The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-01-24
Letter from Mrs. starkey.


Ny old ailment-varicose veins-has
been worse than usual this fall part Of
/ the time ] had to lie down. We had
Giddy Fowler living with us better than
| two weeks. samuel grew very tired Of
her cooking. and complained good deal
/ lie is 90 fond Of corn bread-my Sam u
and not one Of the Fowlers can make
| II ht for body 10 eat ] don't want 60
/ bral, but do think my way OF making
l it j. very good indeed I will tel how
and ! hope some Of you will try IT,
Take three pints OF sour milk. or but
ter milk, and one cupful Of sour cream
stirred into IL. two or three eggs, AID a
teaspOOniul Of soda dissolved in a little
I tepid water salt to taste and then stir
IN AZ IA Ich coarse corn meal a. will make
a thick batter Put a lump OF butter the
size Of hulled walnut into the larrc
/ bread pan-the kim that will reach
across the ovcu-mclt d 80 that the whole
I pan is creased. pour Ia the batter aud
I then stir u with a spoon-irom the edges
IN toward the ccntcr-that the butter
may become incorporated with the bat
I tor. Bake in a hot oven II the hrc 10
I right u should bake Ia twenty or twenty.
i've mint .esi cut out In checks like
I 1 ngcr bread and serve hot the bat.
I ter b not 90 thick. the cake will be- tend.
cr, and crisp, aud light. and the very
thing TO eat with milk. broken in bita
like The New EarlanG foi'gs eat theirs.
] told eddy how made corn cake.
brit she felt wise and made Il her own
way. She put tho DR. soda into a pan Of
milk, broke the eggs into 30. tumhlcd in
the salt, aud then very deliberately siitcd
tao "a into it. all over the pan aud the
able. "a ned my rioose veins 10 tho
wall aud let hes 80 it. That cake The
soda was in brown rutess al through u.
but N, 6 az t.o bottom tae egg was Ia
.ougn stroaks like cotton rayclinra. .Gn4
IL had not raised one biz
Poor sam he lolled his tongue this
way aud that. and looked appenlingly
over at me. but didn. pity him 20 ray
much, for not six months ago had heard
him say to a neighbor that inca were
more profitable than women
Iflt after al the joke turned on me
and as none OF you can see me ] will tell
you how il was You see / piticd Gid a
little. and the next time she WIS ready
TO make corn cake ! had her 6.ing The
ingredients TO the lounge and l com
pounded il myself with the understand
ing that she was TO pretend 20 sam that
she bad made H.
After it was baked Il looked real nee.
but poor hubby. he only ate three pieces.
when he usually eats from Eve 90 seven
The girl waited and waited to hear IS bat
he world say, and finely she asked him
II IL wasn't pretty good Tie raised his
weak, watery eyes and said mournfully.
"Passably rather better than the last
one
Oh we we're 80 amused. the girl aud /
Sam was chopping on the ridge that day
A he drew on his home made mittens-
| told you last year how I made them
and buttoncd the belt Of his over shirt
preparatory TO starting out. ho looked
sadly at me and said. .Ill be 80 glad when
you get well. Rebecca times drag pow.
erfully I'm not myself a. you may say
n0thin goes right when my sparkling
jewel is abcd with the varicose VEINS -
The cookins not worth pickin ones teeth
over, and feel like n dove that's Lost its
mate but its not in natur. ! 'spose,
that Ia be iriskin round aud joyful like.
and you ailin'; honey. Kiss the captain.
be said. putting down his mufiled head.
and ! kissed him and then I wanted 10
be cheerful. and told him ! thought I'd
be up in a few days aud that Giddy was
improving in her cooking
At that be clustered out, "licr corn
cake Is nasty, positively mean. and II I
have TO eat such stuff a. we bad to-day.
III get the dyspepsia. That was more
than could stand. and covered my
head and tried 10 hide the laughter that
almost convulsed me. ! managed TO hold
in until be was gone, and then Giddy and
| enjoyed the situation immensely. The /
poor old fellow he . like the growing
little boy who thinks nobody can cook I
like mother"
While sam is ehopping be i 90 hard 1
on his clothes that made him an over
suit that will stand the wear and tear Of I
the brush AID splinters--a pair Of denim .
overall and q nice roomy. serviccablc 4
roundabout lie doesn't look 90 very
pretty. but ] console myself with the old /.
adage Of handsome j. that handsome I
does. The roundabout flares about the 4
lower edge 80 as 90 make a neat 90. and 4
the Ovcfalls are cut ike women used 10 .
cut little boys trowscrs. the front and .
back alike. 30 that he can wear them .
either way 1 did that for economy. 20 /
be wou.dt wear out the knees very soon.
] a body d.dA't see bis .oea and his nose. \
when he j. walking. they couldn't tell +.
which way my Sam was traveling-to or /
from
When Giddy came to work FOR me. the /.
irst time she moulded bread she did u I
right on the table. She had never been
accustomed % tho use Of a bread board .
Mine j. q white linden board about cish. 4
teen inches wide and two feet long with .
small strips put on the ends 90 Keep it /
from splitting or warpinr We keep Ia 4
laid on the -four barrel. and IL can BE- .
kept as white aud clean as one desires .
II any Of you who read this are ia thu .
habit Of using your dining or kitchen .
table TO make bread and pies on. you will /
think my plan much better and tidier.
nsd a great saving Of work With al .
these little couvcnicnces a woman need .
make no muss on baking day Some girls .
always put back in the flour barrel the .
Hour left ia the pan or tray alter baking
We always slit u first on the bread board.
and then there Is no danger Of hinty bits .
being found in the hou. Girls should be .
taught this little item ia housewifcry .
when they first begin % learn tho mya-
terry OF making good bread But there \
comes my dear old duck now with a bag \
Of squashcs on his back and a pumpkin /
ia bis hand ! know what that nice 4
pumpkin means. and those squashes that !
are like roasted chcstnuts dear old pard /
Mas SAN SrAEKEY.