St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-26
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

1T is much better to keep tea and
coffee in glass fruit jars with tightly
screwed tops than in tin boxes The
favor Of these favorite beverages n
easily spoiled by the vicinity Of any
articles of pronounced odor. such -
cheese. bacon, etc.
Fruit Cake. Without Molasses: Two
cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of butter.
one cupful Of sour cream, three gener-
Gus cupfuls of -four, two cupfuls OF
chopped raisins, two cupfuls OF cur
rants, four beaten eggs. one teaspoon,
full Of soda, spices to taste.-Good
Housekeeping.
Lemon Cheese Cakes: One pound of
granulated sugar, six eggs. the juice
and grated rind of three lemons, one
quarter pound of butter. three sweet
biscuits or lady fingers grated. Put all
into . pan and stir gently until they
thicken like honey. Pour into jars
and seal.-Detroit Free Press
Baked Eggs: Beat the whites Of
six eggs to \ froth, preserving the
yolks intact and keeping each in
separate saucer; pour the whites into
butter dish and drop on six spoonfuls
Of cream, and in each hollow formed
BY this lay q yoll<; salt slightly and
bake until set = American Agricul-
turist
Fish . In Paris: Cut any seasonable
fish into small pieces; dredgc with salt.
pepper and -four; fry brown in butter;
turn into pot. Add fnely-chopped
onion. Pour over . pint of boiling
water, to which add one-half teacup of
vinegar, two tablespoonfuls of olive oil
and . tesspoonful each Of ground
cloves, mace and allspice. Cover close.
ly, and let simmer slowly for one hour.
Take mp in q heated dish. garnish with
sweet fennel aud serve very hot.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
-Tapioca Pudding Soak over night:
one teacupful tapioca in . little moro
than enough cold water to cover It. In
the morning cook it in q double boiler
until clear. Add cupful or more Of
sugar. . lump Of butter Is large - .
walnut, and turn it while still hot over
good tart apples which are slightly
sweetened and arranged in = pudding
dish. Bake until the apples are tender.
Serve with whipped cream. sweetened
70 taste. Peaches or apricots can be
substituted. Orange Judd Farmer.
Gods Sounds or Roes: Six fine
salted sounds will make = good dish.
Soak them in cold milk and water for
several hours. and boil them until ten
der in fresh milk and water: then
drain and dish them on . napkin n
any other fish. Serve egg sauce with
them. Another way: After boiling
the sounds as above, cut them into
neat pieces, not too small, and, having
made the egg-sauce. put the pieces Of
sounds in the stew-pan containing it
Hold the stew-pan over the fire, shak-
ing it about until the fish is quite hot:
then dish it without . napkin. piling
the sounds in pyramid form and pour
ing the remainder of the sauce over.
Garnish with boiled parsnips round the
dish, cut into neat pieces alike in size
and shape. A fresh cod-roe il very
good plainly boiled and eaten with but
ter and cayenne. The remains Of cod
roe may be cut in slices and fried with
egg and bread-crumbs. or laid in slices
in . pie-dish. covered with white
sauce. two hard-boiled eggs cut In
small pieces on the top. and mashed
potstoes over all, and put in the ov1n
and thoroughly warmed and Drowned;
pepper and salt Of course should be
sdded.-Home Journal.