The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-08-03
HIS MOTHERS CORN BREAD
Like His Father Before Him Gilmore
Never Found 1t Made
Just Right

Young Mrs. Gilmore watched her hus-
band anxiously as he cut into a smok-
ing pan Of corr bread, relates Youths
Companion.
Il do hope you'll like it, dearl l
made it myself"
1T looks very good, replied Gilmore,
as he helped himself literally and
showed the pan toward her Last time
we had 1t thought It was little too
short"
Il know you did. and yet was sure
that Katie put in the right quantity of
shortening"
1T crumbed all to pieces when it was
cut But it was better than the one
we had Friday morning. That was
soggy."
That's the reason was so particular
about having plenty Of shortening in
the last one"
You should learn not to go to ex-
tremes." said Gilmore. He had often
thought that If he had not been prac-
tical business man, he might have be-
come philosopher.
Why, Martha" he exclaimed. after
swallowing his first bite Of the corn
bread, 7 do believe that you put sugar
in IT,"
"Of course. Byron. 1t was only yes
terday morning that you told me that
your mother put some sweetening into
her famous corn bread"
Il said that mother used just a sus-
picion Of sugar. This is really sweet
as cake, and think you must have left
out the salt Mother often said: Spare
the salt. and spoil tho food!'"
'She must have been a remarkable |
cook" sighed Mrs Gilmore
Indeed she was"
Il sometimes wonder, " continued Mrs.
Gilmore, gently, IF your boyish appe- /
tite did not have something to do with /
your relish for your mothers cook
ing"
That boyish appetite explanation IS
getting pretty stale Martha. | guess / /
always knew palatable food when ]
tasted It, even in my early youth Ny
mother was an expert"
Il heartily wish that she had be-
queathed her receipts TO your wife,
"It's one thing to be funny" Gilmore
retOrted but it's another to excel in
cooking Martha, do you put any white
-four with the corn-meal?"
Yes. some"
We'll, that's the trouble 1t de-
stroys the flavor of the corn"
But Byron, you have told me num-
Der Of times that your mother always
mixed little spring wheat -four with the
corn-meai."
"Of course suppose a little is neces-
sary. but you must use discretion"
'T don't seem TO have any, murmured
Mrs. Gilmore, YEARLY
Well, mother often said that some
women we're born cooks and some
weren't" Gilmore took the last piece
Of corn bread in the pan.
One night a week later, Mr. Gilmore I
handed her an evening paper, opened
az the household department page.
She glanced at a paragraph he had
marked. and read aloud. "Will some one
kindly tell Martha, who is troubled
about many things. how her husbands
mother made corn bread? NJ G.. 1909 {
Blank street" I
so they really printed it. she said
much amused Gilmore Joined in her '
laugh. somewhat weakly.
Every day for two weeks the postman
brought Mrs Gilmore at least one let
ter. and sometimes half a dozen. from
)ther housewives who had long been {
struggling to reach that height Of per- a
lection IN cooking which their hus- a
bands mothers were said to have at d
tanned They wrote in a spirit Of sym !
Dathy for a fellow sufferer.
Martha" remarked Gilmore. after
listening with the afr Of martyr to a 1
iozen Of the communications which Mrs. \
Gilmore had read him gleefully. IF il
.ou'u stop reading those ridiculous [
totes 70 me. tn never say corn bread a
o you again" p
Just one more, Byron. that you must !.
iear. It's from your sister Lucy She
avs she laughed ull she cried when
he saw my letter in the paper"
"Whyg 1t didn't strike me as so won- Il
erfully amusing. Read me what she II
ays please" la
Poor. dear busy mother. began i
frs Gilmore In a tone that she tried
o make inexpensive. never was =
iuch OF cook She had toe e.
auch TO DO TO bring up her hungry q
rood to be very particular about the
ooking [ well remember how father
sed 10 fuss about her corn bread. She
ever could reach his ideal Of that dish b
Iewanted itiust as his motherhad made M