St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-25
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

For washing The haiR. particularly
soch - = inclined to b oily. nothing
Il better than the common hard soap a
the kitchen.
| Keeping Jellie&-To kesp jelliea
from molding. cover them over with
pulverized sugar 70 the depth Of . quar-
ter Of IN inch. They will keep for
years II this i dona-Farmer's Voice
TO Exterminate RoecheA Ants and
Other vermin.-Sprinkls powdered
borax freely about the sinlA on closet
shelves. and In cracks about the kitchen
where they exist While destructivs 10
these pestA borax II ahsolutsly harm
less to mankind. Housskeeping
Daisy CakeA Beat 70 cream half
. cup Of butter. quarter Of . cup Of
sugar; then stir in the yolln Of dght
eggs. the whites Of two eegs; put IN
enough -four 70 make . sti6 paste; roll
this into little cakes and bake-Detroit
Free Press 1st =
-Corn-Starch PuddinC-One quart Of
milk. three tablespoons Of cosn-starch
four eggs; beat the yolka. odd . few
spoonfuls Of the milk and the starch.
Put the milk on in . double kettle ovsf
the fire; when hot stir in the eRRs. sed
starch. sweenten to the taste. stir well
and cook three minuteA pour out In .
deep dish; when partly cool flavor with
vanilla. spread currant jelly over the
top; beat the whites 10 . stir froeh.
sweeten with fine sugar and pour over
the whole.-Boston Budget
Cream Crackers- into smooth,
sti6 dough. two pints Of -four. half .
cup Of sugar. half . teaspoonful Of s>lt
ons tsaspoonful OF baking powder. half
. cup Of butter, four eggA well beaten.
Knead well, and let them stand for .
quarter Of IN hour before rolling out
covering them with damp cloth Then
roll out 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 pat tha0 In
CREASED pan4 and bake fifteen o.
twenty minutes in low oven-Dstxoit
Free PreA
To Clean Black Lace- Place the
lace ON .. clean table; have ooo iteo-
spoonful Of powdered borax dissolved
in quart Of hot water; take . soft
brush and use the 'bogax water freely.
After al the grease spots q .soiled
places have been removed, nee plenty
Of warm water with . sponge. Go al
over the places % - to rinse OF al; the
borax water; place the lace (whils
damp. and after picking cut niesly) b.
tween pieces Of old black silk o. cash-
mere. and press with Awarm iron until
dry-be careful not to use . hot iron
Good HousskeepinG.
-Potted PigeonA-Cut IN ounee. Of
bacon into dice. and alice one small
onion thinly; fry these together tin the
onion i well dona Pat intoa Rranite
Dr porcelain stswpaa with . gin Of hot
water. . half dozsn cloves and pepper.
DornA, and blade or 20 Of maea Have
'ix young pigeons nicely cleaned. lay
hem in . pan. salt saneisntly. and
1ver al pour . pint Of good stock.
Then cover and let come 70 bofl; set
he pan back upon the 1re. and let Il
simmer along IN hour before uncover
ng It At that time the pigeons viii
y wen cooked. Poultry cooked in hot
vater merely b apt to Be tasteless.
stock adds much to the favor and rich
'esA Now lay the pigeons upon long
'latter. thieken the gravy and strain IL
md pour IL over them. Should your
'igeons b old, Of course they WIN n1ed
J little more cooking. Yoang chickens
10 also very good prepared In this
Farmer.