Going through the box that came from the house of my 2nd cousins in Penn Yan, NY, I found an old recipe book called the "DAILEY BREAD". The book was complied by Mrs. Flora Jillett, with Revisions and Additions by the Guild of the Presbyterian Church. It was published in 1878 with additional printings in 1881, 1915 and 1927. The book actually belonged to another cousin, Jessie (Lynch Mulvihill) Gruber. The inside page indicates it was a gift to Jessie Gruber from Louise Kipp.
Jessie was married twice. Her first husband was Edward Mulvihill and they were married in June 1915. In 1917 Edward, aka Ned, is taken seriously ill.
Edward Mulvihill and Jessie appear together in the 1920 U.S. Census. Edward dies however sometime after the census of 1920 and before 1925. After his death, Jessie marries Charles Gruber, the date of their marriage is unknown. But Jessie appears in the Penn Yan Democart, April 17, 1925 as Mrs. Jessie Gruber.
In the preface of the book Mrs. Jillett writes: "...Many a wife in blissful ignorance of the first principles of physiological science, knows full well that the time to prefer requests to he lord is after she has regaled him upon his favorite dishes...Let no the food offered to any modern Adam be made an apology for his shortcomings. If fall he must, let him not be able to say, "It was the food she gave, of which I did eat."."
Was Louise trying to tell Jessie something or did she just have a great sense of humor? Charles survives Jessie's cooking and lives to be 60 years old. He dies suddenly of a heart attack on Dec. 31, 1953.
Jessie was married twice. Her first husband was Edward Mulvihill and they were married in June 1915. In 1917 Edward, aka Ned, is taken seriously ill.
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| Penn Yan Democrat, Friday, February 23, 1917 |
In the preface of the book Mrs. Jillett writes: "...Many a wife in blissful ignorance of the first principles of physiological science, knows full well that the time to prefer requests to he lord is after she has regaled him upon his favorite dishes...Let no the food offered to any modern Adam be made an apology for his shortcomings. If fall he must, let him not be able to say, "It was the food she gave, of which I did eat."."
Was Louise trying to tell Jessie something or did she just have a great sense of humor? Charles survives Jessie's cooking and lives to be 60 years old. He dies suddenly of a heart attack on Dec. 31, 1953.
What an interesting inscription! I, too, wonder what is actually behind these words. :)
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