Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-02-11


dings and griddle. cakes, but their pecu
liar solidity frustrated all such attempt
to economize. But when the case ap
peared perfectly hopeless, had still on,
resource. There was wide ditch be
! hind the garden, and in its dark water,
| buried my biscuit out of my sight. In
experienced girls should never commenc,
housekeeping without q convenient ditch
at hand. But my troubles did not enc
here. In an evil hour neighbor's her
hatched big brood of ducklings, which
in due time, found their way to my caeht
of provisions. The biscuit, so long in
soak, now had resurrection, and re
member watching the poor fowls as they
vainly tried TO divide them with theil
strong bills.
"My dear Hattie" said my husband
one morning, after the usual toll Of
breakfast was over, "don't you think
you could learn to make raised bread ? .
al cannot tell; am quite discour
aged"
"You have learned to cook so many
things in SO short time," he went on
encouragingly, that / am sure if you
had some one to give you few hint;
about the best method you would sue
ceed admirably. Why do you not con
suit your mother? She is superior
cook"
You forget, Frank, how we resented
it when my mothers and sisters and aunt:
and, in fact, all our friends, united in
predicting our present perplexities. No
ii would be too mortiiying to go home
for counsel in this matter. Indeed, am
ashamed to expose my ignorance by con
sulting any one. / give all my visitors
bakers bread, and they, having it only
occasionally, seem to like it."
Suppose we try boarding, Hattie 2"
We cannot afford that and, besides
we want home by ourselves. You
would not be contented to give up oul
home liberties and privileges, Frank. L
it were not for the eternal bread ques
ton, we could get little enjoyment ou
Of life; but comfort now is out of the
question. | wish, Frank" | added pet
tishly, that you had married house
keeper, and had gone into a convent 2
His face flushed. "I was not finding
fault, Hattie. / am as ignorant as your
self, and | am sure / could not get along
with the countless Details Of kitchen
work half as skillfully and cheerfully a:
you do. think you will conquer this
difficulty in time"
"In time, if ever" responded ungra
ciously. hope there will be no bread
making in eternity"
He looked at me in surprise for mo
ment, but he did not reply. The mark
ed irreverence Of my language affected
him painfully; but he saw that | was il
too reckless mood to be reasoned with
After he had gone to his study l sal
down to think. l felt wicked and un
happy. / knew l had spoken unkindly
and ungenerously to my husband, whose
unwearied forbearance and gentleness
amid the Inconvenience caused by my
incompetency, had so often excited my
gratitude. Alas, that so much misery
could result from the want of loaf O.
good bread?
A sudden resolve inspired me. With
out waiting to clear away the breakfast
things, went to a kind old lady in the
neighborhood, and, after confessing my
ignorance, begged to be initiated into the
mysteries of bread-making.
"'There is no trouble" said the old
lady, eff you have good yeast"
"But l have tried yeast, and my bread
soured."
"You let it stand too long. 1t mus,
be put in the pans as soon as it is light
and then stand till it begins to come uF
again"
"But where can get good yeast p
"At the bakery. l get mine there
You can't help having good bread if the
yeast is right. Only be sure to bake j,
soon enough"
was soon on my way to the bakery
mile distant. The fresh air and pleas
ant sunlight soon had their usual genial
influence upan me, and began to gel
back my lost courage and cheerfulness.
"After ALL" l said to myself, !" must
succeed if | persevere. l am not natur.
ally dull, and I will learn to make good
bread if it takes me year"
procured pint of yeast and hastened
home with my treasure. determined
that the hosting" element should no,
be lacking in quantity; SO I put into the
-four all the yeast l had bought, only
adding cup of milk to moisten it suff
.,ookI.- II cp,oif 90 &c I1x.