St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-21
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Fried AppleA-Pare. core and alice
tart apples as thin rs Saratoga potatoes;
make a batter Of 2 eggs. pinch of SALT
. cup of milk and 9 tablespoonfuls Of
dour, Dip the apples in the batter.
spoonful at . time. and fry. Eat with
powdered sugar or liquid saucc.-De-
troit Free Press
-Italianed Beef-Broil the steak and
place in the dish and cover with onions
prepared in the following mannes:
Slice very thin four good-sized onions
and fry in pork fat thirty minutes;
then add half . cup Of boiling water
cover tightly and simmer twenty min
utes longer; while frying. season with
pepper, salt and . little butter; serve
with vegetables - for broiled steak
Boston Herald
How Long to Boil . Ham.-Put .
ham on to boil in cold water. and let It
come to the boiling point, then set It
back and let it cook slowly. allowing
fifteen minutes for every pound Of ham.
When done, uncover and set the kettle
OF. leaving the ham in the water until
cold Cook tongue in tho same way.
oA1OWbuK tWSoSy Iusu0SCS AON SvSAJ
pound.-N. Y. Observer.
To clean knives. scrape at one end
Of the knife board lt3tle bath brick;
rub onto bit of flannel little yellow
soap; lay the knife nat on the board;
dip the soaped flannel into the brick
dust and rub it on the knife. When
clean wash the knives in jug OF warm
water but be careful not to let it touch
the handle. This method saves the
knives, as we'll rs the labor Of cleaning
them.-Detroit Free Press
Some novelties in stationery arc in
o riot of color. Terra Gotta and tar.
quoise blue are shown, and pink cm-
bossed with wild roseA A coffee-colored
sheet is lined with violet and . deep
crushed strawberry opens to show pale
old rose. The paper is beautiful, the
tints exquisite. A writing desk may
look like . flower garden Still, what
il most and best bought Is the cream
and pearl white sort Mourning note
paper shows . revers Of black only on
white or blue gray.-N. Y. TimeA
Graham Bread.-One pint of milk,
scald and pour into . bread pan. add
even teaspoonful of salt and . little
butter; when cool. add half-cupful Of
soft yeast and sifted Graham -four
enough to mako . batter, beat well un-
til 1t is full of air-bubbles, cover, and
leave in q warm place until morning.
As soon ~ you can, attend to the bread,
add two spoonfuls Of molasses, one cup
full Of white -four. and enough Graham
to make . soft dough; take ON to the
molding board and knead, using wheat
-four. Make into loaves and pat In
creased tins to rise, cover. and when
thoroughly light. bake over one hour:
IN. Y. Observer.
Sugar popcorn always delights
children. especially in the country,
where they can also have the enjoy.
mcnt of popping the corn, and it can
easily be tinted pink and yellow BY
using . few drops Of oochineal and
saffron coloring. To make it. one table
spoonful of butter, three of water and
. teacupful of granulatcd sugar put
into an iron kettle and boiled until
ready to candy; then throw in three
quarts of corn nicely popped, and stir
briskly until the candy is evenly distrib-
uted over the corn. Take the kettle
from the fire and stir until il has cooled
. little and each grain is separate and
crystalized with sugar-Harper's Bar