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Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" By: Edith Thomas (1882-) |
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by EDITH M. THOMAS With Illustrations 1915 We love our Pennsylvania, grand old Keystone State;
Land of far famed rivers, and rock ribbed mountains great.
With her wealth of "Dusky Diamonds" and historic valleys fair,
Proud to claim her as our birthplace; land of varied treasures rare.
PREFACE
The incidents narrated in this book are based on fact, and, while not
absolutely true in every particular, the characters are all drawn from
real life. The photographs are true likenesses of the people they are
supposed to represent, and while in some instances the correct names
are not given (for reasons which the reader will readily understand),
the various scenes, relics, etc., are true historically and
geographically. The places described can be easily recognized by any
one who has ever visited the section of Pennsylvania in which the plot
(if it can really be called a plot) of the story is laid. Many of the
recipes given Mary by Pennsylvania German housewives, noted for the
excellence of their cooking, have never appeared in print. THE AUTHOR.
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO MY FRIENDS WITH GRATITUDE FOR THEIR MANY
HELPFUL KINDNESSES. [Illustration] "HE WHO HAS A THOUSAND FRIENDS, HAS NEVER A ONE TO SPARE."
THE HOUSEKEEPER'S SYMPHONY "To do the best that I can, from morn till night.
And pray for added strength with coming light;
To make the family income reach alway,
With some left over for a rainy day;
To do distasteful things with happy face,
To try and keep the odds and ends in place.
To smile instead of frown at Fate,
Which placed me in a family always late
For meals; to do the sewing, mending and
The thousand small things always near at hand,
And do them always with a cheerful heart,
Because in life they seem to be my part;
To know the place of everything and keep
It there, to think, to plan, to cook, to sweep,
To brew, to bake, to answer questions,
To be the mainspring of the family clock.
(Or that effect) and see that no tick, tock
Is out of time or tune, or soon or late,
This is the only symphony which I
Can ever hope to operate." MARION WILEY.
CONTENTS I Mary's Letter Received at Clear Spring Farm II Mary's Arrival at the Farm III Schuggenhaus Township IV John Landis V The Old Farm House and Garden VI Mary Confides in "Aunt Sarah" and Gives Her Views on Suffrage
for Women VII Professor Schmidt VIII Uses of An Old Fashioned Wardrobe IX Poetry and Pie X Sibylla Linsabigler XI New Colonial Rag Rugs XII Mary Imitates Navajo Blankets XIII "The Girls' Camp Fire" Organized by Mary XIV Mary Makes "Violet and Rose Leaf" Beads XV Mary and Elizabeth Visit Sadie Singmaster XVI The Old Parlor Made Beautiful (Modernized) XVII An Old Song Evening XVIII A Visit to the "Pennsylvania Palisades" XIX Mary Is Taught to Make Pastry, Patties and Rosenkuchcen XX Old Potteries and Decorated Dishes XXI The Value of Wholesome, Nutritious Food XXII A Variety of Cakes Evolved From One Recipe XXIII The Old "Taufschien" XXIV The Old Store on the Ridge Road XXV An Elbadritchel Hunt XXVI The Old Shanghai Rooster XXVII A "Potato Pretzel" XXVIII Faithful Service XXIX Mary, Ralph, Jake and Sibylla Visit the Allentown Fair XXX Fritz Schmidt Explores Durham Cave XXXI Mary's Marriage
ILLUSTRATIONS Mary
Aunt Sarah
The Old Spring House
The Old Mill Wheel
The Old Mill
Old Corn Crib
The New Red Barn
The Old Farm House
Ralph Jackson
Rocky Valley
Professor Schmidt
Frau Schmidt
Old Time Patch Work Quilts
Old Time Patch Work
Home Made Rag Carpet
A Hit and Miss Rug
A Brown and Tan Rug
A Circular Rug
Imitation of Navajo Blankets
Rug With Design
Rug With Swastika in Centre
Home Manufactured Silk Prayer Rug
Elizabeth Schmidt "Laughing Water"
Articles in the Old Parlor Before It Was Modernized
Other Articles in the Old Parlor Before It Was Modernized
Palisades, or Narrows of Nockamixon
The Canal at the Narrows
The Narrows, or Pennsylvania Palisades
Top Rock
Ringing Rocks of Bucks County, Pennsylvania
High Falls
Big Rock at Rocky Dale
The Old Towpath at the Narrows
Old Earthenware Dish
Igraffito Plate
Old Plates Fund in Aunt Sarah's Corner Cupboard
Old Style Lamps
Old Taufschien
The Old Store on Ridge Road
Catching Elbadritchels
Old Egg Basket at the Farm
A Potato Pretzel
Loaf of Rye Bread
A "Brod Corvel," or Bread Basket
Church Which Sheltered Liberty Bell in 1777 78
Liberty Bell Tablet
Durham Cave
The Woodland Stream
Polly Schmidt
An Old Fashioned Bucks County Bake Oven
[Illustration: MARY]
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