St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-10
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

BAKED Indian Meal Pudding: Boll
enc quart of milk. add one-half cup Of
eornmeal and stir we'll; add one-half
cup of chopped beef suet onc-half cup
Of molasses, half cup OF raisins. one
half teaspoonful Of cinnamon and one
egg; put in pudding dish and bake in
. hot oven until lbrown.-Boston Budget
Flannel Cakes: Rub two ounces Of
butter and two tablespoonfuls of bak.
ing powder into quart of sifted -four.
DO this evenly with the hands. Add
one teaspoonful of salt Beat the yolks
Of three eggs and stir them into one
and one-half pints Of milk: add this TO
the -four. Beat hard and smooth, then
add the whites Of the three eggs beaten
to stiff froth. Bake quickly on . hot
griddle. creased with . piece OF fat salt
pork.-Boston Budget
The Secret Of ''Chips:" Tho secret
Of frying Saratoga potatoes or ''chips. !"
rs they are called, is to have them cold.
crisp and dry before putting them in
the boiling fat. They are sliced as
thin as possible, soaked in ice-water an
hour or more, and each slice dried on u
towel. fried in very hot fat, and drained
on sieve moment in very hot oven
or over the stove, then cooled in .
drauRht quickly. They are hardly
worth the trouble.-Boston Globe.
"A Nice Way of Preparing Dried
Beef: Put a half pound Of shaved dried
beef in . bowl and cover It with boil
ing water. Let it stand fifteen min
utcs and then drain carefully. Put in
. saucepan with two tablespoonfuls
of butter. pepper to season and q cup
of water. Cook fivc minutes; thieken
tho gravy with tcaspoonful Of dour.
adding more water il necessary. Milk
may he substituted for water II pre-.
ferred.-Detroit Free Press
If your name is Margaret you have
the right to wear the little ''Campanel-
10 Margherita," after your royal name
sake, the queen Of Italy. who set tho
pretty fashion. And the Campsnello is
q tiny four-sided gold bell with an In.
scription in Greek: II Qittle belly was
made against fascination" copy Of an
old Roman amulet. A slender chain
holds the charm around neck or wrist
It may be added that other than Mar
garcts wear this latest trinket Of FASH
ion-N. Y. TimeA
-Puree Of Rice: Wash one-third Of .
cupful of rice. put in q kettle and pour
over it one quart of boiling water; peel
and slice q small onion, have ready .
stewpan with few spoonfuls Of melted
butter, when hot put in tho onion and
fry brown. add il to the rice and half .
cupful Of bread crumbs, cover and stew
slowly half an hour, then pour through
q sieve. wash the kettle and put It over
the fire again. thin the rice with milk
and season with salt and pepper, serve
while hot-N. Y. Observer.
French Pancakes: Two eggs, two
ounces of sifted sugar, two ounces Of
-four. one-balf pint of new milk. Beat
the eggs thoroughly, and put them in.
70 the basin with the butter, which
should be beaten to . cream: stir in
the sugar and four and when these in.
gradients arc we'll mixed. add the milk;
keep stirring and beatsg the mixture
for few minutes: put it on buttered
plates, and bake in a quick oven for
twenty minutes Serve with . cut lem.
on and siftcd sugar. or pile the pan.
cakes high on dish. with . layer OF
preserve or marmalade between each
Boston Budget