Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-04-25
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NoRrH. ORLASp, April II, 1917.
Dear N, b. Friends:
l greet you. I'm quite sure Aunt Madge
meantime in to-dsy's paper, when she spoke
Of some who had taken long vacations. Aunt
Madge. that's right; speak up. We are very
needless and, too. when we all like the col
umn ., well and Ills such u help about cook
ing, and SO cheering when body feels blue
and sorrowfui. But it's true, that have lots
Of letters to write, and this long, cold winter,
I've patched, mace tatting, sewed and read .
lot, but did at feel as II I'd write real cheer
full letter for the column, so.didnt write.
And now haven'ta blessed thing to write
about. I've stayed snug at home for so long
I'm out Of date. Aunt Srsaa thought 1
could say something helpful. from the farm.
/ so IN tell you now l cured the hams with
LIQUID smoke. After they'd been in salt q
week put the liquid smoke all over them
| twice, then hung them up tosdry in the ell
chamber, by the chimney. When they were
real dry, wrapped them in we'll creased
cloth, and put them In a cold place, and they
kept fine.
When it came timeIto cook a ham. rubbed
it ali over with brown sugar, put on pepper.
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cloth snug around it, put it on in cold water,
| let it come to a boii and boil twenty minutes,
then set it back and let it cook slowly until
after supper; then put it where twas cool and
let 1t get almo ST cold before took 1t from the
| water. Left i, in the cloth till next morning,
| then sliced some for breakfast and twas extra
| good. Try this way some Tall when you want
| a change and see il 1t isn't easier than the old
| way.
| Another way that saves times and care in
warming up eatsbies is to use the double
boiler. 1t keeps the beans from being
mushy; in fact, they beans each
| warming. and for boiled dinner it's great.
! Put the different things in with cloth be-
tween. The cabbage put in cloth, SO
| twill lift out easily. IL makes it all bran
| new, and no stirring. o. drying on
| don't think Of anything else in the eating
line. Let's go out and see the bossies
| Here's Suzanpie, isn't she beauty Had
| milk all winter. This ons is Beauty. She
| isn't living up to her name, but viii when
grass grows. This one is Lovely. See. she 10
so proud OF her name that her ears are
| pinked. And this is Bo peep. Isn't she big
| and pretty? like 3 dark color with white
spots.
| Wen just glance at the cows Jas go
along and Tli speak their names Diamond,
Roma, Dollie, Alice, Jennie Lind, Clara.
| Barton and ventura-but we call her Tintu-
tum Tor short. Now come to the heifers-
1 Rhoda, Rebecca, Rachel, Ina Jane and
| Drusilla, and here behind them are their
| bossies, only one Of them four weeks old.
They are handsome calves, land tits a good
| sight to see them filing their stomachs all
| at one time. We've never had many, 20
near Ct an age before, but I'D enjoy them
| better If they were going to be raised and
| have their chance out Of doors to be happy.
| Isn't it handy to have the water in the tie
| up? You see the cattle are all watered in
pals, and 1t can be done quickly. think
l 'tis less than . half hour. See his new piece,
that went ON to the barn last fail, seventeen
feet wide and sixty-two feet long. It makes
the main barn floor forty-seven feet long.
| Then this other door In front Of the horses
makes over 100 feet of barn floor, and it's q
big help in SO many ways.
/ Well, perhaps you've had barn enough;
| we'll 60 In and see the cats and Kittens and
cat-kind ID some sight. What says Oh, you
don't care for cats? Then look 1t the plants.
There are seven gersniums in one big pail,
and most Of them in bloom, and in this pail
Eve kinds white and the rest pink. Who
beats theses Then the ivy geranium.
prettiest Of all-such pretty foliage and the
| blooms such a rich pink. Now behold the
uicotianna-big. and ninety blooms it has
had at one time. Quite . lot, now. This
| wandering jew by the front window isn't bad.
Then the small plants-they are green and
not real pretty. but they'll show up out-of-
doors by and by.
Now let's sit down and talk about the war.
! Awful, isn't it, that we are to have war, be-
cause the Germans are so cruel. What beasts
| they are! You think OF my tue grandsons.
sons and sons-in-iaw being shot and mangled