Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-03
THE HOUSEHOLD.
"uelIa" Responds 90 che Call OF
"Grangcr's WIFE"

SEhhkeEH WhNs
lin cheerfuly giving place to this communication
the editors Of TIE PuGSIH take occasion TO cordially
second the suggestion It's writer makes relative TO
column on "Domcstic Economy" to be made up Of
contributions from our housewife readers. Nothinl
could please us better than 20 have this department
made an exchange for Homo and Farm topics Of everl
kind.l
Changers wife" asks what has become Of
"Rella." Well, Mrs. G., here | am still IN
the land Of the living, busy and happy, heart
and hands both full so full, in fact that find
but little time for writing communications
for the papers. Nevertheless, II had had
the remotost idea that Changers wife, or any
Of the other housewives, missed me, you
would have heard from me ere this. II TIN
PHOENIX will give us ROOM / see no reason
why we may not have column on Domestic
Economy every week II 'Grandmother's'
mothers and aunties will send in their receipts
and give us little hints as to tho best way Of
doing different kinds Of work, what help il
will be. Come, housekeepers, let's swap
experiences
| have been thinking what II difference
there is in the early training Of our young
essary for young man to spend great deal
of time in studying and preparing himself for
whatever trade or profession he wishes 70
follow in life When he is ready to go into
business for himself he has thorough under
standing Of the work before him. On the
other hand, the girls we send away from us
to homes of their own with little or no prac-
ticaI Lupuyt,d.,, Of tho ,pnrL tbo, ~. oV,.,t
cd to perform. Hence we have many i'll. or
dercd homes, many tired, discouraged Young
women TO whom housekeeping in all its de-
tails is a burden almost too great 10 be borne.
Oh mothers You haveag great wrong toauswcr
for in this A great deal Of unhappiness lies
at your door. Teach the girls to work then.
1t is far easier to do it yourself Of course, but
you cant get around your duty with any such
lame excuse as that. 1t will be thankloss
task too, at first Judging from my own ex-
periencc girls are not over and above fond of
work. 1t will require n great deal OF tender,
loving patience great deal of looking back
to the days of your own girlhoOd But a
wise woman will find many ways of making
even hart work pleasant and instructive.
by uuu ny = III uOnlth VI lutlI ONut lntbt RiIlh
you have taught to work will rise up and call
you blessed" Work to them is not drudg-
cry. With loving pride we hear them say,
mother did it so, or mother taught me
that, or mothers way is the best"
All yes Happy the girl who has learned
regular and orderly ways of doing work under
the watchful eye of patient, painsnking
mother. We have not all been 30 blest, but
by earnest aud p,rseyeriug cudcavors We may
attain to correct methods and regular habits,
without which house work is most irksomo
and slayish
| came near forgetting my object in writ
ing l was going to send some receipts for
Changers wife" The others mustn't med
die with them unless they send Us some in re.
turn. Mrs. e., like your way of picking
blackberries, only | leave out part of tue vim
egar.
RtbbOH Cdke.-Three eggs, one and one
half cups Of white sugar. one tablespoonful OF
butter, one-half cup OF milk, one tcaspoonful
Of cream tartar, one half ~ much soda, two
cups of -four. Take one cup OF the dough,
add to it one-h half teaspoonful OF cloves, one
Of cinnamon, one Of nutmeg. two tablespoon.
the whites in two sheets, put three cakoA to-
gether with frosting.
apple Jelly is very nice, and there is moth
ing to prevent Vermont housekecpers from
having good supply. Take sour apples.
stew and strain. To four pounds Of juice add
one pound Of sugar. Flavor with lemon, boil
to jelly
Lemon Butter.-One pound Of pulverized
white sugar, whites of six eggs yolks Of two,
three lemons, including grated rind and juice
Cook slowly twenty minutes over u slow fire,
stirring all the time.
good way to cook onions is to boil them
in milk and water Chop them after they are
boiled and put in stew-pan with little milk,
butter, salt and pepper, aud let them stand
about fifteen minutes. This gives them a
fine flavor and they can be served hot.
Take cold sweet potatoes, put them in the
oven to warm. Then pour over them some
cream or milk thicken little, season with
butter, pepper and salt. REILA.
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