The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-11
How Mother Ibid 1t.

IT we were to suggest one thing
which above all other things coInbin-
ed, would most contribute to the hap
piness Of the young housekeeper, it
would be TO learn TO cook as the hlls-
bands mother cooked. Mother used Z
to make coffee so and so; and mother
used to have such wafiles; ard mother
knew just how thick or thin to make
squash pie; and o, if [ could only
taste of mothers biscuit. Suci, are
the comments of tne husband and az
too many tables. Ii would only be u
little more cruel for the husband to
throw his fork across the table, or dash
the contents OF his teacilp in his wife's
face. The experience of contl.ite
husband who publishes his confession
in the Utica, IN. " Neraid, is good
reading for those men whose daily
sauce Is, .'how mother did it." He
says:
u found fault some time ago with
Maria AIMS custartl pie, and tried to
tell her how my mother baked cttstarl
pie. Maria made the pie after my
recipe. 1t lasted longer than any pie
we ever had. Maria sat it on the t;l-
bic every day for dinner, and you see
| could lot eat it because | forgot to
tell her to put i'll any eggs or shorten
ing. 1t Was economical, but in fit
OF generosity | stole it from the pantry
and gave it to poor little boy in the
nei2llborhood. The boys funeral was
largely attended by his former play
mates. | did not go myself.
''ihcn there was the buckwheat
cakes. told Maria Ann anv fool
could beat Eer making those cakes,
and she said had better try it. So
did. empticd the batter all out
OF the pitcher one evening and set
tie cakes myself. l got the flour
and the salt and water, and warned
by the past, put in liberal quar-
tity Of eggs ard shortening. / short
eued with tallow from roast beef
because | could not find any lard.
The batter did not look quite right,
and | lit my pipe and pondered.
\ east-yeast to be sure. ] had for
gotten the yeast. | went and woke
up the baker and got six cents
worth Of yeast. I set the pitcher
behind the sitting-room stove and
went to bed. In the morning | got
up early and prepared TO enjoy my
triumph but didn't. That yeast
was strong enough to raise tie
dead, and the batter was running
all over the carpet. / scrapel it up
ard put it into another dish. 1hen
| got fire in the kitchen and
put on the griddlc. The first lot
OF calls stuck to the griddle. The
second dittoed, only more so. Maria
came down and asked what was
| burning. She advised ne to grease
tie griddle. / did it. One eEd of
| the griddle got too hot ard l
dropped the thing on my tenderest
corn, while trying to turn it around.
Finally the cakes were ready for
breakfast, and Maria got the other
things ready. We sat down. My
cakes did not have exactly the right
flavor | took one mouthful and it
satisfied me. | lost my appetite at
once. Maria would not let me put
one on her plate. | think those
cakes may be reckoned, dead les.
The cat would not eat them. In
dog ran off and stayed away three
days after one was offered him.
The hens won't go within ten feet
of them. | threw them into tie
back yard, and there has not been
a pig on the premises since. / eat
what is put. before me now, and do
not allude to my mothers system
of cooking.