St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-08-27
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Keeping pan Of water In the oven
win prevent fowl from scorching.
.-jurbles,-One cnp-d butter and
Swo eups ef sugar beassa Sgether; one
cup of milk with half teaspoOnful Of
soda, four eggs; odd spice of any kind
and six cups Of -four. Roll rather thin
and cut with tumbler and wineglass
70 form .. sipg. Brush over with the
white Of m egg and sin on little fine
white sugar befoce bsking.-N. I.
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Rice Custard.- Of rice.
soaked. 0hs qusEt Of Nh Ind . pinch
Of salt. Sseam Until soft Add the
yolks Of four eggs bcoten with four
tablespoonfuls Of sugar, just before the
rice 10 talssn from the range. Stir for
. short time and boil Flavor with
lemon or nutmeg. Beat the whites
stiff with q little sugar., pour over the
top and brown slightly.-Ohio Farmer.
fuls brown -four, making it stin rs
mush. and when luke warm add half
cake compressed yeast or teacupful Of
homemade yeast and teaspoonful salt.
Let this sponge stand over night; in the
morning mix II with white -four little
less stiR than for white bread, add
sweetening to taste. When light. bake
. little longer than you would white
bread.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Fruit Mufans-Mix equal parts Of
well-coolksd graham A0ur. n oatmeal
and wster, and bake in muffin rings for
twenty minutes, or until the cakes alp
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While hot slit In halves; On one half
place ripe fruit lightly sprinlsled with
sugar, then immediately cover with the
other half When all are thus fruit
covered, set In . warm place for ten
minutes before serving.-BostOn Bud
get
An Excellent Tooth Lotion.-lt h
generally admitted that the hest way
to prevent decay of the teeth Is to use .
good antiseptic lotion. The following
hs good formula: Take Of carbolic acid.
fifteen grains; thymol, eight grains;
boric acid, seven drachms; essence OF
peppermint, twenty drops; tincture
aniso, two and . half drachms, and
water two pinta. Mix thoroughly and
uae every night and morning with .
brush. a. you would any other denti-
frice.-LadieS Home Journal
Pound Cake.-One pound of butter,
ono pound Of nour. one pOund Of sugar,
ten eggs, one nutmeg grated, one glass
Of rose-watar and brandy mixed Beat
the butter and sugar to . cream, whisk
the eggs till they are very light, then
odd them TO the butter and sugar al
tsrnstely with the Aour. Stir In the
spice and liquor, and beat the whole
very hard for ten or fifteen ninutos.
Line your pan with two or three. thick
ness Of paper well buttered. pour in the
mixture, and bake IL in . moderate
oven for about three hourAt Two
pounds Of dried currants may be added
TO this cake II you choose.-boston
Budget IT
Lamb chops served with chestnuts
en- puree 60 capitally together and
make . most ssvory entree. To make
the latter slit the husls Of ffty chest
nuts and place them in q stew pDn with
. piece of butter; put the lid on the pan
and set it on . slow flre, stirring the
chestnuts now and then TO equA2iAe the
heat. In about twenty minutes the
husks win peel on and should then be
removed Put the chestnuts Into an
other saucepan with ladlefut Of good
stock, and then let them simmer until
soft Then pound them TO paste, add
little sugar, nutmeg and half sspint
of rich milk Let il cool and just be-
fore using mix in . small pat Of butter
and serve hot. Il should b stiR enough
70 keep in the center Of the dish with
The lamb chops arranged AROUND IT.