St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-06-15
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Powdered borax scattered freely
wherever waterbugs put IN their un-
welcome appearance, and blown INTO
creviees and all hiding places, WILL
send these pests to your mel hpors, TOE
time at least, and is the best remedy
known.
Date Bread: TO pintcf white
bread sponge. well raised, add hall 2
cnpful OF warm water, one tablespoon.
full OF lard, one-quarter cupfnl OF
molasses, and one. cupful Of stoned
dates. Stir in enough rye -four to
make soft dough. aStir well, or knead
lightly, put in the pan, and when light
bake for an hour. Good housekeeping.
Soft Soap; For four pounds OF fat
use one pound OF concentrated I've and
four gallons of soft water. Put into
large kettle and boil until all the fat
has dissolved and the whole mass looks
| transparent. Add twelve gallons more
OF soft water aud boil few minutes,
when the soap will BIZ done. When
cold It will be q firm jelly. Country
| Gentleman.
Egg Gems: Mix equal quantities
OF cold bread crumbs chopped very
fine. Season with pepper, salt and
melted butter. Add enough milk TO
/ moisten the crumbs, and one or two
beaten eggs to bind the ingredients
together. Butter small cake or gem
tins. fill them half full with the mix
4 ture. break an egg and lay y on each
one, aud bake six or eight minutes.
Il Serve hot. Housekeeper
i Boiled Rabbit: Cut mp one rabbit,
Il wash and let stand five or six hours Ia
Il salt water. Rinse twice Id cold water.
1 put in saucepan, add one teaspoonfnl
J, of pepper, one of celery seed, one table,
a spoonful Of powdered sage three large
!. onions Cover with cold water and boil
!. till tender. Remove the rabbit and
place it on hot platter. Strain the
liquor, setting it aside. Put 9 large
l. tablespoonful Of butter in skillet and
Il brown; add one teaspoonfnl of curry
/ | powder, cover and boil three minutes.
q Pour over rabbit and serve hot. Farm,
r Field and Fireside.
8 Duchess Soup: Fry two sliced
onions and two heaping tablespo poonfuls 4
i OF butter together for eight minutes
1 then add two tablespoonfuls OF houl
a and fry two minutes longer, being
I careful not to scorch. Stir into this
one quart Oh boiling milk and cook ter
4 minutes. Pour through strainer ant
: return TO the fire. II liked two table
q spoonfuls of grated cheese may now q
Z added. Beat three eggs together witt
+ salt and pepper 10 season the soup
Pour into the soup, set back for two @
$ three minutes where 1t will not boil
! Then serve. Orange Judd Farmer.
q Baked Shad-R Roe: Wash roe and
Ii putting IL into stewpan with one tea
n spoonful Of salt and quart OF holllnI
J. water, cook for ten minutes. TAX
d the roe from the boiling water and
putting it In d bowl Of cold water, cI
4 tin slices about an inch thick. Whe
s cold, wipe dry and season with half
81 teaspoonful of salt and q little peppel
e Put q heaping tablespoonful OF butte
II In frying pan and on the fire. Vine
80 go hot that ii begins to turn browl
"a add d level tablespoonful Of flour an
d. stir. Now draw the pan back to
cooler part of the stove and gradual
os add half pint Of white stock-yeal
III chicken Season this with lit
III salt, grain Of cayenne pepper and
,ir tablespoonful Of lemon juice. Put q
od roe in small esca1op dish and po1
,ir the sauce over IT. Sprinkle 9 cupf
i, | of grated bread crumbs over the Y
~ and gtrew these with bits OF butte
in Bake ID q moderate oven for twen
n minutes and serve in the dish IN viii
Il Ia baked. IN. ". Ledger