The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-09-29
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

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Use old mating under carpet.
! Baked Custard: One and one-hal
Ptnts of milk, yolks of ten eggs, on,
cuPfu1 of sugar, a little salt and nut
| meg.-N. Y. Observer.
After the juice has been squeezed
| from lemons the peel can be used TO,
rubbing brass. Dip them in common
salt, rub the brass thoroughly, Their
| brush with dry bath brick.
| Very little, if any, water SHOULD
be drunk at meal time. but if one
feels the need of some liquid, let him
| take a cup of tea or coffee, as heat aids
digestion, while cold retards it,
To restore gliding to picture
frames, etc., remove all rust with q
small brush, and wash the gliding in
warm water. in which an onion has
been boiled; dry quickly with soft rags
Kitchen mineral soap or pumice.
stone may be used freely on all Dishes
1t Will remove stains from white
handled knives, ehe brown substance
that adheres to earthen or tin baking
dishes, and the SCOT which collects on
pans and kettles used over a wood or
kerosene fire..
Toilet waters can easily be made at
home For violet water put a quarter
of a pound of fresh picked, sweet vio-
lets, together with their weight of
and shake the bottle every day for one
week; then add a quarter of a pound of
water, filter and bottle for use
-Whortlebcrry Pudding: Take a
pint OF milk. five eggs, we'll beaten
twelve heaping tablespoonfuls of flour
Stir them we'll together, then add three
quarts of berries Flour a cloth, tie the
pudding in it very close. and boil it two
hours oand a half. Serve with hard
brandy sauce.-Boston Budget.
-Wat~rproofing For the Soles of
Shoes: The compound is applied over
the welt and insole, or over the seams.
joints, peg holes, etc. Two and one
half pounds of wax are melted and
three pounds of powdered tale, steatite.
or soaPstone. are mixed Herewith:
four plnts of rubber paste or caoutchouc
(Brazi1ian gum, are then incorporated
with the mass.
Baked Tomatoes: Select large
specimens, cut around the stem end,
remove part of the inside; make a stuff |
mig OF any kind of cold, cooked meat |
chopped fine, bread crumbs. green corn,
minced onion, a well-beaten egg. but
ter, salt and pepper: fill the tomatoes
With this dressing, put a piece of but
'er on top of each and bake in a quick
wen for forty-five minutes.-United
"A wise wife. who wants to do the |
lAos' Soou IN the world, Will plan to |
1T as much as possible when doing her
work. Potatoes don't taste a bit better
when pared standing. Dishes can be
wiped just as dry sitting. The woman1
Who sits as much as possible in prepar-
ng meal will furnish just as sweet a
neal. and she'll look a great deal sweet
r herself as she sits at table.-Farm
'ield and Preside.
TO announce the birth of baby,
he visiting card of the mother should
e sent to relatives and friends with
he tiny card of the infant attached bv
arrow white ribbon to the upper left {
and corner. In the past the name of
he child was engraved upon the card. i
ut later from dictates simply "A Lit |
e Son" or "Daughter." with the date
birth added. This leaves the name \
18th opportunity of change until !
f
-Spiced Cantaloupe: Make strip 4
18th four pounds brown sugar and one a
mt vinegar, one-half ounce each green r
niger, whole cloves, mace and stick | Y
nnamon. Select small nutmeg
elons, cut in sections, pare and re-
owe the seeds, and allow seven pounds Il
the above quantity of sirup. Heat
e slruP, add the melon and steam
r five minutes. Place in a stone Jar, o
Id the next day heat the strip and 0
'ur over the melon: repeat this pro- c.
SIS every day for week, boiling it n
'wn the last time to the consistency e.
molasses. "