The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-07
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the suburb of an old-fashioned towr
Nancy Moore stood upon the porch an
watched the carriage until it disar
;eared around the bend near the bridge
then, turning, danced gleefully into th
pleasant kitchen. Miss Nancy Moore
'Missus' for the day, if you please sh
said aloud with a sweeping courtesy
though her own bright self was tn,
only being visible. Then dropping int
an easy chair, placed invitingly neat
an open window through which tn,
sweet morning air came in delightful
little puffs, she proceeded to plan he
days work.
Mamma and papa are off for the day
and | may work my own sweet will
while they are away. There's q
rhyme to begin with, you silly thing
They will be gone until near FIVE, and
Cousin Hal is coming home with them
to tea. l am to prepare that tea, OF
rather dinner. Let me see, what shall
we have? There's beautiful bread. but
ter and honey for foundation. I'll
make some Of those mock mince pies
papa loves so dearly Then a white
cake and cream layer, mold of
sariegated apple jelly to please NAM
ma, some lemon jelly to please Hal
with flush at mention of that name) !;
then there's potato salad, creamed
potatoes, fried chicken there - that
will do, Nancy, you must remember the
darling old papa is not rich"
Springing up, the happy girl took
down a huge gingham apron from a
convenient nail, and after donning it,
rolled her sleeves above her dimpled
elbows. The fire was rebuilt in the
cookstoye and the dampers were regu-
lated. Then seizing a pan she ran
lightly down the cellar stairs to the
potato bin.
Two cupfuls and half of grated
potato" she said, as she selected tubers,
"and if l have any over 1 shan't put
it in as did last time. Strange how
easy it is to spoil a nice dish by not
following the directions implicitly"
Nancy sang merrily as she pared,
washed and dried the potatoes. Then
she proceeded to CRATE them coarsely,
but unfortunately rubbed her thumb
over the crater, thereby interrupting
her song for minute. But she was too
happy to care for wounded thumb
and was soon warbling away in rivalry
with the birds who were singing their
October melodies preparatory to fit
ting.
1.-Two cupfuls and half of grated
potato, two cupfuls of boiling water
poured over them, one cupful of vine
gar, one of molasses, one and half of
sugar, two teaspoonfuls Of cinnamon
and one Of cloves. Butter size of an
egg and cupful of raisins," she re.
peated aloud, as she added each in
gredient in turn. There, that's all.
Now for my crust and papa's mince pies
are made"
In very short time she had four
dainty-looking pies in the oven, and
the savory odor they emitted when
she presently opened the oven door was
a wonderful imitation of the original
to say the least.
While her pies were baking, she pre-
pared her mold of variegated apple Jelly
by peeling and cutting up pound of
sour apples and putting them to cook
in a stewpan with three ounces Of
sugar, cupful of water and the juice
and grated rind of a lemon. When
they were cooked to a pulp, she put
them through .strainer and added an
ounce of gelatihe. which she had dis
solved in gill Of water. Half of the
apples she colored with a teaspoonful
Of cochineal, and then she filled her
mold with alternate layers Of the
colored and uncolored fruit. When it
was cold, she turned it out upon glass
dish, and it was to be served with a
pint of whipped cream piled high on
The center This done, she made the
cream for her layer cake. By that time
The pies were done and the cake making
followed.
Everybody has fayorite recipe for
white cake, but perhaps Nancy's simple
for layer cake may fill the
reed of some ono whose papa like hers
S mot rich:" Zone cupful Of white
;ugar," said she aloud someway she
lad talked to herself all day--"one egg,
lalf a cupful Of saleratus and one Of
emon. Now just -four enough for a
batter, and into the three tins
-ou 60"
Everything turned out splendidly,
md Nancy felt thrill of pardonable
ride as she surveyed her finished pies,
axes and apple jelly.
''Now for my lemon jelly" she said,
fter a short rest in the easy chair by
he window, and a few breaths of the
.ure fresh air that had a hint of frost
y it. u shallb al done by twelve and
an climb the hill for those autumn
-aTes this afternoon
3lalf an hour later & row Of fancy
7eli5 Of golden Jelly stood upon one
The vide old-fashioned window sills.
i'fisk and energetic war was then
egeil vitlithc various artieles used in
e,irg. OF course they were speedily