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VOLUME 12
NEW BERN, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1969
NUMBEh 19
Our thanks to Mrs. Robert
King Davis for lending us her
copy of the Williamston Cook
Book, published in 1945. She
suggested that we pass along
this recipe by EUzabeth Strong
Worthington, that tells you how
to cook husbands.
“A good many husbands are
entirely spoiled by misman
agement, in cooking, and so are
not tender and good. Some wom
en go about it as if their hus
bands were bladders and blow
them iq).
Others let them fi'eeze
by their carelessness and in
difference. Some keep them in a
stew by irritating ways and
words. Others roast them.
Some keq) them in pickle all
their lives.
It cannot be supposed that
any husband will be tender and
good managed in this way. Tur
nips wouldn’t, onions wouldn't,
cabbage heads wouldn't, and
husbands won't; but they are
really delicious when properly
treated.
In selecting your husband,
you should not be guided by the
silvery appearance, as in
buying mackerel; nor by the
golden tint, as if you wanted
salmon. Be sure to select
him yourself as tastes dif
fer.
And by the way, do not go to
the market for him, as the best
is always brought to the door.
It is far better to have none un
less you patiently learn how to
cook him. A preserving kettle
of the finest procelain is the
best, but if you have nothing
but an earthenware pipkin it
will do, with care.
See that the linen In which
. you wrap him is nicely washed
and mended, with the requisite
number of buttons and strings
nicely sewed on. Tie him in
the kettle by a strong silken
cord called Comfort, as the erne
called Duty is apt to be too
weak.
Husbands are apt to fly out
of the kettle and be burned and
crusty on the edges, since,
like crabs and lobsters, you
have to cook them while alive.
Make a clear, strong, steady
fire out of Love, Neatness and
Cheerfulness.
Set your husband as near
this as seems to agree with
him. If he sputters and siz
zles, do not be anxious. Some
husbands do this until they are
quite done. Add a little sugar
in the form of what confic-
tioners call kisses, but no p^-
per or vinegar on any ac
count. A little spice improves
him, but it must be used with
Judgement.
Do not stick any sharp in
strument into him to see if he
is becoming tender. Stir him
gently; watch the while lest he
lie too flat and close to the
kettle, and so become inert
and useless. You cannot fail
to know when he is done.
If thus treated, you will find
him very digestible, agreeing
nicely with you and the children,
and he will keep as long as you
want, unless you become care
less and set him in too cold
a place."
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