The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-08-26
CLARICE COOKING.

It's from Clarice," said Mrs. Dill
c, n as she took off her glasses and
o;;ied the letter. "Shesbeen to Chica-
o. taking a course of cooking lessons,
snd she going to stop here on her way
home"
That's good!" responded her hus-
band. "Clarice is smart girl; always
up to something and doing it with all
her might. Let's see, was it the last
tire she was here that she rebound
the last years almanac in green
leather with-what was it? Oh, yes
-tooiing on the edges?"
His wife smiled and nodded. Hav-
ing no daughters of their own, they
were very fond of their lively niece,
and Mrs. Dillworth had always patient
ly cleaned up after her.
The time before that" continued
Dillworth, "she had her new camera
Remember how funny you looked in
that picture she took of you getting
out Of the buggy?"
Yes said Mrs. Dillworth, flushing
and giving the belt that encircled her
ample waist downward push, "and
this time she's going to give us q
sample of what she's learned to cook" i"
Glad to have her!" said Dillworth
heartily. Il shouldn't be bit sur
prised, Amanda, If she could teach you
thing or tow"
dn' h0r OF
Clarice was particularly fond of house
work." said Mrs. Dillworth, as her hus-
band slammed the screen door.
An explanation of Clarice's sudden
interest in domestic science was af-
forded when she arrived by a very
new-looking diamond ring which
sparkled On her finger.
1--WE brought my book of recipes,
Aunt Amanda she announced "and
I'm going to stay two weeks and do
all the cooking while I'm here"
You're welcome, I'm sure, my
DEAR" responded her aunt. Il just get
sick and tired thinking what to have
for the next meal. It's the same thing
over and over!"
Well" exclaimed Uncle Nathan, az
he pushed back his chair after supper,
that certainly was a treat! The
trouble with your aunt is,' he explain
ed, that she let's herself get into a
rut."
"As there are thirty-one ways to
serve potatoes, that seems quite un-
necessary" said Clarice, with just a
touch of patronage in her tone. Then.
when one knows how to make nine
6en differents salads, it's easy to have
a Variety
variety is the spice of life,'" quot
ed her uncle, oracularly.
There are so many dainty desserts
nowadays, too," continued Clarice,
that pie really has become obsolete.
How did you like the pineapple
mousse?''
"Fine!" declared Dillworth. ''Ill ven
ture to say, Amanda, that you've never
even tried to make a pineapple
mousse"
mo" said Mrs Dillworth, too much
overcome to mention the fact that her
cup custards were the envy of half the
women in town.
During the ensuing days Mrs. Dill
worth, whose own culinary successes
were mainly attributable to good
guessing, often secretly hoped for fall
ures: but Clarice measured and timed
herself with what seemed to her aunt
slavish precision, and each succeed
ing meal eclipsed the previous one.
Poor Mrs. Dillworth was divided be.
tween envy of her niece's achievements
and dread of the day when the bur-
den again should fall upon her own
shoulders. Would Nathan, after this
orgy of scientific cooking, ever again
be satisfied withe her humble efforts?
Her own appetite failed at the sight
of his enjoyment and she found it
difficult to conceal the bitterness of
her modification.
Getting tired of my cooking, Uncle
Mater" inquired Clari"e, as she found
him one morning reading her cook