Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-11
GRANGE NEWS.
The Discussion at the Meeting Moudov
Evening


Evening.
The ladies of Protective qranco bol
talk upon food for August at last Nro m''I a
evenings meeting. They were 10 ,oil -
they prepared, not what might ne nrenoroJ
and the subject was divided AMONG sevoroi
Tor the purpose of learning by hesring tba
suggestions Of the different Sneakers also
to ascertain how much difference tbaro
was in the bill of fare upon the farn,or,s
table and the same meal upon the table &c
Ihe workingman of the village. Mrs. Ade-
lalde McQuaide told about the meats ve0-
etaDles and fruits she prepared for the
breakfast, and Mrs. II. Atberton abont
what she prepared for the same meal in the
village, and also touched upon bread. cakes
and mushes for this meal. Mrs. w. Mixer
gave an account of the same foods as She
prepared them for the breakfast table.
Mrs: hoena GoodenOugh told us of the
Kinds OF meats, vegetables and fruits for a
farmers dinner table. Mrs. Warren Banks
spoke upon the same subject for the viii
layers. Mrs. Alma Goodenough told of
the farmers dessert, and Miss Carrie Dut-
Ton spoke for the village eaters. Mrs.
AoDle Spaulding and others spoke upon
suppers Tor indoor laborers, and Mrs. Nellie
Oook told Of the farmers suppers.
we learned from these ladies and others
mat the food was much the same, and that
eggs were used freely by both classes, and
mat some of our hardest working men on
the farm ate bread and milk for supper
When they labored very hard, while several
USED bread and milk every day. An in
stance was cited of a man who had lived
upon that diet for years and was very
nealthy. If we were to prepare all the diff
ferent desserts mentioned they would have
a Inherent kind for every day during the
month, and strange to say mention was
made of only apple and berry pie. This
seems the more remarkable when we re-
member that we live so near the boundary
line of the Kingdom of perpetual pie" as
one writer remarked years ago in giving
an account of trip through Massachusetts,
and Vermont, that when they arrived in
Bellows Falls they had reached 'the king
dom of perpetual pie as every one north
of that place kept pie on hand constantly
and ate it three times day and for lunch.
Some valuable hints were given about cook
ing meats, eggs, etc.
One man asked how many of the ladies
consulted their husbands as to the kind of
food they should cook, and but few hands
came up, whereupon he began to instruct
them as to their duty in this respect, when
he was interrupted by lady who said that
probably the men would answer as her
husband did when asked that question: he
always replied, ''get what you are a-mind-
to-" 1t was readily ascertained that this
was the rule among Bratteboro grangers
at least. 1t is needless to say that the gen
tleman changed his subject. Miss Lula
Herrick gave an amusing account of her
visit TO the oranges in Swanzey and Keene
during her vacations.
Mrs. May Edwards gave very interest
ing account of the temperance question as
discussed at the County Pomona grange
meeting in Westminster, and told of the
! great work done by the Temperance Guild
of Berkeley temple, Boston, in rescuing
the erring ones even from the lowest
to be found in the city, and cited instances
of their rise till now they are honored
members of society. We regret we have
not the names of those ladies and gentle.
men who have had hand in this work
and related their experiences among the
class that has been referred to. Rev. Mr..
Dickinson, pastor, gave splendid talk
upon this subject, touching upon intern
perance as disease, told how reluctant he
was to believe anything in it or even read
about it, but now the great work he has
undertaken shows how firmly he believes
in its cure, and a visit to Kurn HattiI
lodge will convince the most skeptical that
desire for drink is a disease.
The next meeting promises to be of un
usual interest, as it is to be conducted by
men entirely. The ladies will be only Wis
| itOrs that evening. A.