ash-cinders

Updated: July 1, 2026

But my father kept an eye on me, and held me back as with a leash, My mother was often sorely tried for the lack of things common as dirt these better days. Frequently our only baking-powder was white lye, made by dropping ash-cinders into wafer. Our cinders were made by letting the sap of green timber drip into hot ashes.

Irving Bacheller - D'Ri and I