The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-03-25
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


For washing the hair, particularly
soch as is inclined to be oily, notning
is better than the common hard soap Oh
the kitchen.
Keeping Jellies To keep 5eiiies
from molding, cover them over with
pulyerized sugar to the depth OF quar-
ter of an inch. They will keep Tor
wears II this is done.-Farmer's Voice
TO Exterminate Roaches, Ants and
Other Vermin. Sprinkle powdered
borax freely about the sinks, on closet
shelves, and in cracks about the kitchen
where they exist. While destructive to
these pests, borax is absolutely harm
| less to mankind. Good Housekeeping.
| Daisy Cakes BEAT to . cream naii
q cup of butter, quarter OF q cup OF
sugar; then stir In the yolks OF eight
eggs, the whites of two eggs; put In :
enough -four to make q stiff paste; roll
this into little cakes and bake.
Free Press.
| -Corn-Starch Pudding. -One quart OF
milk. three tablespoons of corn-starcn,
four eggs; beat the yolxs, add lew
spoonfuls of the milk and the starch.
Put the milk on in double kettle over
the Gre: when hot stir in the eggs and
starch. sweenten to the taste, stir well
and cook three minutes, pour out In 9
deep dish; when partly cool flavor with
vanilla, spread currant jelly over the
ton: beat the whites to stih frotn,
sweeten with fine sugar and pour over
the whole. Boston Budget
Cream Crackers-Mix into smooth.
stiff dough. two pints of flour, half .
CUP of sugar, half teaspoonful OF salt.
one teaspoonful OF baking powder, half
| q cup Of butter, four eggA well beaten
, Knead well and let them stand for
. Quarter of an hour before rolling out,
! covering them with damp cloth Then
lroll ont very thin. and drop them In
! kettle Of boiling water, and when they
! rise to the top take them out and put
: into cold water; after this put them II
! creased pans, and bake fifteen o.
!. twenty minutes in low oven. -Detroi'
a Free Press.
81 TO Clean Black Lace Place tbs
\ lace ON q clean table; have one tea
: spoonful of powdered borax dissolved
: in = quart of hot water; take sof
/ brush and use the borax water freely
& After all the grease spots or soilet
p places have been removed, use plent.
4 of warm water with q sponge. Go al
9 over the places so Is to rinse on all tn
8 borax water; place the lace Twill
9 damp, and after picking out nicely Be
tween pieces Of old black silk or cash
= mere, and press with warm iron unit
q dry-bc careful not touse hot IRON
= Good Housekeeping.
= -Potted Pigeons an ounce
d bacon into dice, and slice one SINAI
al onion thinly; fry these together till To
,eJ onion il wen done Put into . grant
81 or porcelain stewpan with q gill OF he
I | water. half dozen cloves and pepper
sh corns, and q. blade or 30 OF mace Hav
i'd six young pigeons nicely cleaned, Ia
a. them in . pan, salt sufficiently, an
n over all pour pint Of good stool
"a Then cover and let come to boil; 3
Of the pan back upon the fire, and Let
IT, simmer along an hour before uncove
re. | ing il. At that time the pigeons wi
be be well cooked. Poultry cooked in b
NO water merely is apt to be tasteiea
M Stock adds much to the flavor and rio
or, ness. Now lay the pigeons upon lor
I'D platter, thicken the gravy and strain
and pour it over them. Should yo
". pigeons be old, Of course they will ne'
Of. little more cooking. Young chicke
he are also very good prepared IN II
,er manner.-Prairie Farmer.