A Recipe

Miss Helen Ilolcomb (to colored cook and preparing to writei - Aow, auntie, about tliose beautiful wafflcsyou make. licw many eggs? Aunt Hepzïbah - Well, Miss Helen, dat 'pends pon whedduh de hens is layin puhty well er not. Ef dey is I us'ally u.se free, an ei dey isn t l uses two, er eben one. Miss Helen - And how much milk? Aunt Kepibah - Well, i puts away ie milk ober night in dat dar little pitchah fo' de woffles. an' ef de cat ioan' git at it an' drink as far down as she gits her haid inter de pitchah I uses it all: an' ef she do I uses a leetle wahm watah, 'cordin' f whad she dun drunk. Miss Helen - And butter? Aunt Hepzibah - Oh, yes; yo" has t' hab buttah fo' woffles. Vo k-fat i' pow'ful good fo' fryiu" hominy an' ireasin" gridelles, an it's good fo" a buhn an' f o' oilin' de har; but yo' has t" hab buttah fo' wofnes. Miss Welen - And salt? Aunt Hepzïbah- Oh, yes; yo' has t' hab salt. (.'ookin' d taste might funny 'thout salt. Miss Helen - And how much bakingpowder'? Aunt Hepïibab. - Well, ef dar's bin a thundah-stohm in de night, er de weddah s bery wahm, er yo s bin cookm' pickles roun' de kitehen so 's t' sowah de milk, yo' doan' use no bakin' powdah 't all; jes a leetle sal'ratus - not toe much so "s t maik de waffles taste ob brimstone, like dey'd bin baked ober be 'tai-nal fiah. an' look de cullah ob yo"ah únele liphrum when he done got de janders, but jes a leetle bit. An' ef yo' does use bakin! ppwdah it's jes' 'cordin' t' de 'mount ob llouah yo' uses. Miss Helen - And how much flour do you use, auntie? Aunt llepzibah - Jes' enulï, honey; jes' enuff.