The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-29
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

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Fried Bananas.-.Pare and s,;o, =
naives. Roll in -four thoroughly. Place
IN pan in which generous bit Of
butter has melted. Brown on both
sldes. Serve as soon as done.-House-
keeper.
drawn Butter.-Boil half a pint of
mix, and stir into it as much wbea Z
nour mixed with cold milk as will
thicken 1t. Take It off the fire and
beat in gradually three ounces of but-
ter. Add a little salt.-Boston BUDGET.
-Creamed Beef--scrape perfectly
lean beef to pulp. mince, put in pan
with salt, pepper, one tablespoonful of
water, two tablespoonfuls of rich cream.
butter the Size of an egg. Cook two
minutes, stirring constantly. Add one
tablespoonful of crackerdust. one tea.
spoonful of made mustard Good House.
keeping
-Mayonnaise Dressing.-Put the
yoiks OF two eggs in a deep dish. with
a little salt and white pepper; into this
Sur briskly some pure olive oil, which
must be added very gradually, and
aiternated every little while with a
rev spoonsful of vinegar. This dress
ing should have an agreeable favor
and q rather stiff consistency.-Home
Dcocoanut Pie.-Boil one pint of |
mir, and when partially cooled. add |
the yolks of three eggs and whites of
two, that have been thoroughly beaten
together; two tablespoonfnls of smear
ana one OF shredded cocoanut. Bake
slowly with under crust, and when
done beat the white of one egg. add
two tablespoonfuls of sugar, spread
over the pie and scatter on ton one
"a oiespoonful of cocoanut. Return To
the oven TO brown.-Home and Conn.
try. ~
baked Omelet.-Heat six table.
'poonfuls OF milk, and melt a small
piece of butter in it. Do not let IL bo;l
Take six eggs, beat the yolks with a
'easpoonfui OF salt. dash of pepper
md tablespoonful Of four Stir into
ne not milk, adding last the stitfiv.
'eaten whites, a little parsley, and
our INTO well-buttered iron spider. 1
us INTO hot oven. In few minutes ,
VIII be risen firmly, and delicately 1
rowned. Slip on platter, folding Il ]
the middie.-Holsekeepe I
-Consomme.-Cut one pound of lean I
eel from the round into small pieces. {
ID one pound Of chicken bones; cover y
,ith cold water and stand on the back v
the stove: where it will slowly heat. f
et IL come to boiling point, then sim. b
er for four hours. Then add two =
ices OF onion, bay leaf, sprig of
.rsley, slice~of carrot and piece of r.
'lery. Let simmer one hour longer CT
ram and stand. away to cecil. When d,
ia remove the fat carefully ffbm the l.,
Budget. re
Nut Caramel Filling.-Boils To-
ther, until it hairs" one cupful bf .
gar and half a cupful of BOILING Y
alter. Do not stir this: water and
gar will not burn unless stirred
bile this is boiling, beat until l;oh,
q dry the white of one egg. Pour
boiling mixture into this, stirring
50 as to cook the egg. Add one
spoonful OF vanilla and a cupful Of
ely chopped hickory nuts. Spread
'ween and on top of the cake. En-.
sh walnuts or Brazil nuts NAV be an
a, and even chopped fruits. like ne,
es and raisins. We vary it some Dir
les by emitting the nuts and adding en-,
squares OF grated chocolate which 10
been melted. In this case Il rtnst n ;
spread quickly, for II COO and ans
dens sooner than one would expect fro
(, Y, Observer. -,