Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-22
MRS. WILSON DIMES
WITH AN OLD PIONEER
And Learns Some Of His Recipes to Hand Along Those Wo
Are Interested in NeO and Tempting Dishes for the Table
BY MRS. ". 4. WILSON

coruioht. 1920. Jv Nrs. s.. A. wilson. Az
rights rcScrrtd.
THE old Santa Fe trail winds its
u ways among the Mission hills OF
Missouri directly southwest. II starts
from that great midwest city Of Kansas,
Mo. An old pioneer Of the days Of ~
with n love Of nature has many splendid
photographs Of this we'll Travelled high
way 70 the southwest Looking at
picture taken fifteen years ago it shows
an old, well worn road winding in and
out between tho hills and mountains.
with rutS somc times eighteen inches
deep. To-day this trail Is q broad high
way Of fine maCadam. and it g'iSt"nS IN
the sunlight like beautiful velvet r'o'
bon
The early pioneers took from six 70
eight weeks to make this trip. Today.
with the automobile tho ground can
Easily be covered in four days.
On my way into tho heart os the
Ozark mountains turned off for
trip ovor the Santa F. trail. aud aS
we made the entire trip ny auto we
stopped. not at the hostclries that are
naturally part Of this highway. but
IN the homes Of the friends and ac-
uuaintanccs Of tho old pioneer. who.
with all thn airs and gracos Of an old
time kfEINUtu. ShlN l az SlNA'
feel hit ma duty to convey you across
the ole trail for sOmo Of the old timers
are vet to be- found summing themselves
In quiet hooks. whore they doze and
dream of those grand and gioriols days
that are .un' bv Nul 7 natVralli
banker 70 >oy 'Howdy.' and ain 10
make rnu th' excuse f'r agai" b'''ius
the trPi'
And this old chap, with eyes as
bright as the midday sun. admits to
seventy eight years of age. Yet he is up
and going SO with an early start long
before the sun peeped over the sunset
hill, we we're on our way. About IL
o'clock, after making nearly two hun
dred miles. we stopped with old Tom
Lannigan's daughter for our midday
dinner. and. unlike the day of the pio-
neer. We had an abundance Of products
from the garden which were cooked In
a most delicious manner. Our menu
was:
Chilled Melons Chile Of Beef
Sweet Potatoes with Su"rntI~n
Dressed .Onion>. Lcitu"n and CurumhorS
Apple and Jelly Fritters Coffee
The nice cold wc'on was rut ID wedge
shaped pieces ard >rrinklod with just
q suspicion of i"mon juice
Chile Of Beef
Place one half Gun Of shortpning in
, frying pan and add six tablespoons
of -four Cook very slowly until brown.
Now add ono Dound of lean stewing
meat. cut in pieces of size of n walnut.
Toss until a nice brown and thcn add:
Ono md one half cups nj cold pGicr.
One cwp Of tfi"k fomGLo palp. rubbcd
hrouqh q ''erp.
one ,up prr.0rcd cb''C'.
One md orc-hGf cups Of preporcd
cfn'o boGrS
Three onions. mirccd fmo.
Cover aud cook .'owl~ for ono and
one half borrs,
To prcparo tho chiloS: Place une
dozen rod peppers in a hot oven 70 bis
ter, or they may ho placed in the
broier of tho gas range and thou turn
the peppers until w"lI biiStored Re.
move and then rub tn" bands we'll with
salad oil; nov r"m"y" tho skin and
seeds of tho pepper ao1 put reDpprs
: and onions through th" food chopper.
using the nut butter knife.
This pinto bean is SimiIar to tho rcd
kidney bean. Look over one Gun Of
tie dricd beans. Wash and soak oyor
night or four hours in warm water.
Parboil for fifteen minutes and then
drain Wash again and add to the
chile.
This combination of bean, and meat
Is delicious and very economical.
Is The sucruis~' Of ~" Southwest j.
not the combination "f corn and beans
Of tho East and N"w England states.
This di,h Is strictly an Indian one. and
was ORIGINATED among IN" IhoctawS Of
the Southwest Pace in n saucepan