"Why, don't you know, child?" asked Aunty Rolling Pin. "I thought everybody knew that story." A story! Mary Frances was always ready to listen to a story. "Won't you tell me, please?" Aunty RoUing Pin cleared her voice, and rolled j=^ 'Ci "Dorit jou know, child?" "jet me at him 1 " 44 The Mary Frances Cook Book In the days ofyourareat giandmother back an inch or two to a more comfortable place on the table. "You see, it's this way, child," she began. "In the days of your great-grandmother there were no stoves, only open fireplaces were used for cooking, — and kettles were just as black then as that old black Pot there. "So, when the Pot called the Kettle black, the Kettle said: "'Black yourself!' and no harm was done. "But when your mother got that fine new cook stove, she bought that bright, shiny Kettle, too. "But that silly old Pot doesn't know that the new Kettle is bright and shiny, so it keeps on calling names. That Pot doesn't know it's fooling itself, — for all it sees is its own homely old black self in the shiny Kettle making faces. "And that's what comes of calling names, child," chuckled Aunty Rolling Pin, as she ended her story. Then Mr. Tea Kettle puffed steam importantly, and clapped his Httle lid. Nothing more was said in the kitchen for several seconds. just as black. The Pot-and-Kettle Fight 45 "Thank you!" at length said Mary Frances grate- fully to Aunty Rolling Pin. Then she added, very firmly and gently to Iron Pot and Tea Kettle: "I want you to promise me never to call names again, either one of you, for it makes me feel so sad. "Do you promise?" she asked. "I promise," brightly answered Tea Kettle. "I pro-promise," solemnly declared Big Iron Pot. h)^'3aid Mary fences /'this is disaracelul ! " CHAPTER VIII A POTATO LUNCH (( I Yes, chimed Mantel Clock. in 'M so relieved," said Mary Frances with a sigh. Now, I can hurry along the Potato Lunch.'* "Yes," chimed in Mantel Clock, "it's quarter past eleven. You have only three-quarters of an hour." "That's so!" said Mary Frances. "The next recipe is: No. 5. — ^Baked Potatoes. 1. Choose potatoes of the same size — rather large.✪ Baked Potatoes 2. Scrub well, and wipe. 3. Bake in a hot oven from 30 to 45 minutes, or until soft when pressed between thumb and fingers. 4. Roll each between the fingers: this makes them mealy. 5- Serve on a napkin. "Why, I won't need to pare those! I'll put two of these I've washed in the oven. The oven's grand and hot! "Let me see, — will all the others need paring? 146] Iwoifi need to pare ihose/' A Potato Lunch 47 ''Yes," she laughed, ''I didn't notice theheading of the chapter before Potatoes Without Jackets/" No. 6. — Boiled Potatoes. 1. Wash potatoes.✪ Boiled Potatoes 2. Pare, throwing into cold water. 3. Drain; cover with boiling water, allowing 1 tablespoon salt to every twelve potatoes. 4. Let boil ^ hour, or until the largest is soft when pierced with a fork. 5. Drain off all the water. 6. Shake over fire, or place on back of stove to dry off the potatoes. Ijnf /:» \r\ p ^ No. 7.— Mashed Potatoes. WUROUL 1. Boil potatoes. Drain; dry off. 2. Mash in pan in which they were cooked. 3. For every cupful, add 1 dash pepper, I 1 saltspoon salt, '''■ I tablespoon butter (scant) . 4. For every cupful, heat 2 tablespoons milk✪ Mashed Potatoes. 5. Throw the heated milk on potatoes.

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"Why, don't you know, child?" asked Aunty Rolling Pin. "I thought everybody knew that story." A story! Mary Frances was always ready to listen to a story. "Won't you tell me, please?" Aunty RoUing Pin cleared her voice, and rolled j=^ 'Ci "Dorit jou know, child?" "jet me at him 1 " 44 The Mary Frances Cook Book In the days ofyourareat giandmother back an inch or two to a more comfortable place on the table. "You see, it's this way, child," she began. "In the days of your great-grandmother there were no stoves, only open fireplaces were used for cooking, — and kettles were just as black then as that old black Pot there. "So, when the Pot called the Kettle black, the Kettle said: "'Black yourself!' and no harm was done. "But when your mother got that fine new cook stove, she bought that bright, shiny Kettle, too. "But that silly old Pot doesn't know that the new Kettle is bright and shiny, so it keeps on calling names. That Pot doesn't know it's fooling itself, — for all it sees is its own homely old black self in the shiny Kettle making faces. "And that's what comes of calling names, child," chuckled Aunty Rolling Pin, as she ended her story. Then Mr. Tea Kettle puffed steam importantly, and clapped his Httle lid. Nothing more was said in the kitchen for several seconds. just as black. The Pot-and-Kettle Fight 45 "Thank you!" at length said Mary Frances grate- fully to Aunty Rolling Pin. Then she added, very firmly and gently to Iron Pot and Tea Kettle: "I want you to promise me never to call names again, either one of you, for it makes me feel so sad. "Do you promise?" she asked. "I promise," brightly answered Tea Kettle. "I pro-promise," solemnly declared Big Iron Pot. h)^'3aid Mary fences /'this is disaracelul ! " CHAPTER VIII A POTATO LUNCH (( I Yes, chimed Mantel Clock. in 'M so relieved," said Mary Frances with a sigh. Now, I can hurry along the Potato Lunch.'* "Yes," chimed in Mantel Clock, "it's quarter past eleven. You have only three-quarters of an hour." "That's so!" said Mary Frances. "The next recipe is: No. 5. — ^Baked Potatoes. 1. Choose potatoes of the same size — rather large. 2. Scrub well, and wipe. 3. Bake in a hot oven from 30 to 45 minutes, or until soft when pressed between thumb and fingers. 4. Roll each between the fingers: this makes them mealy. 5- Serve on a napkin. "Why, I won't need to pare those! I'll put two of these I've washed in the oven. The oven's grand and hot! "Let me see, — will all the others need paring? 146] Iwoifi need to pare ihose/' A Potato Lunch 47 ''Yes," she laughed, ''I didn't notice theheading of the chapter before Potatoes Without Jackets/" No. 6. — Boiled Potatoes. 1. Wash potatoes. 2. Pare, throwing into cold water. 3. Drain; cover with boiling water, allowing 1 tablespoon salt to every twelve potatoes. 4. Let boil ^ hour, or until the largest is soft when pierced with a fork. 5. Drain off all the water. 6. Shake over fire, or place on back of stove to dry off the potatoes. Ijnf /:» \r\ p ^ No. 7.— Mashed Potatoes. WUROUL 1. Boil potatoes. Drain; dry off. 2. Mash in pan in which they were cooked. 3. For every cupful, add 1 dash pepper, I 1 saltspoon salt, '''■ I tablespoon butter (scant) . 4. For every cupful, heat 2 tablespoons milk. 5. Throw the heated milk on potatoes.

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