Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-07-16
humorous Selections.
GOING BY REc1pE.

good humored, and perfectly contented will
her own estimated powers she was just thu
best calculated maiden TO live in family o
ten teazing youngsters, who took some adyan
tage Of her own natural simplicity.
But Susy Katury, though neat and capable
and strictly honest, withal, had one very try
ing fault an absorbing passion for recipes
and an unconquerable habit Of trying almos
every one that came in her way so that Tn,
family were oitonor annoyed than benefited
or amused at the queer failures she made ir
the culinary department
One day Susy was sitting in the large
kitchen, her work all done and we'll done, her
tidy white apron enclosing every vestige Of
calico, so ample were its dimensions, and in
her chubby red hands the village "Sunboam,
from column TO column Of which her eager
little eyes few, in search Of advertisements
or, more rare good fortune, some opportunc
recipe Il happened that week, that the edi-
tor bad written a satire upon a widespread
and popular evil, and the caption Of his edi-
torial was erich and high seasoned Food.
/ Pleased with the title our good Susy read the
whole column with ayidity, swallowing the
piotcstotions Of the man of letters, that rich
cakes, grayics, confectionery, and so forth,
could do the systems no more harm than di-
lutcd lead, iron filings steel dust, ratsbanc,
arsenic, or any such harmless poison; read
lily taking them for truth and verify, as indeed
who would not; Towards the close, the
iacctous editor recommended a recipe, which
he said had been highly lauded, and which
be introduced under the high-sounding name
of scientific Pomoroy Cheese Pudding one
of the rarest and most delcctablo daintics ;
one OF the most hultless nicoties ever yet con-
coctcd for the satisfaction of poor, fallen, hui
man appetitos and went ON to give direc-
tions for making, as follows:
Take four pounds of flour, two pounds of
butter one pound of suet, one ounce of sale
ratus. quarter ola pound of whole cloves. two
eggs, four spoonsiu of mustard, to give fla
yor, ono pound of good old cheese, grated
fine Mis- well. and bake it till done"
"Sccnhtiy pomeroy cheese puddn,' solil-
oqui1ed Susy, "well, I've heard of cheese
cake alorc now, and | do'no why there
shouldn't be cheese pudd'n; pomUoy cheese
pudd h-it's nice soundin' name, sure, I'll
have it Tomorrow ! won't say nothin, but
III have it tomorrow; I'll go right out this
minnit. and see to the cream and the eggs
and all that scientfy pomeroy choe
pudd'n Swell that does sound mighty nicer'
Poor Susy her obtuse intellect could not
pcnctrate the dcnths Of sarcasm nor f,lio,y
the ntricacics Of a laborcd satire; she Aoun-
dered through that long editorial in hopes of
fishing up some new dainty and the conclu-
sion furnished her with grand materials
Now She cream of the afair-not the cream
OF Che "pudd'n,' was this a large and select
company of city friends, very lastidious. gen
teel people. had been invited to dine on tho
morrow; and that same editor of that same
village paper, who was sort of nabob in the
place, as all village editors in all country viii
ngcs are or ought to be, had received sum
mons to partakc of the good things with the
rest. Mrs. Lane, the mother, director. nurse
and houseleepcr in one. was accordinplv anx-
ions that everything should come off right +;
her bill Of fare was all arranged with the OK
coption of the pudding; SO towards evening
she just stepped into the kitchen and adj
dressed Susy thus:
Now, Susy, which Of your good puddincs
shall we have tomorrow Shall it be plum.
or baked APP"
"Oh, IN make the pudd'n,' exclaimed SUI
sy. cutting her short.
"Wen of course: but I was THINKING Of
the Kind perhaps birds nest. or a cnstard
or don't YOU think a."
ooh, Ri make the pudd'n." said Susv.
again. with additional emphasis don't Won
have no sort of fear: let me lone. and TN SET
as fine pudd'n before YOUR rrcot folks as