South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-13
THE THIRD YEAR.

Think that's fine enough ?" Helen
paused in her chopping and held not
the bowl OF green tomatoes for Mag
Pie's inspection.
Don't know. ma'am." doubtfully.
Some pretty big pieces there"
Then you chop it little more
while I wash the peppers"
Maggie took the chopping bowl
rather sulienly. 10 was plain she did
not approve OF this extra work on her
ironing day.
II had been just a week since the
dinner at which Warren had been so
enthusiastic about Mrs. stevens
pickle When Helen had asked for
the recipe. ne had scathingly remark
ed that as she had never made any
pickle. IL was not likely she could
make any so good as that.
But Mrs. Stevens had sent the recipe
the next day. and now Helen with
anxious painstaking care. was follow
Ing ~ faithfully. She was making
this without Warren's knowledge,
wanting him 10 think when ne tried VI
that IL was part OF the jar Mrs. Stew
ems had given them.
II he did not notice the difference,
she would then triumphantly declare
II was her pickle. So while she wash
ed and chopped the tomatoes. cauli-
flower and peppers. she was happily
planning this denouement.
Her Recipe.
"That'u do, Maggie. that's fine
enough. Now you'd better go TO the
drug store for that turmeric. Wait.
let's see If there's anything else wei
want" And once more Helen read
over the recipe.
Take two quarts of green toma-
toes, one quart Of onions, one head or
caulinower three red peppers, six
green peppers. one dozen small sweet
gherkin pickles.
Chop the tomatoes. onions. cauli-
flower. peppers and gherkins in small
pieces. Add one cup of salt. cover
with water and let stand over night.
Next morning boil for five minutes
and drain thoroughly.
Dressing: One quart OF vinegar.
two cuts Of sugar, two and one-half
tablespoonsful OF ground mustard,
one-haf tablespoon Of turmeric, three
tablespoonsful OF flour. one-half pint
OF water.
Mix the mustard. turmeric and
-four TO a smooth paste with the wa
ter. Stir we'll In the vinegar and
sugar. Boil for one minute and pour
over your pickle"
mo, that's all. Just the turmeric;
we have everything else"
10 was not until after Maggie had
gone that Helen realized the turmeric
was for the dressing. and they would
Helen was now chOpping the onions;
they were red onions and particularly
strong, and in a few minutes her eyes
were smarting and watery.
Let me chop that now. ma'am."
said Maggie sympathetically, when she
came back from the drug store and
found Helen almost weeping over the
onions. Them red ones do make your
eyes smart"
Helen relinquished the onions and
began work the peppers. cut out
the black specks the cores and threw
Then the cauli1ower had 10 be washed
and cut up.
It was noon before everything was
chopped and put TO soak in a big yell
low bowl.
"Oh. there's such a lot Of it," ex-
claimed Helen. And isn't il pretty"
as with long spoon she stirred up the
red. green and white mixture. How
much do you think this'n make,
Maggie?"
1T boiIs down a Iot-that won't
make more than three quarts"
Helen IS Eager.
Helen covered the bowl and put il
up on the pantry shelf If only il did
not have TO soak over night. She was
so eager to see how IL would turn out
that it was hard TO wait until morn
ing.
Several times during the afternoon
she went in 20 stir il up and taste
IL tentatively. but OF course IL was only
raw and salty, and had no resemb-
lance TO Mrs. Stevens finished prod
uct. II II would only be enough like
hers 80 that Warren would not know
the difference.
The next morning as soon as Mag
gle was through with the breakfast
dishes Helen donned her big apron and
went to work.
Maggie. do you think this is too
much TO boil all at once?" as she took
down the large yellow bowl.
No. ma'am, you can boil that all
right in the soup kettle"
While she was waiting for il TO boil
Helen got out the recipe and the
things TO make the dressing
rs this all the vinegar we have ?''
"Oh, no, ma'am, there's plenty more
down there wait, I'll get it,"
ut don't say what kind of sugar
suppose graduated will do"
When Helen had measured and dis
eolved the sugar in the vinegar, she
turned 70 the recipe.
Now. let's see" reading aloud
Two and one-half tablespOOnsful of
ground mustard. Where's the mus
tard? on, here II IS" Then a mo-
ment later. in a tone OF dismay ooh
Maggie. look! I've put the mustard
IN the vinegar and IL SAYS mix IL into a
paste with the -four and turmeric."
Maggie glanced disapprOviugly at
the yellow powder floating around on
top OF the vinegar
Don't think you can mix that in
ma'am, you better skim il off and mix
your mustard right"
Helen carefully skinned of the
yellow particles. then measured the
mustard. turmeric and -four in a small
bowl. and with half a pint of water
made IL into paste
Cooking the Pickle.
You'll have 20 watch that. ma'am,
or it'll burn" cautioned Maggie. who
was polishing the knives. for Helen
had said that she wished 70 make the
pickle all by herself