—lt was the dav before the Christmas party, and Mrs Smith glanced proudly around her well-stocked larder. "I m glad mother gave me such a good training," she murmured. " None of your shop-made pies and calces for me; they can't touch these. And it was real good of her to send Hannah along—she's so helpful and willing. Let me see, Hannah, where did you put the calves'-foot jelly?" "Ain't see it, mum. I iest throwed away some de'tty (dirty) water out o' that there basin, but I ain't seed no jelly." Neither did the guests on tho following day!
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Otago Witness, Issue 3327, 19 December 1917, Page 60
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