Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-01-05

shite geranlums- The girls them
selves, all with white aprons and jauntv
muslin caps, were to wait upon the
people and pass the lemonade and cake
after the prizes had been given.
The committee had their room back
of the hall; and after the commence
neat of the entertainment, when every
dish had been seen first by the audience,
they were carried to the committee to
be Inspected. There were seats i'm the
haii but the people promenaded as the
oand played; and when the readings
were given out, they sat down and lis
tened. By-the-way, Bob was not put
on the tasting committee, and he saws
he shall not forgive him as long as he
lives. | know he will before Christmas,
though. Bob never picks up quarrel
with any of us during the month OF
December.
Just here L must tell you a Dit of con-
yersation L heard between Uncle Seth
and mother the nigns before the cook
ing-match.
81 think you have planned capital
thing, Seth, to interest the girls i'm
cooking. There has not been such an
excitement in Riverbanks for months
and that is a branch of hOusewifery
they all neglect, at least nearly all. l
heard young lady say the other day
that she was going to housekeeping i'm a
week and do her own work, but she had
never cooked anything in her life but
chocolate caramels."
"Yes," said Seth, sand the worst
feature of il is, they boast of their ig-
norance."
''They won't do that in Riverbanks
now for you have made it the fashion to
cook. But why did you add fancy tea
dishes?''
because so few women understand
cooking them, and savory bit at tea is
always appreciated. Something beside
pies and cakes, or instead of them
something with character to it. Brains
can be used in cooking as well as any
thing else.''
''Calf brains and pluck?" asked
mamma. laughing. e-I
"No; New England brains and New
England pluck, which all our girls
have If they wOuldl dlonly Use them. By
the way, Maria, do ,you remember that
Turkish piil0t, pronounced pelGhf, a
decoction of rice boiled in rich mutton
broth and tomato w ater, and a great
favorite in Turkey Helen used to make
from the receipt / brought from Con-
4 stantinople? No oele else could ever dc
it so well as the pee pie in the East, ex-
cept Helen-my Helen, you remember.
f, Marial"
l had been wonds ring who this Helen
could be, whom \ had never before
heard of; but whe1r he spoke in lower
tone and said .'my Helen" then knew
While the people were listening to
the music, L Slipped into the back room
to see Uncle Seth. The committee were
buZZing like three great bumble-bees,
and Uncle Seth was looking on quietly,
rubbing his hands and smiling, when,
suddenly, the three women all stopped
suffering and held up their hands i'm
horror and wonder. ! At last one of them
spoke: 'What in the world is this
mess ~
Then the third SAWS: SIT is colored
salmon" As if that in itself were
enough to condemn it.
Then the third, as if new idea had
occurred to her, proposed TO taste it.
"You may" said the first, "I don't
want to. It's something from the sham
ties, L know"
Hacked You ougbt To have seen his
face. first he turned red. and then white
and then went back 10 his chair.
What could it be? Whatever it was.
only one woman dared 70 taste il. and
by universal consent it was put aside.
Then l went round by Uncle Seth and
said softly:
"What do you suppose it is? A kind
of witch compound
Eyeofnsu, and the of frog -.E-
Wool q bat and ox!et,s wing.
nose Oh i"rk ana iai'ar : nps
1T would take the nose OF TURK To
know 1t; or else mille' said he. Bring
II here, Pollie- Let me try It. 1 don
want any OF the glris 70 be disappointed;
SO brought 1t, and he tasted 1t, and
said:
es. II Is Piuo,r, Just WHAT thouSit.