The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-09-02
HOUSEHOLD BREvlTlES.

--Shirred Eggs.-Put a piece of butt
ter the size of hazclnut in a teacup
with pinch of salt and I. little pepper.
Break in two eggs without stirring.
Set in pan of boiling water to cook.
When the whites are set serve immedi-
Rtely in the cup they were cooked in
Detroit Free Fress.
Lemon Essence.-When one is using
lemons beautifully, an excellent essence
may be made at the slightest cost. Put
the grated rind of a dozen lemons into
"a pint of alcohol, add u tcaspoonful of
lemon Oil, bottle and cork tightly and
set in Il warm place; shake every day
for two weeks, when it will be ready
for usc.-Country Gentleman.
Date Custard Pie--Is good for a
spring dinner Cook half d pound of
dates until soft enough to rub through
a sieve; then to pint and Il half of
sweet milk, add two well-bea ten eggs,
one pinch of salt, a little powdered
cinnamon, and bake in one crust. Use
the whites of the eggs for a 1neringuc
to cover the top of the pie after it is
balxed.-lIome Queen.
Baked Eggs.-Isreal< six seven
eggs into buttcred dish. taking care
that each is whole and does not
croac CHI upon the others SO much as to
mix or disturb the yolks: sprinkle with
pepper and salt and Il bit of butter up
on each; put into an oven and bake un-
til the whites are we'll set. Serve very
hot, with rounds of buttercd toast or
sandwiches. Judd Farmer.
Straw berry Ice Cream.-rake one
quart Strawberries, mash them, and
then sweeten so that they will not
curdle the cream. Take three pints of
cream, and If rich, one-half pint of
milk. Put Strawberries and cream to-
gethcr and sweetcn all swceter than if
to be eaten before freezing, as the
Al.
Other flavors may be made with just
the cream and f1avoring, including
peach, pineapple and vanilla.-Boston
Budget.
Asparagus on Toast.-To those
who like it this is the most delicious
vegetable that can be served: those
who dislike the peculiar flavor deny
that it can have any merit. Tie the
stalks into a small bunch. cut off the
hard lower part and plunge the heads
into a saucepan of salted boiling water.
Let them boil from ten to fifteen
minutes, piercing them with Il long pin
to try if they are tender. Have ready
Il square of buttercd toast and arrange
the asparagus neatly upon it. Cover
the dish with hot bowl that it may
reach the invalid in good condition
Ladies' Home Journal
Parker House Rolls. - Rub one
ia tablespoonful OF butter into one quart
OF flour; Doll One-nil1 pint or ne" milk.
and when cool. pour it into u we'll, or
bay, in the center of the flour, add
half a tablespoonful of white sugar, Il
pinch of salt, and half a cup of yeast,
or half a we'll soaked yeast cake Do
not stir this mixture, but allow it tC
stand for eight or ten hours: mix it into
dough and let it stand until light, mold
and roll out on the bread board until
about half or three-fourths OF ar inch
in thickness, and cut with circular
cake cutter, rub the top of each with
melted butter and fold nearly one-haH
over on the other half. after the man
ner of a turnover, place tiny bit OF
butter on the top Of each, place them
upon the tins upon which they are tc
be baked. let them rise, and when light
bake l>ly.-Farm. Field and Fire