r have
her table set after each neok~ ~If the
dining room be used only for its legiti-
mate purpose there can be NO objection
70 this, IL the room be kept closed and
dark until meal time. Tho .samc. rules
cannot apply both TO the woman who
does her own work, OF has but one ser.
vant aud the woman who keeps many
servants There II one thing which
never should 'be done by Anybody:
tumblers and plates. should, not be
turned upside dOwn.-LadieS Home
Journal -f - bet.