Susanna Moodie

Name: Roughing it in the Bush — Chapter VI: Old Satan and Tom Wilson's Nose
Author: Susanna Moodie

Roughing it in the Bush — Chapter VI: Old Satan and Tom Wilson's Nose

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“Roughing it in the Bush — Chapter VI: Old Satan and Tom Wilson's Nose”, is a work by Susanna Moodie. It explores elements such as emptyings, bread and Tom.

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Susanna Moodie, Roughing it in the Bush — Chapter VI: Old Satan and Tom Wilson's Nose

“ Old woman: "You are from the old country, I guess, or you would know how to make milk-emptyings. Now, I always prefer bran-emptyings. They make the best bread. The milk, I opine, gives it a sourish taste, and the bran is the least trouble."
Tom: "Then let us have the bran, by all means. How do you make it?"
Old woman: "I put a double handful of bran into a small pot, or kettle, but a jug will do, and a teaspoonful of salt; but mind you don't kill it with salt, for if you do, it won't rise. I then add as much warm water, at blood-heat, as will mix it into a stiff batter. ”

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Susanna Moodie, Roughing it in the Bush — Chapter VI: Old Satan and Tom Wilson's Nose

“ Tom (moving back) : "Mistress, I'm not deaf; and who or what I am is nothing to you. Will you oblige me by telling me how to make the mill-emptyings; and this time I'll put it down in my pocket-book."
Mrs. Joe (with a strong sneer) : "Mill-emptyings! Milk, I told you. So you expect me to answer your questions, and give back nothing in return. Get you gone; I'll tell you no more about it."
Tom (bowing very low) : "Thank you for your civility. Is the old woman who lives in the little shanty near the apple-trees more obliging?" ”

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Susanna Moodie, Roughing it in the Bush — Chapter VI: Old Satan and Tom Wilson's Nose

“ As Tom slowly recovered, and began to regain his appetite, his soul sickened over the salt beef and pork, which, owing to our distance from —, formed our principal fare. He positively refused to touch the sad bread, as my Yankee neighbours very appropriately termed the unleavened cakes in the pan; and it was no easy matter to send a man on horseback eight miles to fetch a loaf of bread.
"Do, my dear Mrs. Moodie, like a good Christian as you are, give me a morsel of the baby's biscuit, and try and make us some decent bread. ”

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Susanna Moodie, Roughing it in the Bush — Chapter VI: Old Satan and Tom Wilson's Nose

“ I then put the jug into a pan of warm water, and set it on the hearth near the fire, and keep it at the same heat until it rises, which it generally will do, if you attend to it, in two or three hours' time. When the bran cracks at the top, and you see white bubbles rising through it, you may strain it into your flour, and lay your bread. It makes good bread."
Tom: "My good woman, I am greatly obliged to you. We have no bran; can you give me a small quantity?"
Old woman: "I never give anything. You Englishers, who come out with stacks of money, can afford to buy." ”

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Susanna Moodie, Roughing it in the Bush — Chapter VI: Old Satan and Tom Wilson's Nose

“ I was wondering as I came across the field why they called the yeast MILK-emptyings, and that put the way to make it quite out of my head. But never mind; it is only ten o'clock by my watch. I having nothing to do; I will go again."
He went. Would I had been there to hear the colloquy between him and Mrs. Joe; he described it something to this effect:—
Mrs. Joe: "Well, stranger, what do you want now?"
Tom: "I have forgotten the way you told me how to make the bread."
Mrs. Joe: "I never told you how to make bread. I guess you are a fool. People have to raise bread before they can bake it. ”

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Susanna Moodie, Roughing it in the Bush — Chapter VI: Old Satan and Tom Wilson's Nose

“ The English were great bullies, he said; they thought no one could fight but themselves; but the Yankees had whipped them, and would whip them again. He was not afear'd of them, he never was afear'd in his life. ”

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Susanna Moodie, Roughing it in the Bush — Chapter VI: Old Satan and Tom Wilson's Nose

“ If that does not make you rise nothing will."
I left the bran all night by the fire. Early in the morning I had the satisfaction of finding that it had risen high above the rim of the pot, and was surrounded by a fine crown of bubbles.
"Better late than never," thought I, as I emptied the emptyings into my flour. "Tom is not up yet. I will make him so happy with a loaf of new bread, nice home-baked bread, for his breakfast." It was my first Canadian loaf. ”

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Susanna Moodie, Roughing it in the Bush — Chapter VI: Old Satan and Tom Wilson's Nose

“ It not only required experience to know when it was in a fit state for baking, but the oven should have been brought to a proper temperature to receive the bread. Ignorant of all this, I put my unrisen bread into a cold kettle, and heaped a large quantity of hot ashes above and below it. The first intimation I had of the result of my experiment was the disagreeable odour of burning bread filling the house.
"What is this horrid smell?" cried Tom, issuing from his domicile, in his shirt sleeves. "Do open the door, Bell (to the maid) ”

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Susanna Moodie, Roughing it in the Bush — Chapter VI: Old Satan and Tom Wilson's Nose

“ The next thing to be done was to set the bran rising. By the help of Tom's recipe, it was duly mixed in the coffee-pot, and placed within a tin pan, full of hot water, by the side of the fire. I have often heard it said that a watched pot never boils; and there certainly was no lack of watchers in this case. Tom sat for hours regarding it with his large heavy eyes, the maid inspected it from time to time, and scarce ten minutes were suffered to elapse without my testing the heat of the water, and the state of the emptyings ”

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