Harewood has sheltered many illustrious guests, among them the Marquis de Lafay- ette and James Madison, and it was in this stately old mansion that Dolly Payne became the wife of James Madison, Father of the Con- stitution, and twice President of the United States. The Colonial mantelpiece in the drawing- 19 20 Harewood room at Harewood was a gift to the Washing- ton family from Lafayette. Through the courtesy of Miss Christine Washington, of Harewood, the great-great- granddaughter of Colonel Samuel Washing- ton, these favorite old recipes from Harewood and also from Blakeley are given. POUND CAKE {Harewood) One pound of butter rubbed until it is soft as cream, i pound of flower sifted, I pound of powdered sugar, 10 eggs✪ Pound Cake well beaten sepa- rately. Put alternately into the butter, sugar, flour, and the whites of the eggs. Beat all well together. Flavor with lemon, nutmeg, and a tablespoon of French brandy. GERMAN PICKLE (Harewood) To 7 pounds of fruit of any kind put 3 pounds of sugar, 1 quart of vinegar✪ German Pickle, % ounce of mace. Make a syrup by boiling the sugar, spice, and vinegar together. Pour it over the fruit and let it stand 2 days; the third day scald the fruit and sugar together. Harewood 21 CHOW CHOW {Harewood) One-half peck tomatoes, 2 large heads of cabbage, 15 onions, 25 cucumbers, 1 pint of grated horseradish, \ pound of mustard seed, little onions (left whole), \ teaspoon of ground pepper, 1 teaspoon of tumeric, 1 tea- spoon of ground cinnamon. Cut the cucum- bers, onions, and cabbage in pieces and pack down with salt over night. In the morning drain them and put them to soak in vinegar and water for a day or two. Drain again and mix with the spices and put on the fire with 3 pounds of sugar and enough vinegar to cover the whole. After it is cold mix \ pound of ground mustard with \ pint of salad oil ✪ Chow Chow and mix it well with the pickle. SHE WAS A BEAUTY Rondel She was a beauty in the days When Madison was President; And quite coquettish in her ways — On conquests of the heart intent. Grandpapa, on his right knee bent, Wooed her in stiff, old-fashioned phrase — She was a beauty in the days When Madison was President. 22 Harewood And when your roses where hers went Shall go, my Rose, who dates from Hayes, I hope you'll wear her sweet content Of whom tradition lightly says : She was a beauty in the days When Madison was President. — H. C. Bunner. HAMBURG CREAM {A favorite dessert at Blakeley) Five eggs, i lemon✪ Hamburg Cream, \ pound sugar. Mix the juice and grated rind of the lemon with the sugar and yolks of the eggs. As soon as it comes to a boil stir the whites of the eggs well beaten in and take quickly from the fire and serve in glasses. Miss Christine Washington, Harewood. THE LEGEND OF ST. GEORGE^ CHAPEL Several miles from Harewood are the old ruins of St. George's Chapel, around which is woven a most interesting legend of Alverder the Beautiful. Surrounding the ruins is an old graveyard, and on one of the graves rests an old-fashioned marble slab. It is weather- beaten and winter-scarred, save at the bottom, Harewood 23 where it is worn white as if by the constant kneeling of someone upon it. From this grave a little foot-path — it has such a human look about it! — leads to where there was at one time a gate or stile.

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Harewood has sheltered many illustrious guests, among them the Marquis de Lafayette and James Madison, and it was in this stately old mansion that Dolly Payne became the wife of James Madison, Father of the Constitution, and twice President of the United States. The Colonial mantelpiece in the drawing- 20 Harewood room at Harewood was a gift to the Washington family from Lafayette. Through the courtesy of Miss Christine Washington, of Harewood, the great-greatgranddaughter of Colonel Samuel Washington, these favorite old recipes from Harewood and also from Blakeley are given. POUND CAKE {Harewood) One pound of butter rubbed until it is soft as cream, 1 pound of flour sifted, 1 pound of powdered sugar, 10 eggs well beaten separately. Put alternately into the butter, sugar, flour, and the whites of the eggs. Beat all well together. Flavor with lemon, nutmeg, and a tablespoon of French brandy. GERMAN PICKLE (Harewood) To 7 pounds of fruit of any kind put 3 pounds of sugar, 1 quart of vinegar, 1/2 ounce of mace. Make a syrup by boiling the sugar, spice, and vinegar together. Pour it over the fruit and let it stand 2 days; the third day scald the fruit and sugar together. Harewood 21 CHOW CHOW {Harewood) One-half peck tomatoes, 2 large heads of cabbage, 15 onions, 25 cucumbers, 1 pint of grated horseradish, 1/2 pound of mustard seed, little onions (left whole), 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, 1 teaspoon of turmeric, 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon. Cut the cucumbers, onions, and cabbage in pieces and pack down with salt over night. In the morning drain them and put them to soak in vinegar and water for a day or two. Drain again and mix with the spices and put on the fire with 3 pounds of sugar and enough vinegar to cover the whole. After it is cold mix 1/2 pound of ground mustard with 1/2 pint of salad oil and mix it well with the pickle. SHE WAS A BEAUTY Rondel She was a beauty in the days When Madison was President; And quite coquettish in her ways — On conquests of the heart intent. Grandpapa, on his right knee bent, Wooed her in stiff, old-fashioned phrase — She was a beauty in the days When Madison was President. 22 Harewood And when your roses where hers went Shall go, my Rose, who dates from Hayes, I hope you'll wear her sweet content Of whom tradition lightly says : She was a beauty in the days When Madison was President. — H. C. Bunner. HAMBURG CREAM {A favorite dessert at Blakeley) Five eggs, i lemon, \ pound sugar. Mix the juice and grated rind of the lemon with the sugar and yolks of the eggs. As soon as it comes to a boil stir the whites of the eggs well beaten in and take quickly from the fire and serve in glasses. Miss Christine Washington, Harewood. THE LEGEND OF ST. GEORGE^ CHAPEL Several miles from Harewood are the old ruins of St. George's Chapel, around which is woven a most interesting legend of Alverder the Beautiful. Surrounding the ruins is an old graveyard, and on one of the graves rests an old-fashioned marble slab. It is weatherbeaten and winter-scarred, save at the bottom, Harewood 23 where it is worn white as if by the constant kneeling of someone upon it. From this grave a little foot-path — it has such a human look about it! — leads to where there was at one time a gate or stile.

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