Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-12-14
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THE WAY His MOTHER DID.


I cured my Jeremiah Of thinking that
he could cook ss, /. his mother did
easy enough. II MAS the week before
Thanksgiving. and Gays j. a, the break
fast table one morning
Jeremiah" says III billed my meat
yesterday. and u yoa'll bring 10 thu, jas
Of cider molsss,s ias, you put into the
ee.hou.e to keep cool through the sum
msr. Ill make up my minee-pie' to-
day"
A simple remark enough. and inno'
cent. ba, ~ho can tell wha, word may
bring for'h
III wuh." say. the pardnsr OF my
by.. and (-hen n can't dodge them OF
nv sorrows, 81 wish could taste OF
.one Of my mother. pics again. Them
Vas pies . Wd' pies
Nov, | kno~ ,hs, II Philura Jane
Jon,. can DO one thing better than sno
tier. il /, to make = minee pie. bat ]
KEEP calm ouisNdly.
"Ho- w.. they made :" says ].
"~hs, ". the ingrsgieness
"wsl." say. be. "la.ed TO watch her
every Th.nk.si,in' time. an II you'd
near to me. | believe | could tell you
j,., hos. III. wasn't they good
though yum. bslsise leould make
en- myself" =.
"Psrh.p, yOa'd better says eo'Ily.
81 ean. s.,. be. IAN | declare Tor
al mia TO boss woman round,-l
,cii."
| eoaldn', help ba, laugh TO see him
10 TO work. go, him my bis check
.pron. and tied /, on. l brought out
the n ,ur. and the lard, snd the salerA-
tu., and "a. salt. aud the spiee.dra-er.
and the assr.box. Jsremiah be vent
oa, aud 20, the cider mol.s.ss. The
meat and apple. ". already on the old
i.tle.
There 90 ..id Jsremi.h. Now III
show you something sbOu, pies.
I..id no'hins. bu, vent TO washing
up the breakfast dishes aud sweeping
up
IL doa', s,, to baking 80 early /.
this. generally" ay' l. "foa's got
= god starr.
"Uh. ys.." he ANSWERED in his s.yes'
tone. "t~oni be no time afore l have
them PIE. ell .s,iin' in a ro~ on the but.
,sry shelf h.ini yoa Got no 'oar
milk"
"why. yes" say, !. "ba, You don't
van, IL for minee.ples
"who. m.kin' these pies ? says be.
"My mother sl~sy' used TO make sour
milk pi,.eru.,. and l believe II would
taste good onee more.
sol brossh, the ,oir milk. lie dip
ped oa, .boa, two quarts Of II ia my o's
yellos mi,ins dI'h.
"whsrv. the .hof,'nin .sys he.
There. ,h. lard. and there. the but.
ter here II you'd rather have Il.
my mother used lard. says he.
"Nhsr,'. dish TO mel, /, IN
20, him = dish.
"Mo., folk, rub their shortening into
the aJsr. say. !.
"My mother didn',." says he. As
..iA b.for,. Who. mskin' these p'''' II
YOU are. III 30 Oa, aud mend fence. II
Am-
81 woa', say another word" says !.
I've h.d some experiences In msn's'hs
opinionaisd p.rdnsr before. =.
lie stirred b. melted lard into hl'
.oar milk. and /, rose TO the top IN little
lump.. Tnsn he bsgun TO ''Ir In hJar
| see he h.dn', pa, IN any salsr.'u', but
kn.- him TOO veil to venture to say -.
Jeremiah Jon,. sometime. neei' to a.
tend the school kept by Experience.
He stirred and .,irrsd and stirred.
When he fn.lly go, !, thick enough
there "a. batter enough. such s' It ~a''
to make .ss,r.l dozen pies.
These pie. are goin' TO BE- 80 good
say. he "~e'll make up a 10, OF en-
whsrr. the pie plate.
1 broush, them TO him all battered
aud he begun TO roll oa, his crust bi
,hi. time II w.. 90 thick that 1t could
scarcely be Induced TO roll out at all
ba, b, worked nobly. When be GOT his
fr., piece rolled do-n to about al ineh
in thickness. he stopped aud looked "
H. go.
like q good thick crust. myself,
say. be. "An ineh ,hiek Amt too msen
for a real juicy inside"
"No." 1 answered. comforting myself
-i,h the ,hoasht that bis crust wouldn't
rise up TO call him blessed, the ~ay most
.our milk eru.u do. by the time be
had rolled out four undsr'eru','' aud
used perh.p, oae..ish,h OF his oA''sr'
he laid dosn bis rolling pin. -.
"Sh.n', | chop your meat Tor yoa'
says |. .,
mo, sh.e-e.- says be. who's
maxim these pies, ~i'h yoi h.dnt
chopped the apple. I've Got al oven
full rolled out. and nov Ill make the
/ inside. Where . tue ehopp'h 'uAy
"Did your mother have "m'oOdy to
hand things. OF did she ge, them hef-
self" say. | good.ns,uredly, handing
bin the tray and the chopin knife
lie put all hi. meat. some four or i've
pounds, into the tray a, oaee. aud began
to chop. lie chopped. and he chopped
and he chopped, and ',ill great masses
Of whole mss, KEEP, coming to the sur
face. After three quarters OF an hour
Of hard work be had 20, 1t 30 there
wasn't any pieces more than one and .
half inches square. and two inches thick
though there vas plenty ,hs, big. Then
be zen, for the molasses jig.
"you amt going TO call that hne
enough for the meat" says l.