New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05
KOTHER-INLAW VAS SLY
HER WONDERFUL RECIPE FOR MAKING PUMA


"After had been married few months" said
New-York woman the other day, 4" I thought would
remind my husband OF his boyhood days. so I bought
pumpkin pie and had it served for his dinner. lie
welcomed it with a merry laugh, and began at once
give "reminiscences of the pie of his youth,
before lie knew that he owned such a thing as .
stomach.
II interrupted him as he was running on by say
ing: Reminiscent pie is all very WELL Walter, but
prefer mine in the present tense So he cut me
generous slice and when tasted thought it very
good indeed-for a pumpkin pie But Walters face
fell when he bit into his, and IL was only his good
nature, / saw, that prevented him from declining to
eat any after the first mouthful.
Don't you like II p I asked, disappointed.
NO. lie answered, sogrowfully, 1T doesn't tasts
at all like mothers pumpkin pie
"Now, / had been assured by many older married
women that the time would certainly come when my
husband would complain, sooner or later, that tle
food l set before him was not quite as good as MS
mother used to cook. So that, although IL mortified
me somewhat to hear him. was prepared for it, and
only blamed the baker / bought the pie from, and
told Walter that 1 would make him pumpkin pie
myself that would equal any his mother ever made.
$50 I got a pumpkin and cleaned enough seeds and
pulp out of it TO fill asbarrel almost not TO men,
ton the skin peeled Off of il till my hands were soTe
could not trust IL TO my girl for my reputation was
at stake Then / boiled it, and had, oh, sach a
time, MASKING II through a colander. Then rolled
tho paste with my own hands, light and puffy, and
baked the pies. ! must say they looked well, and
was proud OF them. / even ate small one In the
Kitchen with the girl, and we both decided that they
were good beyond a doubt. That very night tried
thom on Walter. His verdict was:
Nice enough, dear nice enough. But II you
would put a little more pumpkin into them l would
like them better. They would be more like mothers
81 was determined not to be beaten. SO | made
another batch and put so much pumpkin In them
that they tasted as rank "a turnips. Then l made
another sn Walter did not find them just hight.
No matter what did or what recipe adopted, some-
thing was wanting every time. / grew cross and
moody and finally Walter vowed that he would never
cat another pumpkin pic I'm house, as long as 10
lived no matter who made IL. Then gave up, beaten
by the superior excellence Of hs mothers cookery.
The following summer we visited the Old hOnestead
and Walter asked his mother, Win a twlnAle IN MS
eve TO make him OF her old time pumpkin pies.
Then the story out and the old lady promised 10
show me all The mystery OF her art.
Next Gay | went with her into the Kitchen ana
watched closely all her preparations for tho wonderful
pumpkin pie. As she rolled her paste she tod me
The proper ingredients and proportions noted tiiat
She was recklessly lavish with the eggs, but wnen sue
got done | exclaimed In surprise: .,
".But sou have rot even mentioned the punlpMnE
with sly lauGh the old lady answered .bess
you my child, II don't any coarse pumpkin IN hine
! use the more delicate meat of the Hubbard SQUASH
and Just as little Of that as possibly eanP