The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-11
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HOW THEY MADE ICE.CREAM.
BY F. A, BLAISDELL.

Lee at last decided that Nellie might re-
main. Nellie was delighted that the lot
fell upon her, but she soon found that the
old house with herself and Aunt Martha
alone in it was quite different place from
the same old house when filled with the
guests and the light and joy of festival
occasion.
There were two houses on the Lee farm.
Originally it had been two farms. Since
the death of her father Miss Martha had
still continued to live in the old home
stead, while the family who carried
on the work of the farm occupied the
other house, about an eighth of a mile
away.
| In week after her parents went away
| Nellie began to feel that she had exhausted
all the resources for amusement which the
old house contained, and, like Micawber.
was longing and waiting for something to
turn up.
After dinner Aunt Martha said:
Nellie, | must 90 over to the other
house this afternoon and see about the
spinning"
"Oh, aunt, can go with YOU"
1.-The Grimes boy is coming for that
bag of turnips in the 'ccllar-way,' when
school is out, and there must be some one
here to let him in"
"Oh, auntie, you won't leave me here
alone, will you?" said Nellie, with wO-
| full cOuntenance.
mo, dear! or, lcastways, not hut lit
tie while. am going to send Matte
Parker over to stay with you. She is
rather mischievous sometimes, but guess
you will be able to keep her in order with
your trim ways"
Nellie frightened up at this cOmpIi-
ment "Aunt Martha appreciates me, "
she thought. mast tell you, here, that
Nellie had earned the title Of little mis-
chief" at home. Aunt Martha knew this,
but she thought the best way to break
her of her fault was to trust her as far as
possible
The sitting-room stove must not be
touch ed until | come back" continued
Aunt Martha Matte knows how to
keep up the fire in the kitchen, 50 | shall
tell her to do it, because you are not used
to it and might burn yourself. There is
dish Of apples for you, and lido not wish
YOU to allow Matte to 90 anywhere in the
house except III these two rooms. | am
sure can trust you" 81.
" Yes, ma'am," said Nellie, "Tll re-
memberr
Aunt Martha walked away, leaving
Nellie mistress of the occasion.
She watched from the window, wonder
ing what kind of girl Matte was, how
she looked and what she should say to
her She soon saw little body in plaid
shawl, red worsted hood and blue mittens
coming toward the house. Dear me,
she's not like any girl | ever sawH'
thought Nellie. G. wonder what | shall
ever say to her!' And Nellie shook out
the folds of her pretty blue dress, and
smoothed down her white apron with
quite ludicrous air of perplexcd impor-
tancc "She will knock, of course"
thought she, "and | must open the door
and ask her to walk in" but to Nellie's
surprise the door opened and Matte
walked in as though she were quite al
home.
They stared at each other moment
Matte was evidently little over-awed by
Nellie's fine appearance.
Wont you take off your things and
take seat? ~ said Nellie, when she rec,
objected herself Matte did so. Silence
again!
"It is beautiful day." said Nellie, al
last.
"No, t'aintr' said Matte, quickly, {" it's
cloudy. Father says it's goin' to snow"
"Ohw said Nellie, family.
How are your papa and mamma? p
said Nellie, desperately, after another
pause.
"Well enough, l guess. Fathers
chopin and maam's dippin' candlesr
"Ohl" said Nellie, again, quite at loss
what those occupations might mean
Another silence; then Nellie ventured tc
ask:
"What does she dip the candles into"
Martha stared a moment, then laughed
good -naturedly and said:
"Why, taller, of course! Ain'tyou green
though? Some folks runs their candles
but ma'am thinks it's too much bother, Sc
she dips her'n.'
"Oh" said Nellie, again, more per
picked than ever. "1never saw anybody
dip candlesr' r.- .rrg. ...
Didn't you, now? that's funny
have, hundreds of times. You see, ma'an
has lots of round sticks about so long,
measuring with her arms. "Then sh
cuts off wicking twice as long as candl
and hangs it over the stick, and then hang
the stick between two chairs-so," placin.
two chairs about two feet apart. "Sh
twists the two ends that hang over tn
stick together so it makes one wick. Sh
puts on as many wicks as I'll hang withou
hittin' together, and then fills anothe
stick and hangs on the chairs till the,
won't hold any more. Then she melts
whole kittle full of taller, and keeps a
dippin' of 'em in-so," lifting an imagi
nary stick full of wicks and dipping then
into an imaginary kettle of tallow. g
little taller sticks every time, till by'mb.
they are big enough" ...
81 know now," said Nellie; "dippins
candles is making them! They grow biz
just like icicles, don't they?"
"Wall, somethin'," said Matte.
The ice being broken Matte went Oh
to tell Nellie, who had never been on
farm before, many things of farm life
! Nellie asked so many questions that Mat
tie thought her little ignoramus in spite
of her fine dress and city manners, and
felt not little important at being able tc
give so much information. After awhile
she pulled a paper parcel out of hel
pocket "This is maple sugar" she said
unfolding it. Do you like it p
ooh, yesp said Nellie, eagerly. " Is
that maple sugar ?" looking into the paper
81 thought it always came in cakes"
"Wall, it DON'T" said Matte. "We
had some in cakes, but it's all gone, and
ma'am gave me this. It's first-rate
Ma'am sweetens coffee and pies with it
You jest give me some spoons and saucers
and I'll show you what's goodp' =
| Nellie brought the saucers, which Mat
tie filled with snow, and then spread
bountiful layer Of sugar over the top.
"It's splendiferousr said Nellie, aftel
sha had taken A spoonful, ''Kjp@ of {