The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-11
The Cooking Clause I'm the Tenn
perance Pledge.

Well, If there wasn't flutter a
some Of the doors! What, sign a TEN
perahce pledge that meant to sign a
way the right to give the pie'mest I
good generous dash OF brandy or hare
cider! OF course not. There was
neiphbor So. and~so, not to call names
She was right in the midst Of q whole
coeking-batch. The stove was get
ting ruddy with Efforts to keep Up
with its mistress. The raisins hnd
been stoned. The sitted flour lay
white 4, q snow>drift Then came
the mixing and nayoring. Bottle
altar hottie of extract" was uncork,
ed. Boz after box of spices Sas open,
cd. The room was fairly redolent
with odors, as If a breeze right from
Arsby itself we're blowing through
the kitchen. Lifting bottle Bug
enough to make any old topper fairll
crazy at the sight, the thrifty cook
says: Il must splain in little Of this
br--" Jingle jinge ! jingle ! went
the door-bell.
.Good-morLing, neighbor: l am
going the rounds with my temperance
pledge, and won't you sign il'' 1t
was a serious-eyed, determined look
ing woman that Lad called one Of
the modern crusaders.
"Let me read il, was the reply;
and down went the braudyebotEle
with the vigorous thump OF payIor.
.What, not use any liquor fer cook :
ing I Why l sw temperance womar,
but must use il in cooking" Thea
came the old renash of aagums MS,
but no signature to the p edge, AL"
the unTel,ome crusader took herself
and her pledge out VI the way. Wa,
she not night, though, in Offering
plsdg that iuterdicIed llq sor coos
sryi
"lt is little thing one says," IT,
be 80 fussy about" All that i. Ia.
the trouble in this truughtl.ss worn
Of ours. The Lttle lning, are nesi,c
ted, aud sOon there Is somrtning blg
AM serlOus Many 4 nouse.x, rpei !,
famous tor the sm ok she gives her
cookery, Is training her boy To u 1--we
for the v,ne-f.yor lIat marAs il 50
often.
Il have sometimes thought what /
shouh do il Fred LOOK 10 drinking"
sail q notable hous.keeper to = frien.,.
1T is so dreadful. What ifi. should
come into my dish !" At tie same
time she was mixing in liquor with
Fred's dainty dishes. Auu one dar
vheu he missed tue old w.ne.fisy.t
In The pudding saucs on the lable, be
petulantly tipped his chair bacE. and
refused 10 eat any OF tae food. Tn
dreaded shadow came ultim ately. an,
the friend spoken Of above though
that the hand Of tine mother hat SIR
red the wine into the sons f,od had
mixed The fatal glass for him. Sa.
helped form hls ta.te for liquor.
The little leak IN the dam make.
way for the Wig food.
lt 10 astraDge inconsistency tl.st
In the families Of drinking men you
will sometimes lind want vi coasci
sncs about tbis matter Of cooking
We xere once asked to take q piec.
Of nince-piethat came from such h
family. and it was disgusting With the
brandy in it. What il The result !
Into big GAS of .Ner the husbaLd
tips the brandy out Of his bottle On
one side Of the shelf, but sees on tie
other eide his ri s's C okIng. bottle
4nd sayE "What is the d ference
Ny wife thinks liquor 10 nice in food
and l think 1t is nIce in drink. Heret
10 my Sife r And The poor woman
passing by the kitchen ioJr. sees viii
red eyes what lie going %, her consci.
ence asleep over the encouragement
her cooking gives her husband. "Fus.
sY are these temperance people W.
ought 10 be; aud that wife ou. hi 10
b..
But here Is another point 10 be
thought Of IL liquors. used IN cox
ing. sumo one must cell u. In,
woman that groan 10 the pa, lor oy,r
the liquor. traffic may be fostering IL
in the kitcuea.
Some geateel grocer must keep il
bis dusky cellar the vintage tlIa. has
such . tang 10 il, or bo.Il,s If old
swapping. country cider. We woulq
like 70 know how mu' b Of the liqa IT.
traffic Of the c .untrJ - ba se,t on ID,
patronage Of ils kitchens IL IL this
accurssd taade W. are Tying to sweep
out 81 existence anil set the kite O..
Too often neutIa yes the wOrk vi TEN
persnce Legislation. We ought ~
think about this MISTER seriously.
There IL reason for the COOKING
clause 10 the crusader pledge. Ma,
they put an Extra nail Though this
plank. and secure IL fast to The plat.
iornl This invasion Of the Kitchen
VISA snbounced BY speeker ~ heard
once. Il 10 time that the kitchen
should be inv.u,d, AID the tneDy
skulking the put 10 an ignomin gu,