St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-07
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

! Lemon Beer: Cut nal1 . dozen
lemons into slices, and put In . jar with
pound Of sugar and q gallon and .
half OF boiling water. Let stand until
cool. and add half . cup Of fresh yeast;
/, let ferment Bottle and cork very
tight.-Harper's Bazar.
Soup for IN Invalid: Boil . chicken
ITO . jelly, and when cold skim OF the
,'fat Add to it pint Of cream, the yoll
Of an egg (hard boiled and mashed), .
little mace. salt and pepper and TWEEN
ty-6ve oy sters. Boil slowly fifteen min
utes. and when done strain.-Boston
Budget
Salad Of Anchovies: Wash the an
chovies WE'LL clean and soak them. and
then cut into fillets and drain and put
into relish boat. Arrange over them
. melange Of hard egg yolk and white
chopped separately, with parsley and
whole caperk Moisten perfectly under
this garniture-but not SO - to run
with oil and vinegar. Globe.
Tomato Catsup: Oue-hxlf bushel
Of tomatoes, three tablespoonfuls Of
salt, one tablespoonful each Of allspice,
cloves and sugar, one teaspoonful Of
red pepper. Chop the tomstoes and
cook till tender Sift, and boil down
till thick, putting in the spices first
II vinegar is wished. add . little to
each bottle before sealing. = House
keeper.
Baked Omelet: Heat very hot three
gills of rich. sweet milk, with one table
spoonful of butter in il; beat thorough
~ five eggs; wet one tablespoonful Of
-four and pinch of salt in little cold
milk. Mix the eggs with the -four and
cold milk, then add the hot milk STIR
ring fast. Bake in . quick oven fifteen
or twenty minutes. Serve hot-Ohio
Farmer.
Hot Fish Coquilles: Take remain
ders of cold fish, cut with . silver knife
into little "thimbles," that is, thimble-
sized, and moisten with white sauce.
Let it simmer and reduce. Then add
an equal volume of cold cooked mush-
rooms hashed and q little nutmeg, salt,
white pepper and squeeze Of lemon;
fill oys .er or clam shells and put grated
bread and butter over the top, and bake
light brown.-Boston Globe.
Corn Soup: Split the grains Of one
dozen ears Of corn and scrape. Boil the
cobs in enough water to cover them for
ten minutes. Strain this water and use
one quart. Add to it slowly one quart
cream. then the corn. Season and cook
fifteen minutes. Milk can be used in
stead Of cream, II desired; Il can b
thickened with one Tablespoonful each
butter and -four rubbed together.
Serve It at once.-People's Home Jour-
nal.
Dreamed Salmon: Drain all the
liquid from . can of salmon and chop
the salmon fine. Grease the bottom of
q small baking dish and put in . layer
of bread crumbs, then layer of fish,
and 50 on until you have used = pint Of
crumbs and the fish. For the dressing,
boil . pint Of milk, add two tablespoon
fuls of butter. salt and pepper to taste.
Pour this over the salmon and crumbs
and bake until brown. Have the top
layer of bread crumbs. - Prairie
Farmer.
Wafer Biscuits: Rub . teaspoonful
Of butter into . pint Of sifted flour; add
q little salt, and with the white of an
egg and warm milk, mix . stiff, smooth
paste. Beat with rolling-pin for one
half IN hour. the longer the better;
form into little round balls, size of .
pigeons egg, and roll till the size of .
saucer. Sprinkle the baking pan,
with little -four, and beke with care.
These may be made of oatmeal, or diff.
ferent grains, cut in any pretty shape
and served with tea, or nourishing
LIQUIDS.