Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-06-04
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE

When a pudding is boiled in a mold,
take it from the water and plunge it
Immediately into cold water, then turn
It out Immediately; this will prevent it
from sticking.
A clean paste may be made of two
parts gum tragscanth and one part
powdered gum arabic. Cover with cold
water until dissolved, then reduce 10
the desired consistency with the same.
To prevent souring add a fey drops OF
carbolic acid.
--Beefsteak Pie.-Cut a pound ana o
half of beefsteak into small pieces. and
put with it halt cup of water, three
tablespoonfuls of catsnp. three hard
boiled eggs cut in pieces. a pint Of oy-
sters, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Butter
baking-dish, fill it with this cover
with rather rich biscuit dough. and
bake to a good brown.-Household
Monthly.
"A very simple and appetizing lunch
dish is old-fashioned ''mush.' made
with freshly ground Indian meal, either
yellow Or white. as preferred, and
s,lted to taste. This should be poured
about an inch thick into pan, allowed
to cool: then cut in square or long
slices. dipped in beaten egg and cooked
in plenty of boiling fat Eat with
sirup or soft sngar and lemon, or serve
a. a vegeta ble.-N. Y. Times.
-Chocolate-Never make chocolate
in a coffee or tea pot. or in an ordinary
sauce pan. In the former it will have
an UNPLEASANT flavor. and in the latter
will be liable to scorch. To make choc-
olate. put four ounces into the chocolate
pot and stand over the fire to melt.
When melted. add one quart OF nc"
| milk slightly heated. and two table
! spoonfuls Of sugar. Let boil i've min
| utes. then beat with an e9g-beater un-
| til creamy. Serve with cream.-Ho,ne.
To Clean Old Oil Paintings.-How
she shall clean an old oil painting that
is covered with dirt and fly specks is
what one reader asks. Wipe all the
| dust from the painting with soft silk
cloth. Put little linseed oil in d
saucer. and, dipping finger in the oil
rub the painting gently. 1t will require
time and patience. but the effect will
repay you. Artists say that in clean
ing painting nothing but the fingers
dipped in oil or water. SHOULD be used
Ladies Home journal.
| cooking Dried Fruits.-Every one
does not know how to cook dried fruits
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why more people do not like them
Prunes and apricots are delicious. u
prepared in the right way. They should
be washed and soaked in cold water fol
twenty -four hours: then the kettle with
its contents should be placed on the
stove and heated to the boiling point
Let this simmer for three or four hours
not adding the sugar until a half-houl
before the fruit is taken up. 1t will bt
almost jellied. and when served will
cream it makes a delicious desert
| Food.
Havana Soup.-Grate one cocoanu
and simmer it in one quart of veal stoct
for half an hour. Veal stock is made
by simmering two pounds of veal bone.
in two quarts of cold water until re
duced one-half. then strained.) Strair
the stock to remove the cocoanut, ant
add to the liquor one pint of cream
| Heat again. and when boiling add one
heaping tablespoon corn starch mixct
smoothly with one tablespoon of ho
] butter. Season with salt and white
pepper. Beat the yolks of two eggs
add one cup of the broth. pour into th'
tureen. turn in the boiling broth. ano
mix well. Serve with boiled rice
| Boston Budget.