Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-20
BY MRS. VI. A. WILSON

CoSvrsoht. 1870. By MIS-. ". a. WILSON. Az
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1DPLIN, Mo-, is in the heart OF the
OiOzark mountains and twenty miles,
o. the crow flies, lies an old homestead
where the famous old colored nanny
r-Auntie Rhea presides over the kitchen
rs n true aristocrat. Folk in tine Ozarks
ara home loving and very clannish they
do not take quickly to strangers and
they hook with suspicion upon unknown
viators. Here, amid Gods sunshine.
-unhampered by large buildings and
erdwded cities. these folks lead simple.
GA fearing lives.
The family of this particular home
stead consisted of nine children, all
grown to manhood and womanhood.
As the eldest son. Talbert, said,
when ! remarked that / had been in
formed that Auntie Rhea was the most
famous cook in Missouri: well, I'll
say she Is. Mother is a real pertootie'
by this he meant the dearest ever
'.bnt Auntie Rhea sure is some auntie.
Upon my visit to the cook house,
where Auntie Rhea reirned supreme.
met an old auntie who must have been
seventy If she had been day. She
belonged to the old school-straight as
= q tapling, clean and lean of limb and
nearly six feet tall. She was dressed
in a spotless gingham gown, and when /
made known my errand she exclaimed:
80 jes' you all set for a spell and res
yolself an as soon as All pint de rege'-
lati0ns to this yere gran 'dntter OBJ mine.
Ah'll fly at some puddip' TO you all
tof II Marster Talbert yere done tell
yoa all te ak me TO them he shore nun
aims to be a settin' his teef in them
cone this nooning."
eo, sitting in an old armchair made
ofihickory. | waited for Auntie Rhea
to start operations.
i'Fust cum" said Auntie-"shore
'naf All aims to 'splain to 20 whut
we-uns call these yere puddin', while up
yahder they calls 'em pie. and you
all is les in the nick ob time, TO
Aim gwine L make de fxin's fust, so
yon- all ken buckle to an larn to make
desc fixin's."
How Auntie Makes Pastry
Place
-Four cups ot four,
Dne-haH cup ot sugar,
One teaspoon Of salt,
One tablespoon Of boxing poodor.
In a mixing bowl and then rub be-
tseen the hands to mix thoroughly.
\ Now chop in, using the sriddle cake
turner, one cup OF shortening and use
A cup of ice.cOld water 10 form q
dosigh. Turn and chop the dough all
the tinp. Divide into four pieces.
1T
pie plate with the pastry. Use the
around the edge. 80 as to prevent the
budding boiling out. Rub the bot
top, of the crust thickly with melted
butter and set in the icebor 10 chill,
while making the filling.
g'Jes' SO. said Auntie. AN now
yai-all got nufin' to do but jes' make
rehdy the pudding"
First, we will make birds nest
pqddtng. Take the pastry and line a
pan and arrange nests OF thinly sliced
auuples. Place in each nest some finely
chopped apples, about ten seedless rails
ink and tablespoon of brown sugar.
oil fine bread crumbs over the entire
PIE plate. Now place In a bowl:
One cup Of milk,
Tno eggs,
Dse- hall CUP Of sv0ar,
8rofed rind of ono lemon,
Tpo tablespoons Of melted svtter.
Beat to mix thoroughly and then bake
tuHa slow oven until the custard 10 set
srd the apples are tender. Sprinkle
WITH cinnamon. ..
Nots--The apples must be sliced thin
az paper serve with a foamy sarce
b,tic by beating the juice Of orange or
Il won and the white OF one egg into
lone cup Of hard sauce
s.Noy while we aim To aake some