Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-07-03

well, and bake il till done"
"Scicntifiy pomcroy cheese pudd'n," soilo-
quized Susy, swell, I've heerd Of cheese cake
afore now, and | do'no why there shouldn't be
cheese pudd'n; p0nIe,0y cheese pudd'n-its a
nice soundin' name, sure, I'll have it to-mor-
row | won't say nothin', but I'll have it to-
morrow; I'll go right out thus minnit, and see
to ;hc cream and the eggs, and all that scien-
tihy pomeroy cheese pudd'n! well that does
sound mighty NICE"
Poor Susy. her obtuse intellect could not
penetrate the depths of sarcasm, nor follow the
intricacics of lahorcd satire; she houndcred
through that long editorial in hopes of fishing
up some new dainty, and the conclusion furnish
ed her with grand materials.
Now the cream of the afiar-not thr cream
of the "pudd'n,' was this a large and select
company of city friends, very flstidous. gentccl
people had been invited 10 dine on the morrow
and that same editor of that same village paper,
who was sort of nabob, in the placc, as all vii
lagc editors in AL country villages are. OF ought
10 be, had received summons to pariake Of the
good things witt the rest. Mrs Lane. the mo-
,her' director nurse and hou.chccpcr in one,
was accordingly anxious that everything should
come off right her bin of fare was all arranged
with the exception of the pudding s., towards
evening she just stepped into the kitchen and
addressed SuSy thus.
Nov. SuNy, which of your good puddings
shall VIC have tomorrow Shall il be plum. or
baked APP
On IH make the pudd'n," exclaimed susy,
cutting her short
"WoH, of coursci bpt I was thinking Of the
h'Ht; perhaps birds Lest, or d cusiari or
don't you think "a"
'Oh, ~ make the pudd'n," said susy, again.
with additional emphasis don't you have no
sort OF fear; Il; ms lone. and III set as iinc a
pudd'n before Your great folks, a, they ever got,
! guess don't believe they even so much as
heerd OF scientiiIy pomeroy cheese pu5l'n,"
She muttcred in n low tone to herself
Mrs. Lane, hurried and worried. only said,
wen. SuSy, leave it with YOU altogether, on
ly do your Best"
"Wont thought" chuckled Susv. when left
alone; won't | show EN- what country cooks
c7H co' Scientiiiy pomcroy cheese puddn;
amt that a name fit for ANY Kings table,
SuSy was not the first person taken in ly a
high-soundng titlcj isn't there s,methi,,g in a
name?
The morning came; there stood the crc.,a
on the dresser, as yellow rs mariyold: the
eggs were beaten to froth; sugar, spices. nll
were ready, and Susy, bright and neat as a new
pm, went lidgetting round, waiting for her mis-
treSS to join the excursion. made up expressly
Tor me city party; they were going TO the fails.
Mrs Lane just ready to start. looked in for
second. ''Susy,' said she, 'it's too bad to
leave You alone have YOU decided about the"
"Ch. III make the pudd'n.' cxclaimc Susv,
httlr inpaticntly 1t shall all he ready when
YOU sit back ! you've trusted me before" she
added with an impatipn, toss OF the head. and
to work hurried the good. simple airl' "e seem ''
es her mistress disappeared. 10 gfote pp he
cbe,s,
Dinner time came, ana sa,v sixteen expectant
idct ranged round the extension" and full
justice did sixteen good appetites do 10 the line
tnTAey, chickens. and chicken fXin's, that were
served ont with alacrity.
Meantime. in the kitchen, .ssus, had ranged
NE pudding pans on the pine table, ready Tor
diShlng.
They look nice ON the top, that's certain"
She murmured. snuiiing somewhat suspiciouSly;
the fac, is, they didn't sa,eR as good as thcy
looked and when Susy had turned them into
the dishes. her heart failed her; s,f-i medley
as they presented Pools of butter, clod, Of
curdied cream, floating cloves. bits of cheese,
ana musi\; uncertain color, marked tie Sci
entl7! pudd'n as something really remarkable.
Io"t SuSy She had only time TO spread over
ihe crust which She did in kind Of despair.
before the summons came; and "scicntify"
mat.h onin ali the glory OF is odur. and was
set down night opposite the good hostess. when
Su,y Shtan> out into the kitchen, and vanlv
WISHED She was The grey old tahby in the cor
ner, purrlng SO contcntedlv.
Ihree times Mrs. Lane drew the spoon for
ward appalled,, aud then with q falleiing hand
dealt out the delcctAble compound. The guests
looNcd down, the "pudd'n" looked up; ii evi-
dontiy promised to be hard to take :" each one
waited for his sncighhOr, andaS the sixteen SPOONS
raised almost -
preston Of rititul uncertainty o. sal upon the
elongated ylsa.es there, WAS a sight to behold.
After the first mouthG might be heard slnoth-
erea oo"H lng inside of poc&et-han lkerchiefs.
ana good breeding only, KEEP, the guests from
Spr'mglnS nom the table and upsetting the "pud-
Mrs Lane was ready to weep for vexation;
she saw that SuSy hadmade failure. and very
strange one; she rang the bell instantly, and
the Girl appeared. "Do tell me Susy what you
mare been fixing up? its not lit ior'-thc hogs,
she would have said, but proprie,y restrained
her.
"Peosc, ma'on," burst out TIE poor girl, the
l9ng-reStroined tears rolling over her round
checks, please ma'om. its new kind |
thought 1t would he the very best, for it's the
scienliiy-pomeroy y-cheese-puddn that I
read about in the-the paper-yestcrday," she
screamed now, fairly sohbing hysterically.
No sooner had the words escaped her. than a
solitary individual burst forth amid the sup
pressed tittering, with one of the loudest cachi-
nations that ever saluted ears polite; he cd,tor
mt eateI SpoDGtM QfhiS oscn p,,ddn, little
thinking, when he so wickedly carricatured the
sins Of the times, that he was getting up a fancy
feast tor his own particular benefit The story
explained, the sequel may be imagined; suffice
It TO say that Susy Katury has never from that
time to this, mado "scientiify puld'n," with
out first consulting her mistress.-Bostoa Oljre
BrdNch.
ALIGAToRs' NEsrs.-They resemble hay
cocks, four feet high, and five in diameter at
their bases. being constructed with grass and
heritage. First, they deposc one layer of eggs
on floor of mortar, and having covered this
with second stratum Of mud and hcrbage, eight
inches thick, lay another set of eggs upon that,
and so ON to the top, there being commonly
from one to two hundred eggs in a nest. With
their tails they then beat down round the nest
the dense grass and reeds five feet high, to pre-
vent the approach Of unseen enemies.
The female watches her eggs, until they are