Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-12-26
AUNT D /
The Old Cook Teaches a Girl Visitor
How to Make Sweet PO-
tafo Pie.

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A Washington girl was recently
visiting IN Linchburg, Va, and while
there was greatly impressed with the
PROJECTIONS of the sweet potato pies
that old Aunt Cindy, the cook, used
TO send up for the delectation of the
company. Such richness, such sweet
ness, such f1akiness of crust, such
uehcate and delicious blending of fla
Vors were never before attained by
mortal hand. So, armed with pencil
n notebook, in true cooking school
style, and fortified by permission of
ner hostess, she ventured into the
Kitchen to learn the sweet secret.
Come in, honey, come in, IN make
yo'sef welcome" said Aunt Cindy,
affably, when her visitor modestly
presented herself at the kitchen door.
1t is needless to say hat Aunt Cindy
was a relic of antebellum days, and
valued accordingly.
L want to get your recipe for
sweet potato pies, auntie," seating
herself on the chair Aunt Cindy had
Hospitality wiped with her apron.
Law, chile, L des cooks out o my
haid; l don't go by no writin'," re-
pAleO the ola m
Certainly, but your proportions
must always be the same or your re-
suits would vary" The Washington
girl was a cooking school graduate
with zone cup" of this, "two cups"
of that and ''three cups of the other
fresh in her mind. Lets begin with
the eggs" she continued, observing
n old womanis puzzled face. How
many eggs do you use?"
swell, yo' know how aigs is, honey"
replied Aunt Cindy, judicially;
"some's big an some's little; some
times dey's skeerce, an sometimes
dey amt. I des puts in de aigs cord
in to de size oh 'em an how many
Use got"
How many sweet potatoes do you
use?" asked her questioner, some
what bewildered.
Oats 'cordin' to de size OBJ de fam
bly,, OBJ co'se," said the old woman
when we all got company, as we
mos in ginerally has, I uses mo-, an
when dey amt nobody but des we
all. hit don't take so many"
"How much butter?"
Fright smart o. BUTTER responded
Aunt Cindy, emphatically, evidently
thinking she was accurate at last.
"Ain't nothin' good widout butter,
an I always puts in err plenty"
"How about sugar?" questioned the
young woman.
Sugar to tas'. honey; sugar to tas'.
Some folks likes 'em sweeter'n 9TH
ers; we all likes ourn tolerbul sweet"
"What else do you put in?" was
asked before the book was closed in
despair.
sob, des whutever's handy" an
swered the old woman. Sometimes
I puts in er little cream, but yo'
don't hat to do dat; des 'cordin' to
wedder you's got any er not; an er
pinch o. spice an er few draps o per-
niIla an er dash O. brandy, eff Miss
Jinnie's got any settin' around. De
brandy's de bes', but dey amt ne
spechul rule bout ~seasonin'."
ST am very much obliged to you
aunty," said the Washington girl, po-
litely, if insincerely, as she gathered
up her book and pencil and left the
kitchen.
But Aunt Cindy was not to be de.
ceived. "'Pears like folks desc days
can't understan' nothin' yo' tells EN-"
she remarked when the young wom-
an was out of hearing. go de war.
when 1 wuz er chile" But as Aunt
Cindy turned toward the stove, says
the Washington Star, her reminis-
cences were lost in a cloud of fra
grant steam that arose from a sauce
par where "right smart o. butter
and "sugar to tas'" were bubbling in
toothsome harmony.