Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-29

wouldn't you?"
Blossom nodded delightedly with an
air OF perfect understanding.
II thought so! Well. am going to
do my best and then If everything is
not right II Is not my fault. Now,
that IL the fryer. I know, and I will
lot Il get good and hot while I find
the eggs. How many do you suppose
the dear creature eats at a sitting.
Blossom? A halfdozen?"
Again Blossoms head bobbed cheer
fly. She hugely enjoyed being taken
into the conversation. did the Bios.
som.
well here's the half-dozen and
here goes! Dear me. hope it's as
easy TO smash potatoes as It is eggs.
wonder II It Is right for them to
mix up so! Heavens. the things are
sticking to the fryer! I'll Just stir
them around. for I suppose that's what
Miss Selma Lue meant by both sides,
to mix them up so they won't get 30
black. They seem perfectly hard now
20 am going to put them in the
DISH" and Miss Cynthia emptied out
the charred mass on a plate and set
II on the table.
"Of course. Blossom. have known
fried eggs all my life. but We don't
have them. and I am not perfectly
sure how they ought to look. These
seem nice and brown. though those
black streaks are not exactly artistic.
are they!"
with reassuring eagerness Blossom
reached for the dish.
"I'm glad you think so, dear. but
you don't want that dinner: yours
comes later. Now for smashing the
potatoes! When does the smashing
come in, before they are cooked?'
Miss Cynthia paused to think. II
don't suppose Il makes much differ
ence, and after they are cooked they
will be 80 hot-I am going to do It
now. Wasn't It lucky Miss Selma Luo
had peeled them! Why. I never knew
potatoes were 80 hard before they
were cooked! No wonder the great,
grand mogul likes his smashed. I
like them smashed myself, but how
am going to smash them?"
Blossom gurgled interestedly.
"Thanks for the advice. Blossom.
Yes, I am going TO ret the pan on
the table and wash the Ratchet nice
and clean, and smash away" Miss
Cynthia worked With will and sue
'ossdsd in quickly reducing the DO
tatoes to . watery. lumpy mass. After
q moments hesitation she emptied
them into tho frying-pan to which
chung fragments Of burned eggs. Her
delight was great when she remem-
hered the salt and she poured In .
double dose with exceeding liberality.
Around and around she stirred the
mass, which quickly burned to . hue
to match the eggs and thus declared
itself done.
Blossom" she remarked earnestly.
why women make SO much fuss over
cooking can't see. It Is Just too
easy. and nothing but selflshness
makes them not want to do such sim
pie things for their families. I am
going to put . plate and knife and fork
here for him and tuck this ugly fryer
out OF sight. Then he can come and
get his dinner whenever he chooses.
And, Blossom, don't know whether
you and Miss Selma Lue ever do it
but am going 70 put spray Of this
petuniA here on the table-and take
tho risk"
A series Of plaintive little gurgles
and . whimper or two through tho
door leading into tho grocery remind
ed her of The soapboxers, and she
hastened TO answer the summons.
Four solemn babies sat bolt upright
and four pink mouths dew wide open.
BLESS your darling hearts. it's time
for din.din, and Misc Cynthia's . bad
girl to get naughty mans dinner
Arst! Hero are the bowl and spoon
right here. and she 10 going to hurry"
But instsad Of hurrying Miss Cynthia