Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-01-07
MM WITH OUR WOMEN--What the
Y Puritans Thought Of Thanksgiving

fare. as they were not introduced until
1870. Turnips and pumpkins were plenti.
full. Corn bread probably took the place
OF white, and maple, OF white sugar
Pumpkin iohnny-cake, made of corn meal
and stewed pumpkin. baked before the
fire upon the trencher. and turned 10 give
a brittle crust to both sides, was an arti-
Gle for the table in high estimation Then
there were bag nuddings, of great size
that required twelve hours boiling. 1.-The
carving commenced at the top. and as the
pile lowered TO the center. the color deep
ened 10 a delicious red" Unfortunately the
chronicler fails to give the ingredients
Of this f~ayorite dessert. In addition tC
what has already been enumerated. as
likely TO have found a place on the Thanks.
giving table. we may be sure there were
Jellies and cakes Of various kinds.
In Norwich, festivities of the day ended
with an immense bonfire, Illuminating the
country round about. 1t was made In this
manner. A tall pole having been set up
around 1t were heaped barrels. the pile
tapering to the summit, where a barrel
dipped In tar, completed the structure
One can imagine the delight of the small
boys, when this was set on fire.
In connection with this reference to the
principal New England feast. the follow.
ing New England recipe. may not be In.
appropriately given. 1t is from a book
entitled "le Gentlewoman's Housewifery.'
which | once ran across in n Montana
bookstore. 1t will lose somewhat in repro.
duction, as while the language and capitals
can be given. the oldfashioned SIS cannot
The recipe is not copyrighted, and anyone
is free 10 use 1t who cares to do so.
"Old Connecticut Recipe for Ginger-Cake
II always take some Flour; just enough
Flour for the Cakes | want to make: |
mix it up with some B~uttermilk, If / hap
pen to have it. just enough for the Flour
then l take some Ginger; some like more
some like less: | put In a little salt and
Pearlash, then l tell John to pour in
Molasses till | tell him to stop"
belonged to the day when recipes were
family secrets to he sacredly preserved
and were rarely shared with outsiders.
GRANDMOTHER Coles Fried Cakes" is
another example of Colonial cookery. Some
OF our women may like to try these.
Take some Cream In a Bowl. break in
an egg or two and some Sweetning, then
put in one Thing and another till its just
right. Have your Lard het hot, and If you
use your Judgment they'll be good"
Mabel Conrad, a Fergus high school
student, fifteen years of age, has beer
chosen by the State committee as the
best All club member in Montana, and Is
our representative at the International All
club congress-, and International livestock
show to be held In Chicago. Miss Conrad
has a remarkable record as a student
having won seven scholarships since she
entered school and well deserves the
honor conferred upon her.
1t took our race centuries to climb from
barbarism to civilization, yet we forge
this, and are astonished that Indians dc
not acquire our ways more rapidly. Tht
first step from barbarism of any race has
been through agriculture. accompanied by
settled abiding places. This first step ha:
been taken by our Indians, and theil
wives are doing their best to learn how
to keep house. To begin with there mus
be a house to care for, and then an in
structress is needed to teach the womer
cleanliness, and elementary hygienics. Thi!
latter has been supplied by the Montana
extension service, and kitchen contests
inaugurated under the direction of Mis-
Hawkins.
Some Interesting data Is furnished b,
living tables compiled by Mrs. Amy S