The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-24
OUR CORRESPONDENT HAS
TROUBLE IN KITCHEN
He Now Knows How to Appreciate
Good Woman-Farmers' Organ
izations

NV old better-half who has been baE
ing bread for me for the past d
years, has been confined to her room
for the past three weeks, and have
once again been introduced to the
cook room. l am with cooking very
much like the man who ate the crow
he said that he could eat crow
but he wasn't hankering after It,
am glad to say that my daughters
and daughtesr-in-law are always very
kind to come and show their love and
willingness to help in times of need,
but they all have families Of their
own and have to look after their own
domestic duties. While it is true the
family is small, only the old father,
mother and Youngest son, vet the
very same trouble in the kitchen
comes three times day.
The first morning went in the cook
room to take my first degree, the first
thing looked for was the biscuit pan.
After a considerable search found
it. l then sifted my -four, got my but
ter milk and lard, little warm water.
There was something going on IN
the bread tray for short while and
don't you forget it. When 1t came
time to make out my biscuits l Won
dered what to do with all the dough
between my fingers on my right hand.
But 1 found that l had but little time
to worry over that. The next thing
] began to look after was the rolling
pin and biscuit cutter. But | failed
to find them. So l thought l would
try mothers plan-just pull off a
piece of dough and roll it around m
my hands. And it was not long be-
fore had the pan covered with
chunks of dough little less than the
size of your fist.
After I had my bread in the over
1 began to look after the frying pan
which l found and filled with water
to wash my meat. About the time |
had my meat sliced and ready to wash
l happened to hit the handle Of the
frying pan and knocked the whole
thing over in the floor. About this
time my son came in to see if there
was anything he could do in the way
of hurrying on breakfast. l told him
to look after the bread. He opened
the door of the oven and said the
bread looked white. l told him to
Just shut the door and put in some
more wood, which he did.
After l had fixed my meat in the
pan l then looked at my bread and
found it almost as hard as bone.
My son came in again and began to
inquire if there was anything else ne
could do; and asked me why the floor
was all wet. But l was in no humor
to answer questions. I got through
with that mess as quick as possible.
I didn't hear word of complaint
only the son remarked while we were
quietly eating, there was one thing
certain, if we couldn't get cook IN
the kitchen pretty soon he really did
MT see how he could stay around
here any longer.
After l went back into the house
| began to realize what the good Lord
had said after he had made Adam,
that it was not good for man to be
alone. And l felt very much like the
Young soldiers who were fixing to
board the train to face the music IN
the Confederate warl A number OF
women were standing around crying,
and he burst out in tears and said,
"God bless the women" But there is
a consolation in everything if we can
find it.
Ny cooking is very much like the
old gentleman's wedding he gave in
honor of his daughter. He said, Eat
boys, this don't come every day. y
But l am not going to worry
my friends over my troubles, neither
make those who dislike me rejoice. l
am thankful to say that my blessed
old cook has recovered and l trust by
the time this becomes readable to the
public she will be fully able to resume
her full duties in and around the
home. Sometimes l think it is good
for men to have such experiences. 1t
makes them appreciate more fully the
value of woman in the home.
Another effort is being made to or
ganize the farmers into cooperative
system of marketing their products
| have been connected with some kind
of a farmers movement for the past
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