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Copyright, 1912, by
Jan£ Eatre Fryer
Dear Girls:
This book tells the story of Mary Frances, a little
girl whose great ambition was to help her mother.
So anxious was she to do this that even the humble
Kitchen People became her teachers and instructors.
They talked to her, a thing never heard of before;
helped her over the hard places, and explained mys-
terious secrets she could never otherwise have under-
stood. They wove around a simple little book of
recipes her mother had made for her the spell of
Fairyland; they led her through a series of delightful
adventures such as never happened to any girl before,
in which she lived for three whole happy weeks, and
out of which she emerged no longer a little girl, but
a real little woman.
Some very wise people would call this a story
book, some a manual training book, and others a
cookery book, but Mary Frances knows better; she
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knows that it is a Book within a Book that introduced
her to Aunty Rolling Pin and a lot of other dear, dear
friends, such as no little girl ever had before, and whom
she now wishes to introduce for the first time to all
other little girls. (I know that she gained their con-
sent to do this because she told me so.)
In the hope that Mary Frances' wish may be
realized, this record of her adventures is sent out to
the girls of America with the best wishes of
The Author.
I. The Kitchen People 11
II. Toaster Man 14
III. Mary Frances' Mother 24
IV. Mary Frances Warns the Kitchen
Folks 27
V. Aunt Maria 30
VI. Jacket-boiled Potatoes 33
VII. The Pot-and-Kettle Fight 40
VIII. The Potato Lunch 46
IX. Mary Frances Gets Breakfast ... 56
X. The Breakfast Burns Up 65
XI. A Joke on Aunt Maria 70
XII. The Tramp 75
XIII. Company to Lunch 83
XIV. A Patent Dish-washing 91
XV. Thimble Biscuits 94
XVI. The Dolls' Kitchen Party .... 104
XVII. The Sick Neighbor 110
Contents
PAGE
A Man's Lunch 116
Poor Blue Pitcher 127
Mary Frances Gives a Cooking Lesson 131
The Picnic 135
The Candy Pull 139
Getting Ready for a Party .... 144
The Tea Party 154
Mary Frances Gets Dinner .... 159
Mother's Surprise. ''Good-Bye,
Little Miss" 173
LIST OF RECIPES
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1. Plain Toast 15
2. Buttered Toast 19
3. Milk Toast 20
4. Jacket-boiled Potatoes 35
5. Baked Potatoes 46
6. Boiled Potatoes 47
7. Mashed Potatoes 47
8. Potato Soup 49
9. Boiled Eggs 60
10. Hard-boiled Eggs 61
11. Coffee 63
12. Tea 76
13. Omelet 77
14. White Sauce 84
15. Baked Apples 86
16. Thimble Biscuits 97
17. Baking Powder Buscuits 98
18. Cocoa 102
19. Gingerbread Cookies 108
20. Soft Custard Ill,
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List of Recipes
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Steamed Rice Ill
Boiled Rice 112
Poached Eggs 114
Rice Pudding 117
Boiled Mutton 118
Sauce for Boiled Mutton 119
Apple Snow 127
Stuffed Eggs 136
Pickaninny Fudge 141
Walnut Kisses 142
Sponge Cake 145
Dream Cake 150
Queen of Hearts Tarts 160
Pastry 160
Salad Dressing 166
Creamed New Cabbage 167
Bread Pudding 167
Banana Bread Pudding 168
Hard Sauce 168
Pan-broiled Beefsteak 169
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AMONG THE KITCHEN PEOPLE
■£^
[ary |%rances took the hint, and
turned 'faster carefully over
Copyright, 1912, by Jan£ Eatre Fryer
Dear Girls:
This book tells the story of Mary Frances, a little girl whose great ambition was to help her mother. So anxious was she to do this that even the humble Kitchen People became her teachers and instructors. They talked to her, a thing never heard of before; helped her over the hard places, and explained mysterious secrets she could never otherwise have understood. They wove around a simple little book of recipes her mother had made for her the spell of Fairyland; they led her through a series of delightful adventures such as never happened to any girl before, in which she lived for three whole happy weeks, and out of which she emerged no longer a little girl, but a real little woman.
Some very wise people would call this a story book, some a manual training book, and others a cookery book, but Mary Frances knows better; she
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9^
Preface
knows that it is a Book within a Book that introduced her to Aunty Rolling Pin and a lot of other dear, dear friends, such as no little girl ever had before, and whom she now wishes to introduce for the first time to all other little girls. (I know that she gained their consent to do this because she told me so.)
In the hope that Mary Frances' wish may be realized, this record of her adventures is sent out to the girls of America with the best wishes of
The Author.
I. The Kitchen People 11
II. Toaster Man 14
III. Mary Frances' Mother 24
IV. Mary Frances Warns the Kitchen
Folks 27
V. Aunt Maria 30
VI. Jacket-boiled Potatoes 33
VII. The Pot-and-Kettle Fight 40
VIII. The Potato Lunch 46
IX. Mary Frances Gets Breakfast ... 56
X. The Breakfast Burns Up 65
XI. A Joke on Aunt Maria 70
XII. The Tramp 75
XIII. Company to Lunch 83
XIV. A Patent Dish-washing 91
XV. Thimble Biscuits 94
XVI. The Dolls' Kitchen Party .... 104
XVII. The Sick Neighbor 110
Contents
PAGE
A Man's Lunch 116
Poor Blue Pitcher 127
Mary Frances Gives a Cooking Lesson 131
The Picnic 135
The Candy Pull 139
Getting Ready for a Party .... 144
The Tea Party 154
Mary Frances Gets Dinner .... 159 Mother's Surprise. ''Good-Bye, Little Miss" 173
LIST OF RECIPES
PAOX
1. Plain Toast 15
2. Buttered Toast 19
3. Milk Toast 20
4. Jacket-boiled Potatoes 35
5. Baked Potatoes 46
6. Boiled Potatoes 47
7. Mashed Potatoes 47
8. Potato Soup 49
9. Boiled Eggs 60
10. Hard-boiled Eggs 61
11. Coffee 63
12. Tea 76
13. Omelet 77
14. White Sauce 84
15. Baked Apples 86
16. Thimble Biscuits 97
17. Baking Powder Buscuits 98
18. Cocoa 102
19. Gingerbread Cookies 108
20. Soft Custard Ill,
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List of Recipes
PAOB
Steamed Rice Ill
Boiled Rice 112
Poached Eggs 114
Rice Pudding 117
Boiled Mutton 118
Sauce for Boiled Mutton 119
Apple Snow 127
Stuffed Eggs 136
Pickaninny Fudge 141
Walnut Kisses 142
Sponge Cake 145
Dream Cake 150
Queen of Hearts Tarts 160
Pastry 160
Salad Dressing 166
Creamed New Cabbage 167
Bread Pudding 167
Banana Bread Pudding 168
Hard Sauce 168
Pan-broiled Beefsteak 169
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