Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-12-26

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A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to
you all, and also to the dear ones who read
our column, for the readers are far more nu-
merous than the writers: and may ray of
Gods blessed sunshine cheer and gladden. all
our hearts.
Thanks to Day, s. J. Y. and Aunt Madge for
recipes. Even we old housekeepers are bene-
flied by the new ways of doing things.
Thanks to Dell for readingimatter. Sorry she
has no grandchildren to make Christmas
presents for, while have so many / can't
furnish enough to go around, but have
learned the better way of letting them have
the blessing of giving while try to CT mt mt
myself with the lesser blessing of receiving.
Already we have received trombone grandson
big deer weighing 100 pounds, shot at Katah-
din Iron Works-a little early for Christmas,
but none the less acceptable.
My life has been very full of blessings for
the past year, and although our Thanksgiving
was very quiet one with only my oldest SON
| for guest at dinner, 1 counted my mercies
and was thankful. think if we search care
fully amidst the common-places of our every
day lives we shall find more to be thankful
for than we have any idea of. We can't all
have good days like Aunt Maria, that lasted
almost twenty-four hours, or like the favored
few who can take vacation, but l do so enjoy
the description of their journeyings; it
| makes bright spot in my. life and am glad
| for them that they enjoy the travel and the
| visits and can cheer us stay-at-homes and
shut-ins by their vivid descriptions of places
| and people. l seem to'stand with Ego on the
| big rug in front of Whittiers fireplace, al
| though / have never entered his house, but
have driven through hisIgrounds and seen the
settee beneath the trees.where it is said the
/ aged poet spent many lhours.
| Was glad of Mrs. Dieter's poem. I wonder
if she received the letters from a few of us
| sent in sympathy andlgreeting With love to
all the NJ. BIS, both old and new, from
| SISTER B.
| 1t is always agreeable to me to find within
| the columns of the NJ. B. department cooking
recipes from the various members. Because
of this, 1 wish to contribute the following
| tried and true ones, hoping they may be
| found useful.
SELF-FRosTING LEMON PIE-Mix in order
| given; Three-fourths cup sugar, one round
| ing tablespoon -four, sifted together, add
lemon After mixing well, add one cup boil
| ing water, stir well, then add beaten whites
OF two eggs. One crust. Bake slowly.
| PoTATo CAKE-Four eggs, two cups sugar,
| Two cups mashed potato, tnree-fourths cup
butter, scant cup chocolate, spices of ali
| kinds, two teaspoons baking powder, one cup
| sweet milk. four cups -four, one cup chopped
| Walnuts, one cup raisins. little salt.
FROSTED RICE PuppINe-Boil scant cup rice
| In one quart milk, until rice absorbs milk Tin
double boilerl. Take from stove and stir in
| beaten yolks of four eggs Qess will do),
| small piece of butter and two spoons sugar
| Butter a baking dish and pour into it the
pudding. Beat the whites to a stiff froth
| stir in five large spoons of sugar, favor with
| vanilla, pour on the top of pudding and
| brown in oven.
/ GINGERBREAp-Bea together one cup thick
| trich) sour cream with one-half teaspoon
! soda. till light. In another dish whip one
/ cup of molasses to foam with one-haif tea
/ spoon soda, a little salt, one teaspoon ginger.
Mix AID add two well-beaten eggs, two cups
| -four. W.
| Many thanks for this fine collection of
recipes. l can assure you, W., as / give
you cordial welcome to the circle, that
these will be made use of by many 1t
| has often been suggested that it would be
| good idea for those who try recipes
given in the column to report their sue
cess, or otherwise. And that brings up a
| question: Is it allowable to use success"
| in the way we use the word .sluckn?
applying the adjectives ''good" or ssbad",
according to results?