The Washington times., 1904-12-25
JOY IN HONOR OF PRIZE WINNERS
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soon became an expert at making sweet
things, such as cakes. pies. puddings.
etc, l never learned to cook straight
meal. l could not make more than COM
monty good bread. and as for cooking
vegetables and like things. was COM
plete novice
Hobby for Making Cakes
But / had a hobby. as it were. for
making cakes and pastries, and before
long my ability In this direction won
for me reputation which extended far
and wide. After l was married / took
great delight in making these delicacies
Tor my family.
Howe rer, can truthfally say that I
have hardly made a cake in ten years.
l have not been keeping house for some
time. and have been out of practice in
consequence. You know in the matter
of making cakes. as well as In most
things. IL takes constant practice to do
the best work Long practice in cooking
cakes will ultimately result in some
thing Ike perfection
Wouldn't Take a Dare.
the truth of the matter is. l entered
The Times contest largely as the result
of a joke or wager which 1 had with a
friend of mine This friend knew OF my
gIrlhood reputation. and dared me to en-
ter the contest. saying that she did not
believe could make creditabie show
ing l accepted the challenge, but real
" did not believe / could do near so well
as 1 used to.
very
when representative from The Times
Informed me Friday afternoon that /
was winner of one Of the prizes.
Il sincerely trust that the poor people
who viii receive the cakes on Christmas
Day VIII enjoy them
Contribution to Charity.
II sent my pudding into the contest
merely as a contribution to charity. I
never had the remotest idea of winning
prize" said Mrs. G. E. Windridge, of
Al New York Avenue northwest. when
told that her pudding had won the first
prize In The Times culinary contest
My husband Is English - said Mrs.
Windridge. "and 1 am Scotch. OF course.
1t naturally follows that we should be
worshipers at the shrine OF the good old
English plum pudding. doesn't It? We
are never without it around Christmas
time
I'VE are all constant readers Of The
Times, but I paid no particular atten-
ton to the advertisements of the cake
and pudding contest. Several people
urged me to send one of my puddings to
the contest, but I thought that to do so
with the hope OF winning prize would
be more than foolish
Baked Four just Alike.
-On Tuesday started my Christmas
baking. Last Christmas the children
complained because the plum pudding
gave out too soon, and / determined that
for once would give them enough, and
too much Of it. I baked four, just alike,
in both size and material They came
out hne-I don't believe 1 ever made bet
ter ones-and put them away, not in
tending to eat them until Christmas.
My husband examined the puddings
and suggested that I enter one of them
in The Times contest; not with the In
tention OF winning a prize but purely
and solely as an offering TO charity Il
thought the matter over and decided
to do as he advised. We had three left,
I argued. and I was perfectly sure that
there were only too many people in the
city whose Christmas would be dull
Thursday morning, the day specified
IN the advertisement, I sent my pud-
ding down. fully expecting that that
would end the matter as far as 1 was
Too Good to Be True.
And now you come and tell me that
have wen a prize. 1t Is really almost
too good 10 be true. The mere fact
that / was not expecting any such thing
makes it all the more welcome. l knew
my puddings were good. / make them
from q recipe which I learned on the
other side. I did not think. however.
that they We're good enough TO win a
prize in an open contest Who was II
said that the unexpected always hap
pens?" 1t is certainly true in this case
Largely as Joke"
Miss Kate Dowd. of 1917 Twelfth |
Street northwest, was the winner of
Dowd was much surprised as one
could be when 1t was announced to her
shat she had won a prize.
Il went into the contest largely as
a joke she said, and without any
great hope of being successful. The
offers of The Times were attractive,
and, of course. had some hope I would
lie able to win a prize.
The pudding l made has long. been
a favorite in our family. and many of
our friends have praised it highly.
thought, perhaps, it would bring me
luck.
An Attractive Dish.
1T makes an attractive dish," said
Miss Dowd. with some pardonable pride.
THE pudding, too. is as good to eat as
it appears
The reporter of The Times who car
ried the tidings of her success TO Miss
Dowd ventured TO wish her a Merry
Christmas.
Il shall have a Merry Christmas" was
her answer. and it will be due largely
to The Times generosity
Her First Good Luck
did my pudding really win the third
price" asked Mrs ]. E. Stark, of 325S
o Street northwest.
It's the first time l ever won any
thing In my Hfe.'' she went on without