The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-02-04
FIRESiDE FRAGMENTS.

DFeao fdddfng.-one pint of bread
crumbs, soaked in one qaart of sweet
milk, one-half cup of white sugar. two
eggs, beaten thoroughly, one cup of
raisins one heaping tcaspoonful of but
ter and salt to suit tn. taste. Stir we'll
together and balxc.-Detroit Free Press.
If q fire be obstin It, in starting
burn a. little light kindling wood or
paper on top of the coal This estab-
fishes draught at once, and the up
ward current soon makes itself mani.
rest upon the fire be ow, and the flames
burn brightly in a little while. -Detroit
Free Press.
johnny CalSe-Scald white Indian
meal which has been sifted, stir it thor-
oughly, add little salt and cold milk
to make it thin enough to turn into a
baking tin, which must be creased to
prevent it from sticking. Make it one
inch thick in the pan and bake in a
quick oven. 1t will take about twenty
minutes to co ,k.-Boston Budget.
Salad Dressing.-Beat yolbs of two
eggs thoroughly, add one teaspoonful
OF salt, two of white sugar one of
mustard, one tablespoonful of butter,
and four of vinegar; mix together, and
put in double kettle over the fire: stir
constantly until it thickens; set in ice
box until very cold. When ready to
serve, pour over the cabbage and mix
lightly.-N. Y. Observer.
Lavender, loosely strewn in drawers
and presses, is an excellent preventive
OF moths. For fans, feathers and other
small belongings that need protection
the aromatic flowers are especially use
ful, since they lend fragrance as well
as keep off the destroyer. Many women
lind the lingering odor of camphor or
mothaline SO sickening that they prefer
to run the risk of moths rather than
use either Such will welcome the new
value of lavender.-N. Y Times.
Lotus Club Clam Soup.-Chop fine
thirty large fine CLANS with their juice
add two and half quarts of cold water,
let it come to boil, and add small
piece OF salt pork, two large onions,
a little mace and parsley. With four
even tablespoonfuls of flour mix one
fourth pound of butter, little salt and
pepper. Boil hard one-half hour; take
from the fire, and add the well beaten
yolks of four eggs and one pint of hot
milk Do not put on the fire again.
Boston Herald.
Cold Tomato Catsup ready
2 quarts of the strained juice and pulp
OF tomatoes fully ripe, but sound. Chop
line pepper pods, green and 1 red,
after extracting their seeds. Two tea
cupfuls of best white sugar, half a tea
cupful of black mustard seed, l table |
spoonful of black pepper, teacupful |
Of celery chopped fine, and the same OF
onions, half teacupful |
Of salt, adding Q teaspoonful of pow
iered mace and cloves. Three pints of |
vinegar Store this capsup in glass
bottles, leaving room in the neck of |
Zach for teaspoonful of olive oil,
which will effectually keep off mold
md prevent fermentation. -Harper's
Bazaar.
-Braising -Perhaps one of the best
Methods for cooking an old turkey, and
pleasant change from the roast, i'm
my case, is by MISUNDERSTANDING gently
md for long time in closely covered
essel. A recent writer directs that
his shall be done upon bed of salt
'ork, with savory herbs and vegetables
such mixture as would make a
avory sonp'-and it m1y be served
With macaroni-the macaroni stewed
nd the broth from the kettle strained
yer it. The kettle must be kept closely
overed, and the cooking will require
rom three to four hours, or perhaps
ven more.-Good Housekeeping.