Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-11
" Wall, somethin'," said Matte.

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felt not little important at being able to
give so much information. After awhile
she pulled paper parcel out Of her
pocket. This is maple sugar" she said,
unfolding it. Do you like it,"
Oh, yes!" said Nellie, eagerly. els
that maple sugar ?n looking into the paper.
i thought it always came in cakes"
Wall, it don't" said Matte. eve
had some in cakes, but it's all gone, and
ma'am gave me this. It's frst-rate.
Ma'am sweetens coffee and pies with it.
You jest give me somespoons and saucers.
and I'll show you what's goodr,
| Nellie brought the saucers, which Mat
tie filled with snow, and then spread a
bountiful layer of sugar over the top.
" It's splendiferousr' said Nellie, after
she had taken a spoonful. kind of a
make-heliege ice-c cream, isn't it? Do you
like ice-cream?"
8 never see any," said Matte, family.
The scales shifted now; Nellie went up
and Matte came down.
Never saw any? Why, we have it
| tor dessert real often in summer. We al
ways have it at parties"
do you?' said Matte. "Can YOU
make it,"
don't know" said Nellie, slowly,
| thinking. g Perhaps L could. I've seen
Bridget do it ever so many times!"
Lets make some now" said Matte.
"I'll help lots. How do you begin ?''
rising up and stepping about energetically.
Let me see," said Nellie, thoughtfully.
Oh, Bridget puts on the milk to heat.
then she beats up the eggs and sugar, and
stirs it in. When it gets cold, she freezes
| it."
That's awful easy" said Matte,
pushing up her sleeves. Come, let's be-
gin"
Do you think Aunt Martha would like
| it,"
Like it? Of course she would! She
| amt stt7agy! Here's a stew-pan right
under the sink walking out into the
kitchen. "The milk's in here" going to-
ward the pantry.
ooh, don't! I'll get it," said Nellie,
remembering her aunt's orders. Nellie
| brought out a pan full of milk and Matte
filled the stew-pan and set it upon the
stove.
81 don't know how many eggs it
| takes!' cried Nellie from the pantry; ''I
think SIX will do, though" She came
out with the eggs in large earthen bowl
| which she had seen her aunt use. Matte
| broke the eggs, while Nellie went to Get
| the sugar. a..
Il don't see any but this" she said
bringing out the bowl from the china
| closet
"She keeps it in big box" said Mat
tie. You hunt for it. Let's have il
real sweet!' t.5#
Nellie had some qualms of conscience
| az she went poking among boxes and
baskets, but she found the sugar and
brought out enough to satisfy Mattie's
sweet taste.
80 dear, dear! the milk is boiling
Overt" screamed Nellie. "See, it is all
| over Aunt Martha's nice stover'
Matte caught dish-towe! and lifted
off the stew-pan, setting it down on the
spotless white floor. How can we ever
clean the stove?" said Nellie, soberly.
"Oh, never mind that; it'll all burn
OFF, said Matte. Come, what'll we do
| next?" #t
A sense of her Importance as directress
came over Nellie again, and she turned
from the smoking stove
1--WE must stir in the eggs and sugar.
she said. "I'n put the bowl on the floor
and stir while you pour in the milk. y
Much of the milk went on the floor, and
Matte wiped it up with the dish-towel.
DO you put any spice in?"
"Oh, [ forgot" said Nellie; " which do
you like best: lemon, or vanilla, or straw.
berry,"
| "S'pose you put in a little of all of
em ~ said Matte, whose ideas of ice
cream were very vague. Only lemon
| could be found, so that was settled. .r.
81 can't find any freezer" said Nellie
eve must take this tin pail''-bringing
| out three-quart pail.
Matte proceeded at once to empty the
contents of the bowl into the pail. She
spilled about fourth of it in the opera
ton and the towel did mop-service again.
Now we must carry it outdoors to
| COOL" said Nellie;;" then we'll bring it
| into the kitchen to freeze iti''
&C In this kitchen, where the great roar
in fire is 2" said Matte, who had Just
stuffed the stove with wood. "Now, Mel
lie Lee, you've been cheatin' me-you
don't know how to churn ice-cream!"
u don't think you are very polite"
said Nellie, stiffly. q didn't say you
cheated about the candles and things!"
"Well, that's sensible-this amt: Why
don't we freeze our ears and fingers in the
Kitchen"
Il suppose we might if we tried" said
Nellie, with a little toss of her head.
Anyway, Bridget always freezes her
cream in the kitchen right in the summer
when it's as hot as fire everywhere"
Matte came down little at this; but
although she helped Nellie to find an
empty butter irkin in the shed and bring
in a painful Of snow and a basin of salt