Maxene did not let the unfortunate incident with her sisters affect her relationship with her new husband and his tribe. She enjoyed thirteen wonderful years until that fateful day in 1923 when Maxene suggested that the chief honor a visiting Irish sea captain with an authentic Irish stew.
On her way to the stew pot, Maxene handed her diary to
the sea captain. The last entry read:
I should have kept my big mouth shut, but I thought everyone knew that you make Irish stew with lamb.
One of the crew took the picture below as Maxene McGuffy
simmered along with half a cup of salt; 2 tablespoons of pepper; some bay
leaves; 50 medium carrots, sliced; 50 small onions, thinly sliced; and
100 medium potatoes, pared & quartered.
The story of Maxene’s life has benefited so many, but
none more than the Irish sea captain who, after stuffing himself on stew,
sailed for America where he sold the diary to a publisher for $10,000.
