Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-07-13


Dear Friends Of the ". b. CoIHma:
have NOT got my housecleaning aaished yet,
but thought must write a line 10 let you all
know that ! have tried the never fail cake, "
aud found IL very nice also passed 1t along to
some of my neighbors
The season is approaching when nearly every.
enc is preparing for summer company. and how
busy theg viii DC. | fear there will be few 10
write for our column, but do not forget that
there will be some that will be Obliged TO stay
at home, and the Al. B. G. viii be very welcome
to them.
1t Is very pleasing to hear from those outside
i OF the State food memory turns to the home Of
their birth.
The Little poem send with this may help some
one that may have beeu disappointed in some
work In HE that they have mapped out I
think Il ts ane, aHd seems 20 cover 30 much.
miss Ego so much at this season OF the year.
wonder where janet isg hope she Is well
There are others also that we do not hear from
as often as We wish; sre we Sll waiting one for
another, or do We expect Aunt Madge to do
our work for nss / know we should all enjoy
reading, but il Is not right for hsr to do SO
much. Hoping that all are through house.
cleaning, and everything as you would desire
and are all ready for the Fourth of July, VIII
now say bye-bye, with best wishes from
AUNT EMMA.
VIII send few recipes for use at any time
you need them.
KAIsIs cAKE-oae.haif cup butter, cup
sugar, cup sweet milk, / teaspoon cinnamon,
= nutmeg and pinch OF cloves, 3 cups hour,
cur raisins, white Icing without egEs.
GINGER CAKEs-Oue cup sugar, cup butter,
cup molAsses y cup stroBg coffee, . tea
spoons soda, tablespoon ginger.
The poem which heads our column,
"Aunt Emma" sent, and 1t will be help
full to many busy, quiet home-makers.
To be OF service to our generation " hether
in high or le@iy place makes life
worth living. Thanks to you, AUNT
Emma" for your kind letter, the poem
| and the recipes; and Susan" we are glad
to hear from you 10 your new location
and hope you viii have happy summer.
/ Dear Aunt Madqe;
The partner Of my bosom and came here the
| day before yesterday; and now we feel that
/ we are quite settled in our seaside home. We
/ broue ht with us lot OF little hxings; among
them cheap pictures which made frames for
/ can carpenter like a mainland a woman artisi
In our home In Pasadena. p ,inted them. Ii Ii
better, / think. TO use cheap pictures here. and
40 have new ones every year, destroying thu
old.
oae gets tired OF the same subjects, aud sc
fthls way affords opportunity for variety; and
| variety. they say, spices life.
We have done so many things here that We
would DOT think of doing elsewhere to make
our home cosy. We've eonvertedkerosene boxes
into bureaus and eommodes, covering then
on sides with pretty Dnteh-hgured prlnts-
scenes Of water, wind mills, ships. land, tree,
and other pleasing pictures-and we've coveret
the tops with pretty of cloth. so that they ar,
really very ornamental rs well as useful pieces
of furniture.
1t is surprising what one can do in this line Il
make home attractive, and all. even the poor
car have more Of home comforts than they d,
In too many Instances; for where there is
will to do there Is generally found way to do
After tea, to-day, we went out for a ltkl
stroll Z Our inelinAtions led US along the shor
on a trail cut out Of the cliff, oYerhanging ii
many places.
Pretty coon we came to hole IN the wal
This is a eutoff through s bold point and take
us to a cliff trail again on another little cove 0
bay, from the head of which runs canyon Of
few acres and here are large two story res
dence and beautiful grounds Of lawn and choic
| shrxbbery. There is just room for this sweei
seclnslge home and no more. Il would do 20
and your readers good to see 1t. SUSAN.
AyALos, CAL, June 81, 1904.