Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-01-17


| calamity is trying for the Hrst time to burn
coal in the kitchen range after many years
/ experience with dry hard wood. never
could tell Just when the FIRE was going to
| burn. At times such glorious FIRE, and /
/ would chuckle and say: SIT is all in getting
/ the hang o. it, and have at last got the right
hang" But pride surely foretelis a fall, and
/ In a short time would be bordering; what
has become of my fresr
+ One afternoon the kitchen was SO delight
, fully warm and the top of the stove such
( pretty red, just knew the oven must be Just
| right for biscuit. Although 1t wasn't supper
I time. / revised the old adage, MAKE hay while
! the sun shines" TO shake biscuit when the
coal-fre burns" and went at it. Would you
/ believe 1t, that bread didn't bake a bit. The
? hampers were all fixed right and the top OF
the stove red hot. What could the matter be-
{ Well, In came my John, aud seeing his COM
panion the picture OF woe, be knew by past
experience that 1t must be the coal FIRE. He
took the lid from the stove. looked at the red
hot coal. took the poker aud with little
knock it fell to the bottom. not a cupfai re-
manning, and thought the FIRE good.
This is only one of several times that the
fire fooled me, but "al's well that ends well",
and last week my baking day was no night
mare. everything btlnR All Zone.
Iwonder many times il any of the sisters
are known by me except Aunt Maria, who is
always at orland fair with the gorgeous
bouquets. Am hoping that next fail she will
remember her relatives with some of her
flowers, as OF course now can claim rela-
tiouship. belonging to the NJ. B. column
Can't say I think Aunt Maria did much in the
way of naming her kitters. We had two
and their names "Rebecca'' and "Mariaf
Our old cat is Polly; another is the only one
that revels in a fancy name-"Auto NJ" be-
cause when a kitten she bad an automobile
ride. Auto NJ" has post card album with
many pretty post cards Of cats and kittens that
have been sent through the office to her by
admiriug friends Can any Of the cats owned
by other sisters beat thiss
Am sorry that at least one sister tried the
cake and spoiled it through my negligence.
Perhaps one wayI cook fresh paddock would
be new to some.
BUTTER SnoTHER.-Use one skinned had
dock cut in four pieces; put one-fourth pound
Of butter In frying-pan and brown. Place the
maddox on the butter and fry few minutes
then add hot water to nearly cover and let
boil ten minutes in covered frying-pa
Put into the oven and cook until the iish is
done. Season with salt and pepper. Thicker
the gravy with little hour.
think the most patient Of the sisters as
well as Aunt Madge will rejoice that again for
a time am ALL DONE.
1t was well you got the "hang" OF that
coal fire before these freezing days came to
us. We shall not hear to your being sail
done" writing for the column; we enjoy
your letters too much for that.
The following from Irish Molly con-
tains a wealth OF thought for the new
year-in fact for any time OF retrospect,
or for new departure in life:
Dear AH & Madge and NJ. g. Friends:
This is the eve of the New Year. 1912. An
other year gone, and we are still on the road.
Just one more milestone past, and how many
thoughts come crowding up to-nighti think
of the sick and wonder how they are getting
( on; then Of those in sorrow, and my heart goes
out in sympathy to all such.
At such times as these. when sitting alone,
as am now, how much we look into our
hearts and wonder at the blessings given to
us--of good health, good homes. good friends
and find how much we have to be thankful
I for.
! 1t is well that we have these searchlight
evenings, when our Utmost thoughts are laid
bare and we look back over the years Of the
past and remember our own shortcomings
and our murmurings at our lot How mean
we feel at such times, when we see how many
mistakes we have made, how crooked the
road is.
This is the eve of the new year. Yes, and
are we grateful? viii we do the same things
next year we have done tbisG Possibly we
may. Are we going to turn over new leaf