The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-07-26
Recipe for Potato Pudding.


furnishes an article for the Sdfarday Gazette
from which we extract the follow Ing mrth pro
'ok'ng recipe for potato pudding. Mrs Mud
law we premise is the cook # Mrs. Philpot, wife
of the candidate for Congress. and Mrs, D,rlinp
Is the Wife Of worthy mechanic, whose vote
Col Philpot is ambitious to obtain. Mrs. Dar
ling calls upon Mrs Philpot, and the latter in
troduces her to Mrs. Mgdlaw, her cook, when
the following conversation took Place:
Mss Fhipot says you want to get my receipt
for potato pudden'
Yes, replied Mrs. Darling, I would be obliged
toyon for the directions, and she took out of her
pocket pencil and parer, to write it down
wal tis an eXcelIet pudden,' said Mrs Mud
i""' c"ihpIacchtly; Tor my part like it about
as well as any pHdden ! make, aud that's say.
ing good deal, can tell you; for | understand
making a great variety. 'Taint so awful iich
hs some, TO lie sure. Now there's the Card.
nellie pudden, and the Washington puddcn, and
the Lay Fayette pudden, nni the
Yes Mr Darling liked it very much How
do you make it 7
wal, peel my potaters and bile EN- in fair
water. | alway. let the water bile before |
put em in. Some folks let their uerta,crs lie
anu sog IN the water ever So long, before il biles
but think it sples em. ] always make i, n
pint to have the water bile
How many potatocsf
wal, always take about M many pertaters
as ! think shall want. TN generally governed
oy the SIZE OF the pudden want 10 nake. If
H. large puddcn, why take number. but
IL It's sma!! one, why, | don't take a, many-
As quick as they're done, take EN- up and
mash 'em as hne as can get EN-. I'm always
very particular about hut-some folks aint
they II let their pertaers be full Of lumps. |
never do; If there's Fnything hate. i,'s iumps
IN peraers-l wont have en-. Whether m
mashin perta,ers for puddens or vegetable use, !
mash 1t III there amt the size of Il lump in it
II cant get it fine without sitting. why, SIT il.
Once IN while, when I'm otherwise engaged. |
set the girl to mashln ont. Well. she. give it
three or four jams, and comes along Miss Mud.
law, Is The pertaters fine enoughf Jupiter Ram.
MN that's the time come Ms near gittin' mad
as ever allow myself to come, for make il n
pint never to have Jumps
Yes know it is very important. wha,
nextf
wa, then put in my butter; in winter time
melt 1t little, not enough 10 make it ilv, bu:
just SOS to soften H.
How much butter does it requirer
Mal always take butter accordn' TO the size
oi the pudden; large pudden needs a good
sized lump . butter, but not too much Aud
IN always particular to have my butter fresh
ana sweet Some folks think its DO matter
what SOFT o butter they use for cool,ip, but
don't OF all things, do despise strong, row .
rancid butter. For PHYS suke have your but.
ter fresh
How much butter did you savr
wal, that lcuruds na I e,ii h,f,ro ~, ,.,o
sized pudden You want to make And another
thing regulates the quantity Of butter / use is
'he amount q cream | take. ! ALWAYS out i'm .
more or less cream-when have abundance a. .
,ream put IN cons Ierahle and when its scarce.
why, use more butter than | otherwise should .
But You must be particular not TO get in too
much cream. There's a great deal IN having
ust the right quantity, and so it i, with all .
he ingrcjlcnces. There amt better puddcn
n the world than pertater puddcn when it's
made right, but faint everybody that makes
EN- right. | remember when ! lived in Tuck
'rtown, l was yisltn' to Squire IIumphrey's
me time; / went III first company in Tucker.
own-dear me, this is 4 changeable world
Wal, they had what they called Ier,ater pud.
len Tor dinner Good land OF all the pul.
lens I've often occurred to that ruddcn since
md wondered what the Squres wife was think.
10 such things IA them DAYS, and didn't know
low TO do anything as well as do now
>ecesSitys the mother Of invention. Experi.
nee is the best teacher after all
DO YOU swceten tf
%, yes, to be sure, it needs sugar--the best a
ngar, too, not this wet, soggy brown sugar
some lulks never think o using good brown
ugar to cook with, but for my part | won't
ave no other
How much sugar do you takef
wal that depend, altogether on whether YOU
alculae TO have saas for it, Some likes saas
ou know, and then agn some don't So, when
calculate for saas, don't take so much sugar;
nd when don't calculate for saas, make it
w@et enough To eat without saas Poor Mr..
indIaw was great hand for puddcr saas. ,
ways made 1t for him, good rich saas too ]
ould afford to have things rich before he was {
Unfortunate IN business, (Mudlaw was sent TO I
'tates Prison for horse steaing) | like saas nv. {
ell too aud the Curncl and the children are all :
reat on saa', tho Miss Phlpot prefers the p.
en- e. without s0"'' and perhaps you'd EsS.a(
nthost. II 81, you must put in sugla
lgly. l always make it a pint
weet enough when they are
As
And don't You use eggs
Certainly eggs is one
rnCes'
How many does
'Wal, when eggs
nd when they'rcI
luugh ! had rat(
beat EN- we'll
'oroughly beat
les my patience D.
round me that won
20 we had dark
ne dav ] was pai,l
81 goods, aiS(
lie respectfully NMlyifS(
When all received, the s;ork~
than uRus, The selections wt'r n,1He with th
6csi possible care II the :irs Of New York all,
Philadelphia. !, is believed the wishes OF The com
mlnliy tan nearly ait BE me-: Tie following lis