Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-09-22


A furry of snow fakes In the morning
air awskens varied memories, lncon-
grnous as the childish legend OF the OLD,
old woman picking her geese while shak.
Ing her fcathcr-beds, aud l.owelTs" fir'
snowfall There would seem To be no
connection In the thoughts, aud yet the
fragrance of delicious rye mullins t
waited Ia me on the snowy atnospherc,
and the dear memory az Walt Ia q coun-
try parsonage. during q sDow-boand en-.
perirpcr, Il revived With the freshness ot
yesterday.
". knew We were very welcome In the
little parsonage, hut Ne knew "a veil
that ala. salary of the country minister
va. very small and lily paid. aud the
lar,ier couli H. but scsntily spppIlci.
We had sat NJ late, lis,cnlng Ia The rnae,
mans rendering ~ whltticrs beantifui
Idyl ''snow bound" treat Tor which We
would willingly hs,. forcgone breakfast,
N necessary bat With the awakening call
In the morning came the a,i.hing ira
grancc 81 rye mullins, rccali.d by thu.
snow.fiutry. when We descended Ia the
table We found they looked q. good a.
tb.y .m.llssi, n rich, beautiful golden
brown, plump aud light, aud tasted even
h.tt.r Than they look~l and smelle'i.
oh, they we're :" good'
will tell you how the dear house
wife made them, AZ nearly a. can IN Der
very words. FAKE Que pint 81 warm
water. one cupful ~ rye meal, hall cup
nul ~ molass.., one cupful 81 frc.h
Yeast; mix enough wheat Hour Win
ihs.e IA make a batter about the con-
.I.icncy ~ pound cake, and two egg
n you can Get them; often make thcm
without" she mcrrily ssh. They
.hould - MIXED At night, and II they arr
acid. a little .ois should h. busted in th.
neat morning. The same batter VII do
a long time Tor raising IN cool weather.
.sTh. muiiln.rlngs should b. very
Thoroughly creased. aud also the pan, or
they will trouble YOU by sticking. W
they arr NO, good At first trial. .he all
del, ''donr give them up; they vii
soon behave bsttsr when they srr little
more acquainted With you. Bakc them
In q guick oven about twenty minutes,
aud YOU will. " you pcrse,rrc, flnd they
make a mos; excellent breakfast. Ifyou
fall Ia having them llgh, u vii IL ON.
Ing On the thickness ~ the hatier, and
practlc, will make them perfect.
"Now." continued thi. little rosebud
20 woman, $50 haAss usssyer', q. YOU
have rrli.hed your coffrc. must tell YOU
how manage about that. old Java Ne
love. hut cannot afford, and I'sfhap. "
might make IA bilious aud 'nar,ous' sn'i
cros.. IN Ne could aud go ! max. Cofir,'
from the crust 20 the cold mullins that
are left. brown them IN the stove
oven until they afr very hard, and then
tnubi them and make shem do Tor mic"
bfusne,l coffee, putting In q plerc ~ dan
dcliou ruot about half the sifr ~ an esg
Prepare a. II you were using OH Jaws,
s.ttle With an egg-shsll. and You Viii
have the most delicious con-- YOU ever
tasted. -qulic equal Ia ,halm'r.' Nocha'
~ johnson aud Leigh Hunts 'ca,-onll
don't forget the cream, for pity. ak"
She had not. sud indeed Ne had not
had q gi,o.t ~ . suspicion that Ne wer"
no, drinking old Java.
II have no mafmalahe to make my
hrrakias, thoroughly English, bat thrss
'Cr.ar.' ~ think quite a. gc'ri, .ald
the merry little housskccpsr. lit u =
family di.h, inverted by an old servant
namc.i Gear, after whom u l. called,
Nov foe the rcr.ipt. Nc. sNc"t apples,
strained or hakc,i till soft. Place ihen
Ia a deep tia di.h With a cover then
make syrup ~ sugar, butter, and 4
little, very little, thlckrnlng. ju't abou'
.. ,oa makt .auc- fof puddings, and uss
any flavor you III. bcst lemon or y"
uila =. very good. Pour this over ih'
apple. and IL tllem stew un the STOW,
iill quit" .oit."
Indeed they w"fr delicious NO marina
ladc could have trsu nicer WITH h'
fragrant mullins. The eniirr hrrakihs'
sasa running commentary on the Ia
Vuriir family legend,
We've ~ Vf,sui ani ssafing sthss,
eur az liilan nss ih nui thihss'