American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-20
Gar 8eys ard girls.
HOW THEY MADE ICE-CREAM.
BY F. A. BLAISDELL.

HOW THEY MADE ICE-CREAM.
BY F. A. BLAIsDELL.
THE kitchen was as clean as hant
could make it, 1t was an old -fashione
kitchen in farmhouse away up in til
country
Nellie Lee was little city girl. Sh
had come to the country with her paren
and brothers and sisters to spend " Thank.
giving:'' Aunt Martha begged so har
for the company of one of the seven chi
dren through the winter that Mr. and Mrs
Lee at last decided that Nellie might r.
main. Nellie was delighted that the Il
fell upon her, but she soon found that tn
old house with herself and Aunt Marth
alone in it was quite different place fror
the same old house when filled with th
guests and the light and joy of festiva
occasion.
There were two houses on the Leefarnl
Originally it had been two farms. Sine
the death of her father Miss Martha ha
still continued to live in the old home
stead, while the family who carrie
on the work of the farm occupied tn
other house, about an eighth of mil
away.
In a week after her parents went ava
Nellie began to feel that she had exhauste
all the resources for amusement which tn
old house contained, and, like Micawber
was longing and waiting for something +
turn up.
After dinner Aunt Martha said:
"Nellie, / must go over to the othe
house this afternoon and see about tn
spinning"
5" Oh, aunt, can go with you ~
The Grimes boy is coming for tina
bag of turnips in the scellar-way,' wheI
school is out, and there must be some on,
here to let him in"
/" Oh, auntie, you won't leave me her,
alone, win you?'' said Nellie, with a wo-
full countenance.
No, dear! or, 1eastways, not but lit
tie while. I am going to send Matte
Parker over to stay with you. She i.
you will be able to keep her in order with
your trim ways"
Nellie frightened up at this compli
ment. ttAunt Martha appreciates me, ,
she thought. must tell you, here, thai
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
touched until / come back" continued
Aunt Martha. Matte knows how to
keep up the fire in the kitchen, so shall
tell her to do it, because you are not used
to it and might burn yourself. There is
a dish Of apples for you, and lido not wish
you to allow Matte to go anywhere in the
house except IN these two rooms. l am
sure can trust your
- Yes, ma'am," said Nellie, "I'll re-
Aunt. Martha walked away, leaving
Nellie mistress of the occasion.
She watched from the window, wonder
ing what kind of a 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 1 ever sawl''
thought Nellie. az wonder what / shall
ever say to herp' And Nellie shook out
the folds of her pretty blue dress, and
down her white apron with
quite q ludfcrous air of perplexed impor-
lance. "She will knock, of course, y
and ask her to walk in!" but to Nellie's
surprise the door opened and Matte
walked in as though she were quite at home.
They stared at each other moment.
Matte was evidently a little Over-awed by
Nellie's fine appearance.
"Won't you take off your things and
AXE a seat?' said Nellie, when she rec
,llected herself. Matte did SO. Silence
again!
:" It is beautiful day." said Nellie, at
asst.
aNe, faint" said Matte, quickly, " it's
cloudy. Father says it's goin' to snow!"
"Ohp' said Nellie, family.
How are your papa and mamma ?"
,aid Nellie, desperately, after another
"Well enough, guess! Fathers
,hoppin' and ma'am's dippin' candles!"
"Ohi" said Nellie, again, quite at loss
what those occupations might mean.
Another silence; then Nellie ventured to
lsk:
"What does she dip the candles into?"
Martha stared moment, then laughed
yood-naturedly and said:
" Why, taller, of counsel Amt you green,
hough? Some folks runs their candles,
,ut ma'am thinks it's too much bother, so
The dips her'n."
"Ohr said Nellie, again. more per-
,lexed than ever. 81 never saw anybody
lip candlesI'
Didn't you, now? that's funny! l
nave, hundreds of times. You see, ma'am
las lots of round sticks about so long"
measuring with her arms. "Then she
.uts off wicking twice as long as a candle
md hangs it over the stick, and then hangs
he stick between two chairs-so," placing
wo chairs about two feet apart. She
visits the two ends that hang over the
tick together so it makes one wick. She
outs on as many wicks as III hang without
littin' together, and then fills another
tick and hangs on the chairs till they
Won't hold any more. Then she melts a
Ii fill % tall and Goonc q
lippin' of 'em in-so," lifting an imagi-
,ary stick full of wicks and dipping them
nto an imaginary kettle of taliow. "a
little taller sticks every time, till by'mby
hey are big enough"
81 know now" said Nellie; "dipping
,andles is making them! They grow big
ust like icicles, don't they?"
"Wall, somethin'," said Matte.
The ice being broken Matte went on
o tell Nellie, who had never been on
arm before, many things of farm life.
Nellie asked SO many questions that Mat
lie thought her a little ignoramus in spite
If her fine dress and city manners, and
elt not little important at being able to
give so much information. After awhile
he pulled a paper parcel out of her
,ocket. "This is maple sugar, she said,
it, g Do you like it?'
"Oh, yesr' said Nellie, eagerly. " Is
hat maple sugar s'' looking into the paper.
{ thought it always came in cakes"
"Wall, it DON'T" said Matte we
lad some in cakes, but it's all gone, and
na'am gave me this. It's first-rate!
da'am sweetens coffee and pies with it.
Tou jest give me some spoons and saucers,
md I'll show you what's goodP'
Nellie brought the saucers, which Mat
lie filled with snow, and then spread
layer of sugar over the top.
"Its splendiferousp' said Nellie, atier
he had taken IA spoonful. Kind OF
make helieve ice-cream isn't it? DO you