Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-14

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~ svset iissls wonan IN Nsw-
iywed lssh n disp1ir ol sves heepming
. practical cook. Il chanced ~ other
night that ale had prepared 1or her
dear Edward Z meat pie, and - dish
used 10 bake il in being larger tAan WAS
needed for 20 small 8 family, she
adopted . little sxpedient she ha1 bsen
told Of by . more experienced house
wife and placed in the middle Of the
dish I tsscup upside down 70 hold up
the crust ct the central point, filing in
the receptacle round about with cubes
Of beet and gravy previously prspared
after the fashion OF . stew. Finally she
covered the whole with . nice crust,
neatly trimmed of ct the edges, and
pot it in the oven to bake. For snch
Is the way, she had learned, to make .
meat pie.
When Edward came home and WAS
ready for dinner it Was with no little
pride that she placed on the table with
her own pretty hands the hot dish fresh
from the oven, aud as he plunged his
knife through the brown and appotizing
crust, she gazed with fond anticipation
upon the result Of her labors. the de-
licious qualities Of which were on the
point Of being developed. She was
helped first, Of course, six OF eight
cubes Of beef and the brownest bit Of
ernst falling to her share. But she no.
ticed with alarm that Of the gravy, so
essential in y preparation OF tho sort,
there was not q single drop. She tasted
one of the pieces Of meat. but it was AZ
dry as Dead Sea fruit.
my treasure" she faltered, Il fear
there must have been some mistake in
the recipe for this pie. I never saw
o meat pie before without plenty Of
gravy. Certainly ! put . quantity in,
but it seems 10 have oil dried mp
Il think it very good myself" re-
sponded the new-msde husband. Il
40, sure that I have never tasted . more
delicious pie
As he spoke he was unable to restrain
. little choke over one OF the dry pieces
Of beef, aud the eyes of the young wife
filled with tears.
II am sure l did my very best to
make it NICE" she said, with q little
gnlp.
My preci ,us!"
my darling!'
BY this time the formalities Of the
table had been dispensed with and she
was sitting on his knee shedding q few
consolstory tears into his napkin. When
she had regained her accustomed cheer.
fitness by this natural method she be-
gan laughing and they both fell into
the merriest fit imaginable. Then he
said, jokingly:
MY angel, what is that cup for that
I see turned upside down in the middle
Of the dish?
why, don't you understand. you
sweet old GOOSE was the reply. 1T
makes the pie look pretty. If the cup
wasn't there the crust would sink down
in the center"
With this she leaned over and taking
the cup between her dainty thumb and
forefinger lifted it up-wnen, 10! there
flowed from the cup into the dish quite
half . pint Of delicious, rich brown
gravy. 1t had been there all the time,
but, in the process Of baking, the cup
fitting closely to the bottom Of the re-
ceptacle, the air inside the cup had be-
come rarified by the heat and thus oil
the gravy in the dish. in quantity about
half a pint, had been sucked up into
the cup. The young husband explained
this natural phenomenon to his bride,
aud now she says that no such wicked
law of physics-ss Edward called it
shall ever cheat her out Of gravy for
her meat pie again. After this she will
look under that swindling old cup every
time or have Edward poke his knife
beneath it.-BOston Star.