Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-12-09

Scott Bovine, Bloomfield. N. J. E4l
maker They are not made of twelve
inches of lawn and beruffled with
lace-we have passed that fad-but are
of the cover-up type that hang from
the shoulder like the dresses, and are
so neat when made of percale or I'M
bleached cotton and bound with some
bright color.
| If we had had our Farm Bureau
meeting on Christmas suggestions,
might have more to write but that
comes this week.
This is stormy Sunday, when you
stay in the house and read and write
till you feel stupid; then, if it is not
meal time, you eat an apple or cooky
by way of diversion. Then, when meal
time arrives you overeat and feel more
stupid and perhaps try to sleep it off.
There was a fine article in The
American Magazine for November, on
eating, which warns against following
any eating fad too closely. The latest
one 1 have heard of is not to eat any
cooked food, but subsist on fruits, nuts
and raw vegetables. and small
amount of cold water only for drink
ing. The founder of this theory has
practiced it on himself for years, and
is so well he is able to work without
fatigue for twenty hours or more
day That may be all right for him.
but most of US think he starts some
thing when he says that no one be-
yond the weening age should drink
milk.
| 1 have no doubt many of our physi-
cal ailments could be overcome by
| right eating, or, rather, would be
avoided, but I don't believe the same
| rule works for everyone.
| Now, don't think l am food crank
because 1 have given up eating meat,
but when blood pressure began to af-
feet my eyes, it seemed best to let 1t
alone, and you would be surprised to
know how little 1 miss it, and now
think l enjoy the other foods better
| without it. l still think there is some
truth in the old saying, that What is
| one mans meat Is another's poison.
We know that often there are the fat
and the lean people eating from the
same table, and one will grow fatter
| while the other can not gain pound.
1t is generally true that the thin one
has the greater endurance, and per-
haps is the larger eater.
The question of diet is large one,
but 1 am not a dietitian, so will not
try to solve the worlds problem. Ny
own is more than can handle success
fully, and l am not a dyspeptic either.
Since writing the above, l read in a
paper printed in the middle West a
statement without comment that New
| Englanders eat pie for breakfast" l
know that Maine people eat pie, but
never knew a household that served it
for breakfast unless it was the unusual
thing of wanting to clean out the pan
try before baking day or when clos
ing up a house Wonder il we get as
strange ideas of the middle westerner,
from a single statement like that.
| Now, you see 1 have written nothing
worth while, but will send recipe for
pie which seemed to take well at our
last Farm Bureau meeting, and hope
that it will do something more than
fill space.
! ,.,r'-'" jasmine"
You always have had the Esprit
of helpfulness," yes, and hopefulness,
balso, as we can all testify. / wish to
| assure BIRD" that her letter to the
column never reached me. l keep no
waste basket for M. BIS. We enjoyed
visit from Jennie a few days ago.
Her slogan, Lets help" did help.
l
Dear NJ. BIS: -'"' -N
All the blank space. I do like to read
| the cousins letters, and look to see II
there is any from Them so neglect to
east in my little mite.
| We are having a lot of dark, rainy
days. 1 guess that the low lands will
get filled this year, before it freezes up.
A good many young cooks (and some
old ones) complain about their COW
| cred pies leaking. find that If I make
my crust quite soft, wet the edge, and
let it stand some ten minutes before
put on the upper crust, and press 1t
| down well on the edge, that it hardly
| ever leaks.
The crust of pie that is not covered
want rather stiff, so that it won't
break down when it begins to get
warm.
/ was sorry that my last letter was
lost, for l sent good jelly recipe. l
can send it next fall. l will close, hop
ing that Uncle Sam will take better
care of this one.
Aunt Cassie"
Aunt Cassie" has the helpful
spirit, too.
AUNT MADGE.
Colts Island.
Miss Myrtle Joyce, who has been
teaching in Littleton, is home.
Mrs. Vera Harding is in Rockland
with her sister, Mrs. Marion Herrick,
who is in the hospital for treatment.