The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-11-02
Leaves from the Diary of {
Young HOusekeeper.-NO. Y.
PRIZE ESSAY BY LAuRAE. LYMAN, STANFORD, CT.

the coming of this month! The air is so
bracing, and Nature wears her most gor-
geous lveryof russell and brown and gold.
She has just put on the mellow, warm tints
that presage the coming irosts. Summer
still fingers lovingly in the lap of autumn,
arraying herself III her most facinating garb
that We may more sadly mourn her depar
ture. All the morning | have been in the
garden gathering seeds for next spring they
are wrapped up in little packages, carefully
secured with twine, labeled and put away in
the seed basket for furture use. Taking the
hint from Edwards practice, | selected the
seeds from the largest and most perfect
plants, so as to improve the varieties. By
continuing thus, hope in two or three years
to have the very best seed of everything
which the garden produces.
October 12th.-l am in the midst of my
preparations for the Fair which is to take
place next week. and find myself absorbed
in the very natural house wiiely ambition to
carry off some of the prizes which have
been offered. If fail it will not be for
want OF effort on my part, but because some
more successful competitor has more knowl-
edge, skill and experience than possess
For several days the cows have been turned
into the wheat fields to feed upon the young
clover that has sprung up there since har-
vest; this will give the butter richer fla
vor and u more golden color to the butter
than the pasture they have been in lately.
| The abundant care have ALWAYS taken Of
my milk and cream is redoublcd. Every
day scald my pans in hay water that they
may be perfectly sweet, and watch my milk
carefully, using my best Judgment in remov-
ing the cream from it at Just the right mo.
mcnt This morning | churned, and more
| fragrant, golden, delicious butter ] never
saw in my life. have worked it over once,
and Just before dark shall do so again, and
mould it into the shape of pineapple
foug of the humps will just fill ~ little shall
low hcmlock iirkin Edward bought Tor me,
to put them III to carry to the fair. They
will weigh about three pounds each. Besides
my butter, am going to take to the fair
some Boston brown bread, which is quite II
novelty in these parts, and my parlor rug.
October lIM.--To-day made my brown
| bread. Last night Siitcd two quarts OF
corn meal, and wet 1t IN warm buttcrmlk
from my last churning, and set it to soak
over night. This gives it full time TO swell,
| and extracts all the sweetness Of the meal,
which is fresh ground, and of this year,
growth. lhls morning added a pint OF
the best molasses, two pnts and half OF
| rye meal, some salt, buitcrmlk sufficient TO
molsten The whole, and soda to ncuIralizc
inc aciu OF the buttornlk. After mixing
all The ingredients thoroughly, put II into
a large carthcn pan and baked 1t three hours
IN Il moderated heated oven, being careful
to preserve the heat at uniform tempera-
iurc. little OF the dough put IN a SINAI.
Ter pan, and Edward declares it is the best
brown bread ! ever made, but suggests that,
as many object to the hard crust formed over
inc top OF the loaf by this long baking, |
had better make another loaf Tomorrow,
and steam ii III my pudding pan. There Is
no crust at all upon bread cooked in this
way, ana It's hayor, too, is different from
mat which Is baked
NY rug, which has been so much admired,
and winch resembles tapestry earpetlns so
closely That everybody takes 1t Tor an I'M
ported article, made OF carpet thrums, pnr
chased az IL carpet iactory. lhey cost only
two dollars but such ~ rug as made OF
lhcm c9uid not be purchased Tor less than
Ten GolIars. NY own labor IN Its n'ahu'ac'
lure never count; u was a recreation IRON
nnc3n;, GIlcd ""I nyser1nw;r', WIFI n;,h G,wo