The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-12-04


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!" Now, what do you do with them I"
said Minnie. "There ain't many,"ile add
ed, as he looked at the little green balls
rolling about at the bottom of the huge
market basket, and then eyed the large
pile Of shells on the floor.
"You boil them, of course" was
Georges answer.
ooh, suppose we go down"
Wei, come along" said George, Ia
king up the basket.
The fire burned brightly; Jennie had
left all in good order. and the prospect was
not bad for the amateur cooks.
"What do you boil them in, George 2"
asked Minnie.
"Ob, anything"
Pus where is il z"
SIN some Of the closets, I guess"
Susy would certainly have tainted could
she have seen the overhauling of her neat
~ arranged closets that followed.
"Thir." Minnie dragged forth a pot
large enough TO boil about twenty pounds
of meat in.
eyes"
In they went, unwashed.
Hot water or cold!"
Either"
"All right, that's done'
"Now the asparagus. How do you fix
i. 2" .....
/" / wonder if you roast mutton in this
thing" said George, holding up very
large pudding dish.
"Yes." George determined to find a
book on cookery, written by a man, the
very next day.
"You boil asparagus, don't you'"
George asked Minnie. II
eyes here's tin thing that's long and
shallow; | guess that's for such things"
And dripping pan came forth to sight
from the closet.
The asparagus fitted it like charm, as
both men declared, and water was added
and got on the range.
The mutton next went on the pudding
dish, into the oven.
"Come let's 90 up stairs again, it's fear
fully hot here" said George.
"But the dinners''
ooh, that's go: nothing to do but cook
till three o'clock"
"Ob, George, here's the potatoes ~
Another pot was produced, and the pc,
tatoes with about two gallons Of water to
the half peck of Murphes put on the fire.
Smoking, chatting, reading, and little
practice on the violin filed up the morris
ing, though George declared it was hor-
rid SLOW" and Minnie wondered what on
earth women did with themselves.
IIalf-past two brought home three hun>
cry men to dinner.
Leaving the cooks to "dish up" they
all adjourned to the parlor to cool them
selves Thatt was rather dusty there was
not noticed. Jenny had mads the beds
before she left, but busting the paror was
Susv's work, and her early start had pres
vented her from doing it tina. morning.
"George"-Minnie's voice was very
dolctul.
What"
"The fires out"
"Out?"
81 wonder if anything's cooked ~
"The asparagus is burnt fast to the
PAN"
$50 is the meat"
"The potatoes 2"
"Broken all to pieces and floating about
in the water
"These peas are all mushy, Minnie ~
PunctuaIity is the spirit of dinner,
cried Joe from the parlor it's ten Minis
utes past three O'clock
"Go set the table," growled George at
Minnie.
1t was unique in its arrangement, that
table, as the gentlemen set down to dim
ner. The meat figured on An enormous
dish, with An ocean of white china sur
rounding its sunken proportions. The po-
tatoes in little Jumps, unskinned, we're
piled in a fruit dish the green mush
which Minnie had with infinite difficulty
fished from the big meat pot, was served
on red earthen plate, and the stalks OF
asparagus were in the salad bowl. The
table cloth was awry and the napkins were
omitted altogether from the table.
Where's the gravy?" was Joes first
question.
"There wasn't any"
"The meats burned.'
cts stone cold" cried another voice
"What's this!" said a third, digging
into pile Of peas.
"Faugh y folio we'd the daring attempt
10 eat some asparagus.
"Never mind" said Joe, "Rome wasn't
made in day. Give US some bread and
butter and pickles, George"
"No, not pickles, preserves, George"
said Charley.
"Susy locked them both up" cried
Harry. laughing. "She declared WON
an put them up, and if we wanted them
we must prepare them ourselves.
Minnie produced the Strawberries. and
the gentlemen declared they had dned su.
perDly.
"You fellows clea. away" said Minnie
'we're tired"
You wash up. don't you!" queried
Joe.
eyes"
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