copied from "Ladies Aid Cookbook"; Methodist Ladies; Kenmare, N. Dakota; 1910
Be careful in the selection, do not choose too unripe or too old. Best results obtained if he has been raised in a family atmosphere. Some insist on keeping him in a pickle; others prefer to keep him in hot water. Such treatment, however, makes the husband sour, hard and sometimes bitter.
Many housewives have found that even poor varieties can be rendered tender and good by a garnish of patience, the sweetening of a smile, and the flavoring of a kiss to taste. Wrap him in a mantle of charity, place him over a warm fire of domestic devotion, and serve with peaches and cream.
(To preserve a wife, follow above guidelines. If taste remains unsuitable, return to oven for thirty minutes on oven-clean setting.)
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