Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-03-20
Dear VI. B. FRIENDS:

Dear VI. B. Friends:
The following letter from Moll is very
welcome:
Dear Aunt Madoe:
Seeing Irish Mollie in the city the other
day reminded me Of the good time at the re-
union last September. and that / had not
written for some time. AS / was about to
enter a store Saw q familiar face, but did not
at first recall TO whom 1t belonged, and lost an
opportunity to exchange verbal greetings
with an NJ. Bite. Therei that looks different
in print than it would sound to say IL. for
am quite sure that Irish Moilie would neither
bark nor bite. il she is afraid of doga. l, toe,
DO not like dogs. How uncomfortable to be
met with bark when you call on friend
By the time this is printed winter of lsii-i2
will be mostly thing Of the past and Dell will
be thinking of the chickens they are to raise,
and Aunt Maria will be planning her flower
beds. 1 have not the courage to look at our
dahlia and gladiolus bulbs for fear they have
been frozeA. Our supply of potat es for sew
eral weeks to come are of the chilled variety.
/ am disappointed every time I attempt to
eat one, but the present prices Of tubers
won't allow as to set them aside altogether.
After passing through snch a cold winter as
lsiI-I2. we almost envy a friend in the far
West, who writes that their strawberries are in
blossom and they have onions large enough
to eat. Now S. ]. Y. is wondering what has
changed me SO that / should be enjoying
onions, for my dislike of that vegetable is q
standing joke with my friends. California
must be fDe in winter. but summer is coming
and Maine is good enough then. and We will
have strawberries. too.
How my mind has wandered and have
said nothing yet! We have used your short
ening, Ann, all winter, and like 1t very much.
Have found many useful suggestions in the
NJ. b. c. and would like to give individual
thanks, but do not remember who gave them
to us.
Now / have a request to make. Can any
one who reads this column tell Aunt Mary
how to make sweet milk emptings breads She
has not seen any for years, but would like to
be able to make bread such as she ate in
childhood.
Here is a recipe or suggestion for Ann, II
she likes tomatoes as well a. macaroni. Cook
macaroni as has been printed in our column
in boiling, sailed water, drain, and wet with
cold water TO prevent sticking together.
Cover with stewed tomstoes prepared with
sugar. salt, butter and pepper to taste. II
the tomatoes are mot very acid, add little
vinegar.
have new recipe for pea soup as follows:
Soak one cup split peas over night. Cook
tender and rub through sieve. Mix together
three tabiespoonfuls butter and two table
spoonfuls -four and add to the peas, season
ing with salt, pepper and generous piece OF
butter, and add one pint Of milk (more or less
Of IL sasr - A
and an onion may be added If liked, the pork
being cooked with the peas. And perhaps il
wonld be well to say the peas were cooked in
two and one-third quarts of water.
II write any more. susan's trip may be
crowded out. MoLL.
Thanks for the recipes, and hope some
one will answer Aunt Mary's request.
remember when a near neighbor Of mine
years ago, made delicious bread of that
kind.