Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-05-11
MARTINsBURG, VA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY II, 1855


duty. First sir ran down TO the cellar and
brought up thebu,tcrmilk jar. holding almost
pailFul, them she ran back for the eggs, un-
tied half a pond Of salmratus, scattered
spoonful on the foor. and another on the ia
Bile. rolled it and lied it up; next turned her
buttermilk out and spattered new dress all
about the waist. splshed il over the table on
divers things, said Oh pshaw, picked up the
salnratus from the eoor, cleaned Der dress,
aud brought plate and ran to the meal room
and came back witbs heaping plate Of -four,
put it into the pan and stirred away. back
aud forth, till j; was al submerged in Jumps.
There was not -four cough; away she ran
again, and brought more; there was still not
enough, and the third ourney had to be made
in it was dashed, AID she stirred away till
her face glcwed like peony; all at once she
thought of her eggs. aud broke them into the
batter She had forgotten the salt, and ran
the fourth time into the meal room Now
her batter was too thick, and more milk had
to be used, and consequently the salnratus
paper bad to Undergo another operation III
nally, after much labor and toll, and az ex-
penditure Of much time, and waste Of mater
ial, the lumpy batter was ready for use. But
here was new trouble; the fire that was
just right half an hour before, was now ex-
haused the griddlc which had been set upon
the stove in the beginning was now burnt
rough, the kitchen aud the ante room was
full of che unpleasant smoke and odor of burnt
grease-the cakes stuck fast to the iron
two messes were wasted before the grddle
could be smooth; the dish cloths were in a
sad plight, aud the young lady bad expended
as much actual labor as would have prepared
u whole meal set the table and all -"
20 dear-that was me; anybody might
know the picture! But how would YOU have
managed ~
81 should have taken my pan, gone down
into the eeller and with my cup, which | keep
in the jar for that purpose, dipped the but
ter milk without scattering it. into my pan
then broke the eggs carefully into the milk
gone from there to the meal room and sifted
the proper quantity Of -four in. and stirred il
carefully, thus beating the eggs while stir
red in the -four dropgsd in little salt and
returned to the kitehce, all in Eve minutes
without having one thifg ont Of place, except
the egg shells. and ss5se should have re.
moved some other time, So you see, instead
of four Journeys to tashs cellar, two to carry
back, and four to the meal room, should have
done the whole work. saved my strength. savet
the wear and tear Of my shoes. saved the sol
of my dress, saved the fire, the annoyance
and the good half hour to something else, ant
had better mess of cakes for supper in The
bargain. And this is only one half hour saved
in getting supper, by one hand. Ittook three
that night longer to get tea By half, than il
would have taken me to have got it alcne.
But law me! here's the baby fast ASLEEP
the peas are al shelled, and my story must
be wound up, for It's time to whey off the
eurd If tits 5t of experience does you any
good. ] will tell you another story some day