The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-08-04
HIS MOTHERS CORN BREAD
Like His Father Before Him Gilmore
Never Found 1t Made
just Right.

band anxlously as he cut into smok'
ing pan OF corr bread, relates Youths
Companion
q do hope you1l like II, dear!
made It myself"
IL looks very good, replied Gilmore
as he helped himself literally anc
showed the pan toward her. Last time
we had it | thought II was a little toe
short"
Il know you did, and yet was sure
that Katie put In the right quantity OF
shortening"
1T crumbled all to pieces when II was
cut But II 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 20 go to ex.
tremes" said Gilmore He had often
thought that II he had not been a prac.
tical business man, he might have be.
come a philosopher.
why. Martha" he exclaimed, after
swallowing his first bite OF the corn
bread. Il do believe that you put sugar
in ltl"
"of course. Byron. II 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 sus-
plcion 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 the foodl'"
"She must have been a remarkable
cook" sighed Mrs. Gilmore.
Indeed she was"
Il sometimes wonder" continued Mrs
Gilmore, gently, "it your boyish appe-
lite did not have something TO do with
your relish for your mothers cook.
Ing"
THAT boyish appetite explanation IS
getting pretty stale. Martha ! guess 4
always knew palatable food when II
tasted =. even IN my early youth Ny
mother was an expert"
Il heartily Wish that she had be.
dueathed her receipts 20 your wife"
IT'S one thing 20 be funny. clmora
retorted, "but IT'S another 10 excel N
cooking Martha, do you put any white
-four with the corn-meal?'
YES, some"
swell, that's the trouble- II de-
stroys the flavor Of the corn
But Byron, you have told me mum.
her u timcs that your mother always
mixed alittlo spring wheat -four with The
corn-meal "
"Of course suppose little Is heces
sary, but sou must use discretion"
Il don't seem 10 have any. murmured
Mrs Gilmore. wearily.
We'll. mother often sad that some
women were born cooks and some
weren't" Gilmore took the last piece
of corn bread IL the pan
One night. a week later. Mr. Gilmore
handed her an evening paper opened
ct the household department page
She glanced az q paragraph he had
marked. and read aloud 'Will some one
kindly tell Martha. who IS troubled
about many things how her husbands
mother made cotn bread? II O.. 1000
Blank street"
SO they really printed Il. she said
much amused Gilmore joined IN her
laugh. somewhat weakly
Every day Tor two weeks the postmar
brought Mrs Gilmore at least one let
ter ard sometimes half a duzeu from
other housewives wso han long beer
struggling 70 reach that height of per
fe,tlon IN cooling which their hus.
bands mothers were said 10 have at.
tanned They wrote IN a splrlt ~ gym
pathy for fellow sufferer
Martha remarked Gilmore. after
listening with the alr Of a martyr 70 3
dozen Of the communications which Mrs
Gilmore had read him aIeefuily, ~
you'll stop reading those ridiculous
notes 70 me. ri never say corn breat
to you again"
Just ore more Byron that sou musl
hear Its from your sister Lucy She
says she laughed ill she cried when
she saw my letter IN the paper
Why Il didn't strife me a. 20 won /
6erfuily amusing Read me shat she
says please"
Poor. dear. busy mother. began
Mfs Gilmore in a tone that she tried
to make iasHpressiYe never was
much u cook She bad toe
much 10 DO TO brlug up her hungry |
brood % BE- yery particular about The
cooking well remember hoV father |
used 20 fuss about her corn bread She
never could reach bIs Ideal of that dish. /
Hewsnted itiust as his mott er lad made
Il
wills and Words.