 | Asenath Nicholson - Americans - 1847 - 458 pages
...but applied my nails to divesting the potatoe of its coat, and my hostess urged the frequent use of milk, saying, " it was provided on purpose for you,...gave me as hearty a welcome as an Irishman could give ; and the neighboring women and children gathered in, till the pile of turf and every stool was occupied.... | |
 | Asenath Nicholson - Americans - 1847 - 484 pages
...but applied my nails to divesting the potatoe of its coat, and my hostess urged the frequent use of milk, saying, " it was provided on purpose for you,...kitchen. The good man of the house soon entered, and gave mo as hearty a welcome as an Irishman could give ; and the neighboring women and children gathered... | |
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It must be remembered that a sup of sweet milk among the poor in Ireland, is as much a rarity and a luxury as a slice of plum-pudding in a farm-house in America. 