Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-05-07
What alfred ETouscIxcep.
or got fOs. Dinner.

Nellie Wick, In the Ohio Etrp,ar.
sets forth what a tired and cross
housekeeper got for dinner one day
when house cleaning wns In full blast,
as follows:
In the first place she made a big
johnny cake but of course some-
thing must come before that--somo-
thing appetising and hearty-and
there We're four 10 eat 1T. 80 she
couldn't stand on her feet another
minute, but threw herself on tile
lounge, and called her little girl, nine
years old
"Bessie, Is there any cold meat in
the pantry ?"
''Yes. ma'am; two little pieces of
beef-not quarter enough for DIM
ner.,'
Sect tho chopplng bowl and knife
and chop IL iine." Bessie did 1t.
lis there any cold potatoes 90
~ few littlc ones"
"chop them up nicely with the
meat. And IL there any hrnad ex-
cept the small loaf saved for tea ?"
"fes, ma--some broken pieces aud
nice crusts.n
"Moisten them little with water.
and chop with the rest,n
ut Ia done, mamma"
"Now take an egg--or IL there are
plenty, take two--beat them and stir
In with The rest. Is there any other
eatable thing I'm the rantry?"
Just some butter and cheese, and
that's all.n e..
"Put In small lumpof butter and
let the cheese go."
"Its oil done. What a funny
mess, mammal"
"Very funny. Is there enough of
1t for dinner, do you think ?n s.
Il guess not, ma, If you and
should eat any,"
"Of course we must cat. Pour In
two thirds Of cup of sweet milk,
(water would do, if milk wasn't
plenty, then sift In q handful of
flour very carefully, so that Ii will
not lump. This will help the egg to
bind all together. Season 1t with
pepper and salt till II tastes savory.
Now IL Ii Is of the consistency OF
rather moist mince- meat, you may
put the frying. pan over tho fire, pat
in little lard, dip out the mixture
I'm large spoonsful, and fry ID as son
would fish.balls De sure that all
are well heated through, and
Drowned on both sides,p .......
When tho folks came to dinner,
Bessie dished up the balls In the new
tureen, and they looked tempting
enough. But men never think any
thing out of the common way can be
good until they we tried it 40 tho
tired hoaskeeper's husband looked
rather contemptuously Mt the dish,
and said:
"What kind of formation is that p
"Conglomerate," answered the
wife, spunkily, for she was feeling
anything but pleasant.
why, 1t tastes like dressing" re-
turned he, taking good sized mouth
full. "Did you make Ii to staG any
thing with ?r
"Yes," replied the tired house,
keeper.
"Well--but--" looking around the
table, "what's to be stufied?"
"A goose ~ said she, giving him
such look that he got off the track
Immediately.
well, they are excellent" said
he, taking two more cakes, "but |
should like to know what they are
made of. What's the foundation ?"
"The tureen." said she softly.
sis there any meat I'm them ?p
"Just q visible mixture"
"Any potato 2"
"All those little white bits arc po-
tato.n
Auy ckB
"Ali those yellow specks are egg"
ANY bread ?''
"All that soft STUFF Ii bread"
Anything else ?"
Nothing but -four, milk, butter,
pepper and salt"
"Well, they are capital" helping
the boys and Bessie again |; and by
the time that the originator of all
tins excellence was rested enough to
enjoy something there was just one
left on the plate, and her husband
looking loyeingly at that. So che
just folded her napkin and sat back
I'm her chair, and In minute 10 was
gone. But what women dosen't
count ID happiness to 90 hungry, III
only her cooking can be praised?