St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-30

-Russian Tea.-Pare and sliee fteaA
juicy lemons and lay . piece IN the
bottom Of each cups sprinkle with
white sugar and pour hot, strong tea
upon It Serve without cream.-House-
/ keeper.
Baked Hash.-Mix we'll about equal
portions finely minced cold meat Of any
kind and minced cold potato, moisten
with milk. gravy or soup stock-never
with water-season with salt and pep
per, make into . roll, put in . buttered
pan and bake in the oven This, II
properly prepared and cooked. win be
delicious hash.-Boston Herald.
Pic Crust-Rub thoroughly one
eupful of lard into two cupfuls of -four,
to which has been added little salt
Mix with enough ice water to make .
soft paste, but which can be rolled out
thinly. DO not handle more than nee
essary, - upon that and the coldness
OF the water depends IL halsiness.
Have the filing Of the pies ready be-
fore making the crust, - Il should not
stand before using.-Housekeeper.
-Omelctte Soufne.-FOr this IN
carthen pudding dish should be used.
Butter it warm. Beat the yolks of two
eggs with tablespoonful Of powdered
sugar and half teaspoonful of vanilla
extract Then beat the whites of four
eggs until stiff, and whip them lightly
into the favored yolks. Pour the mix
ture into the dish and bake 1t once in
. moderate oven from ten TO twelve
minutes Serve Immediately.
-Braised Tongue. - Simmer the
thick part Brown two tablespoonfuls
of butter, add two tablespoonfuls Of
-four, pour ON one quart of hot stock.
add one-half of . carrot, one-han of .
turnip. one onion, one cut potato. one
sprig of parsley, two bay leaves. one
stalk of celery. one tablespoonful each
of Worcestershire and mushroom catch
up. Add 70 the tongue and bake one
and one-half hourA Boil sauce down
and pour over tongue.-6ood House
keeping.
Tropical SnOw.-Ten sweet oranges
pared and grated, two glasses sherry,
one cup powdered sugar, six bananas
Peel and cut the oranges small, taking |
out the seeds, put . layer in . glass |
bowl and wet with wine, then strew |
with sugar, next put layer Of grated
cocoanut. slice the bananas thin and /
cover the cocoanut with them; when
the dish has been Alled in this order
heap with ooeoanut; eat soon or the
oranges will toughen.-Detroit Free
Press
Cucumber Salad.-Peela and slice the
very thin. sprinkle with .
little salt, cover with bits of cracked
ce. Let them remain thus half IN
hour before they are wanted; then
Train, and they will be crisp and with
mt any bitterness For the dressing
nix slowly together two tablespoon
uls salad oil with the same amount Of
'inegar, and . teasp0onful each Of
ugar and white pepper. Pour it over
he cucumbers just before meal time
nd serve.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Sponge Cske.-Tske one cupful of
ugar, four eggs, one cupful of -four
nd one level teaspoonful Of baking
owder. Best the yoll<s of the eggs
nd sugar together. then add the -four
n which you have put the baking pow Is
er. Lastly stir in the beaten whites
I the eggs This makes one loaf |
'alsed ON . long shallow tin this makes I
very nice rolled jelly cake. have
sed this recipe often aud like il, both
Dr. jelly cake and sponge cake. 1t
hould be baked quickly.-Prairie Far &
A0r. In