Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-01-08

Dear Nu,uais;
About the time Nailll made mention of
the olem OF freedom, the above poem
was passed to me for the column. Thought
answers to thought in the minds Of the
N. B.'s, for here is also another reference
to it. In personal letter Melissa writes:
Ienioyed the NJ. b. column last week very
much. The sketch OF Charles Kingsley was
interesting to me. l enjoy his writings SO
much Glad Naillil sent along the article
about our flag. l just wanted to shout amen
to that toast. was reminded of little clip
ping have had for some time and win send
it 70 you. 1t follows:
At Fourth of July celebration in a
Canadian town, where both English and
the two countries were used in decorations.
a frivolous young English girl, l,yai to the
queen ont with no love for the stars and
stripes. exclaimed: "Oh, what silly looking
thing the American flag is. 1t suggests moth
ing bat checkerberry candy" Yes" replied
an American guest, 1.-The kind of candy that
made everybody sick who tried to lick it,
! wish to apologize to the niece who
| asked FOR recipe for citron preserves, also
to Aunt Emma and her friend who kindly
forwarded the same to me under date of
Dec. 10. My only excuse is that, in the
| Christmas rush, the recipe was overlooked.
Aunt Emma wrote me this:
, A Tear friend of mine, who has THE AMERI-
CAN and is very much interested in our NJ. B,
c., noticed that someone wished for a recipe
for preserving citron. She sent it to me last
night SO am sending il to You for next week
if ii is not too late. She told me to tell you
she and all her neighbors had used it for
many years, and she knows il is tried and
true.
Have you plenty of recipes on hand for the
present? If not. can send you some, but DO not
want to send too many to crowd some one
else out. as / often think others can do so
much better than l. Ithink our column is
becoming more and more interesting. l have
become acquainted with many by letter
through its influence, and they are such fine
letters. too; wish could write to ey Try one.
Irish Molly wrote to me but did not give me
her name, SO could not reply, and there are
others. Aunt Maria is famous for letter
writing; it surely does ones soul and body
good TO get one of her letters. Hope she will
write often this winter.
Yes, Aunt Emma, send US some recipes
VIXEN you have time to write them of.
know OF some readers OF the column who
always look first for new recipe.
CITRoN PREsERvEs-Peel and cut the citron
in pieces an inch square; then boil in water
until soft; drain of the water and add one
pound of sugar to each pound of citron; to
every five pounds of the preserve, add one
pound of raisins. one lemon sliced, half an
ounce of whole cloves, one ounce of stick Gin
namon; dissolve the sugar, and when hot add
the fruit and simmer slowly for two hours.
Tested by many.
c. writes:
Have been thinking would send my recipe
for citron preserves: will put it in this. 1t is
the one my mother used.
CITRoS PREsERvEs-Pare and cut in the
usual way: cook in weak alum water until
clear; turn that off. soak in clear water over
night, drain and cook in syrup made to suit
the taste. Slice some lemon in the syrup or
add a few drops of extract to the preserves as
you use them. prefer the extract.
Many thanks for these recipes.