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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1926-10-21, Page 6T TUANKSI IVING PUDDING'. BY CLARA. DOTY BATES. •"do wish grandma wasn't. quite so dealto Elsie while they were about old -fashioned!" sighed Elsie, half be 'their work. lowher breath. "Your Uncle Robert thought no one There was no one near tohear her could cook like `mother,' she said, smil- say it, but, 'somehow, she 'ebuld' not ing-"'mother's turkey,' `mother's: speak a thought like that aloud: It eakes,' `mother's pies.' We'll have to sounded disloyal and unkind even in have a dinner as nearly like the old her own ears. ones as .possible on Thanksgiving But the more she dwelt upon it, the 1) Smileas' she would,-bhexe ere.still more she continued' to wish that her w was nicker to telco up tears .in her faded eyes whenever she grandmotherq talked of other days: modern ideas. There had never been such a stir. in Elsie had been away to school fora the kitchen since Elsie could reme n- term ,or' two, and had learned just bail The sound of the beating of eggs, enough new ways to make her foolish.f Il' dd h • grinding, s and together with the melts Now,; when her Cousin Judith, who ° ro ing an cutting an copping of sweets and spices made the sunny was expected, she became painfully had lived nearly all her life in Paris, consciotiis of what she thought d room so attractive that Rod hung in their way. of living. She lived in the old homeetead where her mother was born, and where she. died, leaving this little daughter and a still younger brother to the kind-hearted grandmother's care. When Uncle Robert' wrote about coming home, he called it "the dear,. dear old place." He said: "Judith can hardly wait to see it, and to look into the face •of dear. grandmother. And I am more childish' than the child. I want to sleep in the little gable room, ramble through the orchard, and have you cook me one meal that shall taste as things used td taste when I was a boy." It was that these unknown relatives should be properly welcomed that made Elsie so anxious to have things t cru a around the door from morning until • noon, It was -delightful to get a whiff of cakes browning or'mince pies bak- ing when the.oven door was opened. "Remember, Rodney, I must have that pumpkin to -day,". said grand- mother. "Oh, grandma, you're not going to make pumpkin pies, are you?" asked Elsie, dejectedly. "Robert wouldn't think Thanksgiv- ing was Thanksgiving if he hadn't pumpkin pie," cheerfully. "But I hate it," declared Elsie. "It's coarse; only farmers have it. 'I wouldn't spoil a good dinner by serv- ing anything so common—so awfully common." She spoke with a good deal of tem- per. She had allowed herself to grow nice. They had been used to fine irritated and morbid over grandmoth- fashions, and would, of course, be critical. Finally, she plucked up courage enough to, speak to her brother Rod - nay. "I almost know they'll think we're countrified," she said. `I don't believe they 11 do. Now let me make some- thing, nice. I can cook as well as- anybody. I do hate pumpkin so!" A hurt look passed like a shadow across grandma's' face. She had been growing pale lately, probably because of her excitement over Robert's com- ing "Just as you please, daughter," she answered, in a low voice. Elsie was quite astonished, a few minutes later, to see grandmother er's plain ways. "But, my dear child, it is an old cus- tom, My mother always made them when I was a little giri,•and—" "For that very reason I'd try some- thing new. You've made mince ,ries- Judith's mother wears a check apron. She's a born Parisian, you know." "What do you mean?" bristled Rod- ney. "Like grandma's?" "Y -e -s," confessed Elsie, rather shamefacedly. "Well, then, so much the worse for her!" cried Rodney, indignantly. "These people may just stay away if they don't like grandma's apron." "I didn't say they won't like it," placated. Elsie. "I only, meant, what if standing on the steps outside the kit - they should make fun of it "I'd like to see 'em try it!" furious -apron for an instant to her eyes. ly. Then, witha more sensible under- Could grandmother be crying? standing, "it's just your own silly 1r You go and lie down a little while, notion, Elsie. You're the one that's randma, she said, with a twinge of ashamed of it." remorse. Yon re tired. I can finish "It's no such thing, Rodney. I love all there is to do to day." grandma just as well as you do. But Grandmother went to her room. I never saw a lady in the—fashion Presently Rodney came from the books that had an—apron on" cornfield, tugging a beautiful yellow Every •russet hair' 'on Rod's head pumpkin in his arms? stood out straight. Where's grandma. "You mean grandma isn't like a Lying down to rest." lady—" "I went her to see what a beauty "No, no, Rod! Why, what an awful this is. I picked out the very ripest temper you have to fly at me so!" and nicest one there„was.” "Well, then, quit your hinting such things about grandma," Elsie foundshecould expect no sym- pathy from her brother. So she re- solved to work such reforms as she could in silence. Uncle Robert planned to sail so as to reach home by Thanksgiving Day. Only he and Judith could make the visit, as his wife was frail and could not leave the flock of younger children. Grandma was far from strong; but, with the hope ahead of seeing her long -absent son, she seemed to get new life. Such plans as she made! the very same loving ones she used to make when Uncle Rpbert was a boy, and the large household of brothers and sisters was still unbroken. Now he was the only one left. "I like Russian cream better than • She recalled his childhood a good anything else," she said to herself, "Very well. Put it in the storeroom, Rod." • He was plainly disappointed. • "How many pies do you suppose it wi:l make?" he asked, scanning the golden sphere with an anticipating eye. "Not -any at all," said Elsie to her- self—"a half dozen or more," she ans- wered aloud. Rod picked up the pumpkin and bore it to the storeroom. "That's disposed of," said Elsie, with satisfaction. "I wonder what next will coins up?" She began to ponder on what des- sert she should make in place of the pumpkin pies. FOUNTAIN PEN AND PENCIL SET Hero is a perfectly splendid pen and pencil set free to boys and girls. 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IT make 0 Russian cream." That evening, after tea, grandma said, rather timorously: "I think I'll stew 'hod's nice pump- kin, and have it ready, even If I shouldn't make the pie for the Thanks- giving dinner." "Now, grandma," exclaimed Elsie, peeylshiy, forgetting the pathetic tears she, had seen in the inorning. "I thought that was settled. If you stew the pumpkin, you're sure to make the pies, and I will not have anything so common." She raised her voice a_good deal in the last sentence. "Very well, dear," said grandma, patiently. Elsie was not comfortable over her victory, but she stuck to -her planas indeterminedly as if she were 'happy it, I. The day before Thanksgiving `name., Grandma was getting the turkey all ready for the roasting. Elsie was in high spirits. "I'm not going to tell you what my dessert is to be," she said. "I want it to be a surprise for you as well as for Uncle Robert and Judith." She designed to make her cream in the afternoon and keep it firm In its mould on the ice until next day noon.. Nothing seemed to go right that afternoon.: Elsie was not particularly skillful, nor was she patient. Rod interrupted her with questions until she was near- ly frantic. "Do you put salt in it?" he asked. "That's sugar, you ninny," she Ins- wered. "It isn't!" protested Rod. "I guess I know sugar from salt." "If you don't go away," she cried, "and stop pestering me, you shan't have one bit of it! You've done nothing but bothereme the whole day." Rod gave a whoop. "Salt for sugar," he shouted—"salt for sugar!" - And away he ran good-naturedly to his play. The travelers came in the evening — a tall, splendid -looking man and a shy, plain, winsome little girl. Grand- mother was wan as a ghost with the agitation. Judith flung her arms around the dear old neck and would not let go. "My grandma, my grandma!„ she sobbed. When greetings were finally over, Judith looked about. "The dear old house," she said, evi- dently filled with her father's ideas and using his words. Such a forenoon as it was the next day—Uncle Robert off with Rodney into every cranny of the barn, even up in the apple trees, and Judith wild witNelight in keeping them company. Grandma and Elsie were very busy with the dinner meanwhile. At last it was noon, and the beauti- ful brown turkey was on' the table and Uncle Robert was carving. "Not as many as there used to be be eat," he said, wlth'a tender glance at grandma. "No, Robert." "But the dinner smells just as your ‘dinners used to, mother," he said, with. a great effort at cheer. "You don't eat as much as you used to, Robert," she said, after a pause. "Perhaps not, inother; but Rod, here, has the appetite I left behind me, haven't you, Rod?" Uncle Robert was trying very hard to be jolly, After doing such justice as he could to the turkey, considering his full heart, he said, presently: "Now, mother, for the pumpkin pie." "There is mince pie, Robett, and— Elsie has made a—pudding." "Not any pumpkin pie? Doesn't Rod raise pumpkins?" Rod's knife and fork had dropped in astonishment. "No pumpkin pie!" Elsie's face burned like fire. Grand- ma was sorry for her. "Your sister has made a pudding, Rod, and we'll have the pumpkin an • "Pshaw t I like pumpkin better than anything else. That one I picked out the other day was such a beauty!" "I, too, Rod," said Uncle Robert. "I've told Judith that no French dish she ever ate could compare with moth- er's pumpkin pies. You know how I' like them, inother, so thick"—measur- ing an inch or more upon his thumb. "Yes, Robert, you shall have one in good time. But Elsie likes to cook, and she has made a lovely pudding.", "Russian cream, grandma,"'correct- ed Elsie, recovering her composure. ' After the mince pie the 'Russian cream was brought on, It had turned out of its pineapple inou:d in per•feet shape. Elsie served it with cream.' Rod took a mouthful. „Cee— Ho began to say, "ge-whit-acre!" but stopped, remembering his man hers. Elsie frowned at his rudeness. "Sis, I told you it was salt you ,put in instead of sugar!" he exclaimed, in response to her frown. Each one tasted. No one tried to do More. The cream was salt as brine. Poor Elsie! That was the result of her wayward and senseless pride. She had tried to do something impressive and fine without experience' and with - • No one wanted her new-fangled' dish, even if it had been good. Every one expected and wished the plain, old-fashioned pie sire so despised. - "No ratter, dear," comforted grandma. "I'm sure the mistakewi:l do no harm, for we've all eaten quite so much now as is goodfor us, You did it to help grandma, I know. Now don't grieve." "'' "I did it because I thought I knew better than you," sobbed Elsie, "Oh, do forgive me, grandma!" It was easy for grandma to forgive because it was easy fox her to love. "Elsie herself shall make the pie for you to -morrow, Robert," she said: "I will show her how. She's a very will- ing little girl always." - Elsie never worked harder or with a better spirit than she did next day. over Rod's fine pumpkin, from the cut- ting of its hard rind to stewing it and snaking it up into the scorned and corn mon pies. Uncle .Robert pronounced them a success, and Rod said: "Sis is a brick, when she isn't crow." Home for Thanksgiving, Thanksgivin'! Yet, it's here'. again, That 'blessed time o' year e That comes to bless thesonso' men With blessins o''good cheerl Again the fain'ly congregates; Each heart swith lovin' stored, Where Pa will pass the heapin' plates, Around the of home boar?d! He'll serve the turkey pipin' hat, An' beam upon us there; 01' frets: an' riles will be forgot, An' joy will fill the air! He'll keep an eye on ev'ry plate, Till all are fitly fed, Enthroned upon his throne o' state, There at the table head! . 1 Thanksgiving Magic time o'year, Naught can surpass its charm; Our very heartstrings draw 08 here-- Back ere ,Back to the cI' home farm; From North an' South an' West an' East, The, fam'ly congregates, Where Ma has laid a famous feast, An' Pa heaps up the plates! —James Edward Hungerford. -My Thanksgiving. I offer thanks for just familiar things. The ruddy glory of the sunset sky, The shine of firelight as the dusk draws nigh, The cheerful song my little kettle sings. The woodland music of my giant pine, The last sweet tokens thatmygar- den yields, The mellow tints upon the Autumn fields The far off misty mountains' purple line The sense of rest that home so•surely brings The books that wait my pleasure, true and fine, Old friendships that I joy to feel are mine. I offer thanks for just familiar things. A:ix Thorn. Everybody's happy, An' ma she fairly sings, Aanixin' up the puddings And al: the other things. So take your other seasons Ansi go your joyous way, But leave me in ma's kitchen Around Thanksgiving Day. -Pearl Holloway. TU. BUY 'keel F'ENNY's WDRTHA eiELLY BEAK how's WAIT tee 81.11 ME A SUNDAt StIRDAE Holiday Dishes. BEST -EVER CRANBERRY PIE. Wash tivo cupfuls of cranberries and cook them slowly until thick with one cupful each of sugar and raisins and three eupfuie of water; then add a tablespoonful of butter and a tea-, -'spoonful of lemon juice. Turn into a pastry -lined pie tin and `bake in a moderate oven. When the pie is cold put on top of it a cupful of whipped cream and sprinkle over that one-half of a cupful of nut meats. 1'SONEY CREAM -FILLING FOR CARE. Mix one-half cupful each of granu- lated sugar and clover honey with two tablespoonfuls ofcold water, then boil until the syrup' spins •a ,floe thread, when a drop falls from the fork. Turn slowly'on the stiffly' beaten white of an egg, stirring all the while, and beat until the mixture is cool, when it will be ready tb'spread en the warm':lay- ers of ceke, ALMOND AND LEMON TARTS. Line "gem pans with. rich pastry. Break two eggs and gradually beat into then a cupful of sugar, the grat- ed rind` and strained juice of one lemon, 21/2tablespoonfuls of ground almondsand a quaeter of a capful of•;, melted butter. Pour -into the prepared tins and bake 20 minutes in a moder- ate oven. Serve hot or cold. DELICIOUS .SPONGE Gel{E. Beat separately the whites and the yolks iif four. eggs. Add a tablespoon- ful of vinegar to the yolks and a eup- 'ful of sugar to the whites. Beat all together, then add a. cupful of flour that has been sifted' three times. Bake three-quarters of an hour in a moder- ate oven and frost with a boiled icing. 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It is betterin.hasting a'turkey to use no water whatever, The menus'suggested'.are very; &lits - tic, permitting changes or substitutes, to suit the family taste or purse. MENU. NC..ONE. Clear Tomato Soup Toast Fingers Roast Duck or Loin of Pork' Blush Apples Celery Hot Rolls Baked Potatoes- Hominy Spinach Molded Vegetable Salad • Saltine Crackers Cream Cheese' Steamed Pudding Hard Sauce Coffee Salted .Peanuts Mints^ MENU NO: TWO. Salsify Soup Crackers or :' Cream of Pea Soup Croutons Roast Turkey. Old English Stuffing Cranberry Conserve Hot Baking Powder Biscuits Celery Ring Pickles Mashed Potatoes Onions with Cream Sauce Individual Pumpkin Pies. Coffee Nuts Raisins Salsify or Mock Oyster Soup—Wash and slice thinly enough salsify to make. ono pint.,and boil in „three pints of water for 20 minutes. Then, add one qulirt of scalded milk, two tablespoon- fuls of butter blended with one table- spoonful of flour anti pepper and salt to taste.. Serve with oyster crackers. Baked Pumpkin makes better pies than that which is stewed. Put a whole pumpkin in a pan partly filled with water and bake in a stow oven until it bursts open. Scoop out the pulp and remove the seeds. If not all used at once, can what is left in glass jars for' fixture use.. ' Old English Stuffing—Chop togeth- er ‘the liver of the turkey and one on- ion.. Add a very little butterland stir Over the fire, but do not brown. Add mixture to one pound of 'Sausage meat and .24 whole chestnuts, which have been cooked until tender in boiling salted Water. Mix well. Cranberry Conserve:, Four cupfuls of cranberries, one cupful of seeded raisins, one orange, three cupfuls of sugar, one Cupful of broken walnut meats. Cut the cranberries into halves and wash in strainer to remove as many seeds as possible. .Chop the raisins, orange pulp and rind. Add the cranberries'and sugar rind cook until the mixture'thickens (about 80 minutes): Then add the nuts andcook five minutes longer. Pour into steril- ized glasses and seal with paraffin. Blush Apples•-Select`Slx, ficin ap- ples of medium size. (Apples which cook soft will not do.) Core and pare, leaving a narrow band of skin around the centre of the apple to hold it to- gether. Make a syrup of one and one- half cupfuls of granulated sugar and three-fourths of a cupful. of boiling water. To this add a few cinnamon candies ("red hots") or a small quan- tity of red vegetable coloring -matter. PIace over the fire and drop. apples in the syrup oneat a time, stiffing con- stantly and being careful not to break Them. When the apples have cooked and have n'lsorbed enough coloringto snake them a pretty red, take out,and put on'a-platter to cool-. Serve very cold with roast pork, duck or goose, Chrysanthemums. Many flowers,' - particularly the chrysanthemum, so popular at the Thanksgiving season, are inclined to droop after they are taken frem the greenhouse. and cause disappointment to their owners. This wilting can us,ia:ly be .o••er- come by clipping and slitting the stems, and stripping Lao :ower' leaves. After clipping, the stems shoyld be inserted immediately in fresh, coa1. water in order to preventthe_entran•e of air into the stems. The flowers will usually. revive more quickly if placed. in a cool room. Once theyhave become crisp again and accustomed to the new atmosphere, they will remain fresh in appearance for weeks. TheA.g College. Sturd-.and strong'. My buildings stand, • Their girders thrust s. Into good red land. Fanners come Frain afar to: find Knowledge of earth And an ordered mind. Then, with the wonder Of wind and loam, 'Set in their hearts, They. Flow at home -•-R. L. Grouse tot New Zealand. Fourteen grouse from the Soottlsih moors were despatched from South- ampton, England, by steamer for Now Zealand, where effbrte' will be made tO rear them.