Mon 5 Dec 1921
Mary's Journal Entry
Abalona shell i done dishes & wrote letters P.M. went to Redondo to Nettie’s. her & Clair ii had gone to Los A got home sundown we crocheted & visited
Letters and Recipes Sent Home
Dear ones all
This is a fine day as all have been here sharp & cool in morning would think there was frost but every thing keeps growing acres & acres of garden stuff and setting cabbage & cauliflower sowing lettice & radishes every day I supose Mother is telling what gadabouts we are she sure is some sport. Well Florence the shut offs you spoke of have a vent in one side of shut off you turn them then open faucet above so as to give air & the watter should run out if not poke in the little hole on one side of shut off think W.H.C. knows how they are made & has them fixed before now
had forgot that Pettit had paid do not pay Thorten any more he & J settled that all if not will tend to him
was going to send you a box of oranges for Xmas but the Express in over $5.00 & they would be just sun-kissed oranges at that can buy them for $4.00 a box here (rec. checks OK) can buy culls for $1.00 to $2.00 some large some to small to box saw a big truck load on market loose like a load of sinker apples too ripe to box. do not know if we will be home in time to make lime & sulphor in spring think not if Will wants to make he better get the Boiler fixed & put arsenac in cellor, all well
By By Hope the children are over chicken pox.
Dec. 5 ‘21
Well that’s once Dad got fooled he tho’t I was writing to you he left me to send the cards of the folks over at Wills (taken there I mean) so I was getting them off at last I am ashamed I have not done it before but it is done now & he has written to you hope it wont make him sick. good for Frank W- wont electric lights just be fine. We expect to go to Redondo this P.M. & may go on & find J.P. can tell you better when I write again plans don’t always work. don’t let Lawrence work to hard. bit so glad he is able to do a little. I am feeling fine & Dr is letting me have 1 slice white bread or toast a day all right so far he tested Fri. & has not been here since Bill & J. were in & spent even. last night. yes. P- Golda Dortha June, Ben & I went down town & saw “Foch” then went out Ocean shore drive. we got back 6:30 my but it was cold this morn. nice now (noon) P- has dinner on table so I will get busy (eating) hope you all feel well.
Mother
Len’s wife wanted me to try these receipts don’t loose them
Potato crust
Boil & mash 1 dozen medium potatoes add 1 teas salt. 2 table cold butter add 1/2 c milk stiffen with flour enough to roll out. nice for top meat pies.
Chocolate pie
1/2 cake bakers choc. 1 c hot water butter size of egg 1 tables. van. 1 c sug. yolk 2 eggs 2 tables c starch dis in water mix well & boil
Meat balls
1 lb. hamburger 1 c flour pepper 3 eggs 1 large can milk makes cakes & cook in deep fat. put on platter pour tomato gravy over serve hot
Bran cup cakes
cream 1 table butter 1 c sug. 1 egg 1 c flour 2 teas B.P. salt 1 c bran 1 c hot water beat well
Carm. custard pie
Brown 2 large tables sug. over fire in sauce pan pour over it 1 c hot mile & stir till disolved 2 well beaten eggs with scant tables. c starch & 1/2 c sug. 1 teas. van. bake in lined pan
May Sintzel Xmas fruit cake
1 1/2 c moll. 1 c sugar 1/2 c butter 2 lb. rais. 1 lb. currants 6 eggs 4 teas mixed spice 1/4 lb. citron peal. 1/4 lb. lemon peal 1/4 lb. walnuts 1 1/2 teas soda disolve in 1 cup boiling water flour to thicken not too stiff stream 2 hr. & bake 1 hr.
Buns
1 qt of flour 2 teas B.P. salt 1 tables lard 1 teas spice rais or dates st. milk to wet
carrot pudding
1 c. rais. 1 c currants 1 c B sug. 1 c flour 1 c grated carrots 1 c. potatoes. 1 c. suet. spice & lemon peal to taste 1 teas soda steam 2 or 3 hrs. brown sauce
Lemon Marmalaide
3 lemons sliced fine. 6 c. cold water. let stand 24 hrs. boil 20 min. let stand 24 hr. boil 40 min with 6 c sugar bottle
Orange Marmalaide
2 large oranges 1 gr. fruit 1 lem. & juice of two slice thin add 5 pts. water let stand 24 hr. boil 45 min let stand 24 hr. weigh & add equal parts of sugar boil 45 min.
Spanish beans
2 lb red beans goi in salt water 1 hr. or longer add 2 large onions fine 2 cloves 2 green peppers or chilli tops 1 can tomatoes 3 bay leaves 5 slices bacon cut fine a pinch mace allspice cloves & cinn. cook strongly 2 hr. add 1/2 teas. cayenne
Orange pie
whip yolks 3 eggs with 1/4 c. sug. add juice & grated rine 1 orange. Juice & grated rine 1/2 lemon small lump butter mix well. place is pastry lined pan to bake cover with meringue flavored with orange juice
Mustard beans
14 lb. snap beans cut up fine boil 1/2 hr in lightly salt water drain. 3 pt. vinegar 3 lb. sugar let boil mix 1 cue gr. mustard 1 cup flour 2 scant tablespoons tumeric 2 tables celery seed mix with cold water till smooth add to hot vinegar & cook 5 min. mix with beans stir well put in cans.
Ginger pudding
1 egg 1 cup mol. 1/2 c. butt. 1/2 c. rais. 1 c. hot water 1 tables ginger 1 teas. soda stir stiff & steam 1 hr. eat with brown sug. sauce
Jumbles
1 1/2 c sug. 1 c sour milk 2/3 c butter 1 teas. soda 3 c. flour. 3 eggs flavoring drop on greased pan & bake