The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-27
FlRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

AS soon As whalebones bend, and
before they -break, soak them till llmoer
in hot water, then press under heavy
weights till dry and straight, or else
iron straight with hot iron.
If you have black Grape veil which
has lost its crinkle hang it out doors |
some day when there is drizziing
rain. After It has been well dampened
fold it and put it under mattress over
nipht. 1t viii be wonderfully improved
in the morning.
A doctor says that the proper COM
mencement of dinner should be the old
fashioned dish of good soup, and for
the reason that it is necessary that the
first food taken at dinner should De
quickly absorbed, so as to stimulate
the nervous system and give tone to the
stomach.
Raspberry Sauce. Stir together
cupful of sugar and a tablespoonful OF
butter; when thoroughly mixed, ada
the Juice of small lemon, and finally
a cupful of fresh raspberry juice, rasp-
berry lam will answer, but is not as
good. Beat together perfectly and set
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Housekeeping.
Lettuce and cabbage are both very
much used for soups in Europe, but
seldom in this country. Lettuce soup
is very good and easily made. Stew a
large head of lettuce until very ten
der and season well with butter, tara
gon vinegar, salt and pepper. Add the
] stock, previously made, and serve with
| croutons and two hard-boiled eggs cut
| in wedges in the tureen.-Cultlvator
and Country Gentleman.
| Indian Suet Pudding.-One cup OF
suet chopped fine, one-half cup each OF
molasses and sugar, one cup OF sour
milk, one teaspoon soda, one and one
half cups each of corn meal and white
flour. Sp ice to taste. Add pinch OF
salt and a cup of chopped fruit-raislns'
currants, apples or cranbcrries. Steam
two hours. Serve with any pudding
sauce, whipped cream or butter ano
sugar. 1t may be kept for some time
in cool place and heated through by
steaming Just before serving.-Ameri
can Farmer.
Veal Loaf. - Three and hal
pounds of the incest part'of a leg O
veal, lean and fat, chopped finc, with
slice of salt pork. Mix with this ST.
soda crackers rolled fine, two heater
eggs, butter the size of an egg, a table
spoonful of salt, a. teaspoonful OF pep
per, one nutmeg and a little mince'
parsley. Work together in the form o
a loaf of bread, put bits Of butter al
. over it. dust with cracker crumbs
| place in a dripping pan, pour in a llttl
E water. and bake from two To thre
, hours, basting often.-American Ayr
4 culturist.
1 --Snowbalis. Beat the whites
: eight eggsandtwo ounces of powdere
9 sugar to stiff, smooth froth, and DO
a spoonfuls of it in sweetened milk 4;
e vored with vanilla. Boil down tn
t milk in which they have been cooke
e to pint and half, add the beaten yoll
6 of ten eggs, stirring over small III
IS until well thickened; add one ounce I
;, dissolved gelatine. more sugar II d
l. sired, AMI q pinch of salt; strai
is through o sieve, and set to cool. The
e place a mould upon ice, pour in son
e of the cream, arrange the snowbaiis
n it, add another layer of cream, tho
more snowballs until the mould is fu
When the mixture has become pc
fectly cold and stiff turn out into
=, platter and ornament with lady fnge
w. or macaroons and conserved fruit.
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