Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-10
ABOUT EATS AT CHAUTAUoUA
(By Isabel Bozman)

Foode SEoppe, Waffle Kitchen, with
tion. These and many boarding
houses called cottages, with one
large hotel, The Athenaeum. pre-
sent the modern opportunity for
life sustaining nourishment. Bat
wonder how many recall the descrip-
tion as given by "Pansy' in the
"Four Girls at Chautauqua."
Many young school teachers could
go and camp for two weeks, making
the whole one long picnic.
There were tents, and bungalows,
were small movable houses of one
.room, and a lean to called "centen-
ials." The equipment for house
keeping was very meagre, and
glimpses seen in passing were anus
ing. Good fortune might place an
oil cloth on the upturned box used
as table, but the array of paper
bags used as containers was elabor-
ate. Perhaps shell from the lake
shore would answer for butter, as
for salt. Such small Inconvenience
were as nothing to the opportunl-
ties and associations.
BY the time of our first visit
much of the camp meeting arrange
ment had been done away, and for
two weeks we were in boarding
house of good standing, not far from
the amphitheatre and next door 20
the president Of our class ~. Dur
ing all the years since, we have
chosen light Housekeeping. This
means renting a bed room, with
privilege of use of cook stove and
small table in the dining room. Our
plan was to find place where two
or three friends could use the same
table. in preference to eating from
la section of a long dining table,
while, as for a basement, kitchen
and dining room, they were taboo.
Each group was given a, shelf for
dishes and supplies,
For many ..ears we took a LITTLE
silver and linen, with favorite cup
plate, and stew kettle, for our owr
convenience, we were fortunate il
knowing hoy to manage a Woo
stove, bur the economical use .
: Ismall wood closely watched by th'
lapdlady, was at times trying. 1
friend, after this experience, wrot
,us on returning home, "that ever,
: -'piece of store box by the side wall
: appealed to her to save for our fire.
Cooperative work was then ney
!. in the world, but we had plan. 0!
r one space Of our wood stove we plac
ed large iron kettle; into this wen
5 our potatoes; at the proper time ou
, fresh roasting ears were droppe'
, in On top and we'll covered, so the
/ would be steamed in good way.
4 A young married woman was on
1 of the group. Her fork was tn
first one to lift from the neighboT
= hood kettle. We soon had cause t.
) know she was q spoiled child. Th
, best was for her, regardless of wha
+, she had dropped into the boiling
1t was great to cook over hand
, full of Goals, and that with fou
? others, trying to prepare eats. Late
S we were delighted to nave blu
flame oil stove, and now, happy day
l three hole hot plate.
5 There have always been exeelleH
| groceries. milk depots and mea
markets. At the pergola is the bak
' cry and ice cream stand, so that al
seasonable fruits and vegetable
,Were within reach at about tn,
: same nrice as at home,
Another place for supplies wa!
; the farmers market, just outside
the gates. There, from country
women and men, out of high tor
buggies, a f1ivver, or a wagon, ev'
ierything that would bring a nickel is
offered for sale, from water lilies
to cucumbers.
| And now, about the gamy mus
callonge, bass and white fish. Plenty
and very good eating, besides the
sport, or a trip to Lake Erie, with
! the pleasure of buying from the
1 boats just in with the night catch.
| Another housekeeping experience,
! to bring to your minds the associa-
tions of a summer group and friend
ships formed at the work table. Here
we had a dining room with 20
! ables, large enough for four or five
persons. Ours was one by the
screen door on side street In the