The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-06-03
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gennlnss wzs tired e - Tiesnsls
Ihs ziett o. 1oFk F0aszs. bsst r1ss.s
and legs Of muft1n killed SHAT title
appetite he eonid mnzter. Chops
fafr1y made him afakick and STEAK
va 7zst hsootning t&steiess
Il wasn't that be ooaldn't ihink q
fhlEgs he'd Like 70 eaf- His mind thess
aFring days had : tendency 70 rzn 70
the old place hack hone. His hungry
scnl ionged for The oldtine yietuals
Nke-weIl. dandelson greens o., PEI
ter still. mustard greens.
Mrs.. Jennings vas tired Of trying
e resurrecf for Jennings the favor
of The old h0nae days. Nothing sne I
did raifed Jennings saded appetite.
she vas just making Up her mind 70
try partial starvation as = cure when
Jennings remarked one evening -
4 izaf sfand sort Of vosss: There's
nothing IN this toHn Ct - eat except
beans Nrw. Mavy. Il you could con
tFive TO cook Up pot of beans that
would taste like my mothers ! be-
neve I'd quit being 50 homesick for
real grub"
Mira Jennings was a little startled
BY this ap1rnncement- She had
cooked beans frequently in the sey-
eral ears Of her married life and ney-
/ e<hntil this m0mert had she suspect
"a that the method Of cooking them
VAS below par.
How does your mother cook
beansg" she asked
Why" readily volunteered Jenr
nfngs. @she just cooks them until
/ they're done That's al there Is TO
beans jnst coOk 'em enough"
No amount OF questioning could
bring out more explicitly the secrets
Of this toothsome home dish.
Mrs. Jennings. however. in sort Of
desperation. resolved 20 make one
heroic effort Nothing that was ever
done 10 beans to make them tooth
some was TO be left undone.
4 Accordingly she soaked them over
night and poured of the water next
morning. She then put them in her
best pot and parboiled them, carefully
drained them through colander and
set them back for a long and gentle
boil.
Nothing, absolutely nothing was
omitted; no time nor pains was
spared The whole day was dedicated
TO beans.
That night Jennings gave a hopeful
smile at the steaming dish and helped
himself literally, only to lay his spoon
down. moment later In utter dejec-
ton.
Wal did you do to thems1 he al
mS6t moaned
Mrs. Jennings drew a quick breath,
flushed little ard In voice Of dead
" calm went over minxtely the many
processes Of the preparation.
What do you mean by parboiling?'
inquired Jennings
why, putting pinch Of soda into
the first water"
We'll, that's what did It. Mother
never parboiled hers"
A peculiar gasp across the table
caused Jennings 10 glance at his wife
Mrs. Jennings was trying desperately
hard to say something. Finally she
managed to emnciate quite clearly
the words, "You selfish brutel'
Never in all her married life-bu
what's the use Of giving details? Thel
quarreled and continued the perform
ance until both we're reduced to tha
terrible silence that always follows |
domestic earthquake.
And then the doorbell rang. 1t WA
Jennings mother.
Il knew I'd surprise you" she said
u expect oughtnt to have come. Blu
now that Nan Is married and gon
west l get lonesome toward sprIn
and Mrs. Molitt persuaded me to com
to the city for a couple OF days Fa
ther1l be lonely. expect, but b
wanted me to come, and here | an
Mary, I'm starved. Anything will dS
Just a cup Of tea and bite Of some
thing. NY! What nice beansi Your
fine cook. Mary
And then it came out--the domel
tic tragedy.
Mother Jennings looked at her sol
+The idea. VIII Jennings--you tall
ing about my beans when you neve
used to eat them OF course pa
boil them. always do. know what
the matter with you. You've bee
overeating all winter III Ak you up
dose Of sulphur and molasses an
Mary will give you plenty Of rhubal
sauce. That always brought yc
around when you got those cranl
spells at home"