Mary at the Farm

Mary at the Farm and Book of
Recipes Compiled
by Edith M.
Thomas

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Title: Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her
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Author: Edith M. Thomas
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MARY AT THE FARM AND BOOK OF RECIPES COMPILED
DURING HER VISIT AMONG THE "PENNSYLVANIA
GERMANS"
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