St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-09
m THE DOMESTIC REALM
Valuable Suggestfons fer the hee
keeper Whs Has a Eye
- Eeon0ny.

Butter, eggs, cream and sugar Al
are necessary forms of nourishment,
and all must enter into that perfecs
diet for which we strive. Butter sub
jected to great heat becomes acrio'
eggs under the same condition be-
come hard and difficult of digestion.
Yet we are constantly mixing these
four ingredients together. baking ana
frying them, and expecting our over
worked gastric juices to take care OF
them. The same principles apply to
vegetables, says the Boston Budget.
Those that are simply cooked. well
seasoned and daintily served answer
best the purpose for which we use
them.
Never steam delicate pudding over
. pot of onions, turnips or any other
strong-smelling vegetable.
In canning ounces and pears, steam
until tender before adding them 70
the sirup. The same is true In pre-
pairing figs for cake filing.
Every well-regulated family should
have q soup kettle. Into this go all
bones, trimmings and bits both OF
meat and vegetables, and out OF 1t
comes q nutritious and easily-dlgest-
ed food, suitable alike for invalids ana
children. Besides soup you may draw
from this pot seasoning which Will
give flavor and richness to many
dishes which are greatly improved by
using stock instead of water or milk
in their preparation. A case in point
is spinach. II, after boiling and sea-
soning it, you rub 1t through a coarse
sieve and add a cupful of soup stock.
you will not recognize that insipid
vegetable.
"In the purchase Of meats" says
man who has studied the subject, and
who does most Of the family market
ing, "the bargain counter plan should
never be adopted. Buying meat is
like buying gold-you pay exactly for
what you get. If one dealers price
is materially lower than that OF
others, one can be assured that the
meat of the former is inferior, al.
though this criticism will apply to
pork only to . limited extent. There
are several grades of beef, native,
Texan. Colorado and more. Native
steer beef is the highest grade, tho
word native indicative of q grade
merely. and not meaning that the
animal is necessarily a native of any
particular state. Anyone familiar
with the different grades of beef OF
who will experiment. with them will
soon learn that the only safe way
is to buy the best beef from dealer
whose reputation matches it. To do
otherwise il not only dangerous to
health, but practices the poorest kind
Of economy"
Not only oysters, but fruits, are
sometim served in receptacles made
from ice. It is impossible to get
molds in which the water may be
frozen in saucer form for the oyster
or clam course, and some caterers
have achieved fruit-baskets and ex.
cellent limitations Of epergnes and
comports. These effects are to be
noted rs novelties rather than com.
mended. Still in the best taste is the
oyster or clam in its shell, piled on .
mound Of nicely-shaved ice, packed in
its turn on . pretty plate. Fruit, too.
arranged in a silver or crystal dish
IL properly and effectively presented.
and the needed chilling can be ac-
complished beforehand in the refrig
orator. Occasionally, as course at
q supper party, the effect of serving
oysters from = single solid block Of
ice set on . platter and surrounded
with greenery is very attractive, but
when all is said, bizarre effects and
too much straining after novel and
striking service are never in good
taste.