The sun., 1900-12-15

Vinegar Pie, and How 1t Was Made,
and How 1t Came to BE Made, and |
How the Man Who First Bit Into |
1t Described 1t to His Friends.
''When one understands how pie is the |
glad epiphany of the souls yearning for
beauty of living, as it were, the bud tip
of plant cropping its way upward be-
tween the dull, hard clods to sunlight
and the air. he understands also how
some kinds of pie have story to tell-a
pathetic story for those who can appre-
ciate," says Harvey Sutherland in Aims
lees.
Gin the early days of Ohio there was
vinegar pie. A paste was made of
-four and water. Enough vinegar was
added to give it pleasant tartness, and
sugar was stirred in to suit the taste.
Then this was used as filling for the
top and bottom crust. Smile if you can
at this poor effort, but bethink you who
it was that made it and where and why.
We may set the scene in u log cabin in
the wild woods OF the Western Reserve
and people it with settlers from Connect
icut, an ambitious husband and his young
wife who have left behind them the old
folks at home, knowing that they will
never look upon their faces more. They
have come the long, long journey in their
covered wagon to the far west of OAi1
to seek home in the wilderness. The
Indians are but barely gone. The timber
wolves still howl nights while the young
mother bushes her babe to rest. In the
twilight bears shuttle at the doorsill Of
the rude cabin. 1t was a sufficient shel.
ter from the weather, but no rag carpet
covered the punchcon floor to soothc tho
eye with its coloring, no pictures hung
upon the mud chinlled wall of logs.
There was no lack of food to eat. The
virgin soil never before turned by Il
plowshare, brought forth riotously. Stand
ing at his door, the husband might kill
wild turkeys with his rifle. phere was
game in plenty, deer and squirrels, pos
sums, wild duck, wood pigeons and. on
in long while, feast of that mott
highly priced of all meats, pork. WI
berries grew all about, and here and
there unsptang tree planted hy Johnny
Applesecd, ragged, wild enthusiast tat
he was, almost legendary hero III his
hcneiicent resolve to scatter far and wide
over the new country the best fruit ever
God gave TO man. There was plenty tc
cat, but when at last the store of fruit
for winter was exhausted the soul sick
ened at the plenty of mere animal food.
- woosh twas so't we could hev pit
luck them we use to git back hum signs
the husband.
"'Land sakcs Uriah Kinney! | ain
got one mortal thing ! could make a III
aout Of retorts the wife
"'No, | s'puse not. / amt a-fau,t.i
ye was nnly snyin l woosh twas so'
we could hov pie luck them we used tt
git back hum. Twould kind o. Ncen
more luck lvin.'
"Then the wife falls to biting the on
Of her forciin%er. She plans; she III a;
tatos. O woman Of a thousand wonder
ful inventions! SameIling ms got t
give when thy brain throws lis N";sa
against pFoblem. Result in this IN
stance, ,e; " @'%e's.-s>r s'''->r- pie!
lS.Ssh. l'oly, this'is hokin @o9'i! VI
SIrs the husband. wlt,n% ms No..
vim M hand while io holhs cut thc Il!
o,. fa,. n tl,rd piece Of pic. cCrockety va
scarce in those daJsl Then he spfyat
the news.
by darn, says he to ihc aa.t man l.
meets my Poly Ann 1 e r ~
day b'fose yistidiy was ~ NJ. hredes
best pic ever Ct
"'Shor doubts lie man that hear
him. Can't gil nup pie this time q ye'i
Frut all gin aout.'
"'By darn, she med it anyhow IN
lie smacks his lips. 'Smartcst wom"u
ever stc. Med it aout o vinegar. 81
did. Tell yeou, fetched the spot, it did
81 want to know says the other ma
admiringly. Aud he did The rocip
was passed around, and vinegar pi
spread IKE wildlre to the southwark, t
the people that call pail a bucket and
basin pan and whore they have q lett,
r. broad enough and fiat enough to ro
out pie ci1ast on in case of an cmergcnc!
Years have passed and with them ii
memory of that dear soul that first di
covered vinegar pie; yes, even vinegar j
self has passed away, too. save in I'll
recolections of the older people, SO con
plete is the triumph of the self sealin
fruit can. have used the name of HI
ney, but that was because / thought
sounded kind of Yankee, but shou
like to know her rts.l name and whel
she sleeps that might stand beside tn;
weed grown hollow that was once
"e7opund above her, that might read Il
lnuai nAs- y. epitaph on her leaning tombston
e above bonds, is -, Sos buried here.
tai net earnings per annum Will "a. u II.
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