"Can't you find it?" somebody was asking. "Seems to be having trouble," said Tea Pot. "Of course, he can't very well find out — being so short and fat, and having no nose to speak of." j "Well, Nosey," answered Coffee Pot, "suppose you try — your nose is long enough to poke into anything!" "So much the better for me this time. Pug Nose." Wq "Oh, say, stop calling names, and find out — if you can," cried Big Iron Pot. "I'll bet it's my turn again!" interrupted Sauce Pan. "Now, see if I'm not right." "He's peeped already," declared Coffee Pot. " 'Deed, I haven't," very earnestly. [83] ''()K sa^, stop calling names.'' 84 The Mary Frances Cook Book here, js. "Oh, say, Tea Pot, if you're any good, get to work! See if he's right. Can you do it?" "Yes," repHed Tea Pot rather breathlessly. (It seemed to Mary Frances as if he were lifting a heavy weight.) "Yes, here is the place. Somebody else read; I'm too tired." "I'll read," said Sauce Pan. "What was the last? Oh, yes, here it is, just as I said!" "Oh, go 'way! Don't let him read," said Coffee Pot; "he'll make it up." "Read yourself, then, Pug Nose!" Then Coffee Pot's voice: "I declare! He's right! It is his turn again. Listen! No. 14. — White Sauce. 2 tablespoons butter _ 1 cup hot milk 2 tablespoons flour \ teaspoon salt dash of pepper✪ White Sauce 1. Melt butter in a sauce pan. 2. Mix pepper and salt with flour. 3. Throw into the butter, stirring thoroughly. Cook until it bubbles a little. 4. Pour \ of the milk very slowly on this, stirring and beating well. 6. Place over fire and stir in the rest of the milk a little at a time. 6. Let boil a minute. 1 ^" eciare: nes ri idjit!" Company to Lunch 85 ''Pug Nose " ''Stop calling names," said Iron Pot. ("Good!" thought Mary Frances.) "Honorable Mr. Coffee Pot, Esquire," said Sauce Pan, mockingly. (Mary Frances could easily imagine him bowing.) "Allow me to call your attention to the un-im-peach-able ver-ac-i-ty of myself." "Crazier and crazier!" commented Coffee Pot, sadly. "Did you say anything?" "Sir," said Sauce Pan, "to put it into kindergarten words, I remarked. Sauce Pan, meaning myself, has rightly been likened to George Washington " "Aw—!" puffed Tea Kettle, "what I'm more interested in is the book. What do they use White Sauce for?" Xikeiiecl "There's a foot-note," Tea Pot ventured. j, "Read it!" commanded Tea Kettle. PporrfP "'White Sauce is very good to pour over cooked i • ~iS t'f vegetables, like ' ' ' V ^98011101011 "Wait a minute," interrupted Tea Kettle, "perhaps ^ Sauce Pan can tell us." "New boiled potatoes, green cabbage, etc.; also nice to use for warming over cooked meats, like cold "j;|onoral3le [^r.^ffeepot,Fsauire' 86 The Mary Frances Cook Book chicken and canned salmon. Both make a nice luncheon dish." C^Fine!" thought Mary Frances. ''There's a can of salmon in the pantry.") ''Is that right?" asked Tea Kettle. "Right," said Tea Pot. "Next is No. 15. — Baked Apples. 1. Wipe large apples. 2. Take out cores with apple corer or sharp knife. 3. Place in earthen or enamel dish. 4. Fill center of each apple with sugar. 5. Pour water into dish, allowing 2 tablespoons to each apple✪ Baked Apples. 6. Bake in a hot oven one half hour, or until soft. *TVjL-^ ''A joyful surprise!" a deep voice seemed to come lC^iVC» from the closet.

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"Can't you find it?" somebody was asking. "Seems to be having trouble," said Tea Pot. "Of course, he can't very well find out — being so short and fat, and having no nose to speak of." j "Well, Nosey," answered Coffee Pot, "suppose you try — your nose is long enough to poke into anything!" "So much the better for me this time. Pug Nose." Wq "Oh, say, stop calling names, and find out — if you can," cried Big Iron Pot. "I'll bet it's my turn again!" interrupted Sauce Pan. "Now, see if I'm not right." "He's peeped already," declared Coffee Pot. " 'Deed, I haven't," very earnestly. [83] ''()K sa^, stop calling names.'' 84 The Mary Frances Cook Book here, js. "Oh, say, Tea Pot, if you're any good, get to work! See if he's right. Can you do it?" "Yes," repHed Tea Pot rather breathlessly. (It seemed to Mary Frances as if he were lifting a heavy weight.) "Yes, here is the place. Somebody else read; I'm too tired." "I'll read," said Sauce Pan. "What was the last? Oh, yes, here it is, just as I said!" "Oh, go 'way! Don't let him read," said Coffee Pot; "he'll make it up." "Read yourself, then, Pug Nose!" Then Coffee Pot's voice: "I declare! He's right! It is his turn again. Listen! No. 14. — White Sauce. 2 tablespoons butter _ 1 cup hot milk 2 tablespoons flour \ teaspoon salt dash of pepper 1. Melt butter in a sauce pan. 2. Mix pepper and salt with flour. 3. Throw into the butter, stirring thoroughly. Cook until it bubbles a little. 4. Pour \ of the milk very slowly on this, stirring and beating well. 6. Place over fire and stir in the rest of the milk a little at a time. 6. Let boil a minute. 1 ^" eciare: nes ri idjit!" Company to Lunch 85 ''Pug Nose " ''Stop calling names," said Iron Pot. ("Good!" thought Mary Frances.) "Honorable Mr. Coffee Pot, Esquire," said Sauce Pan, mockingly. (Mary Frances could easily imagine him bowing.) "Allow me to call your attention to the un-im-peach-able ver-ac-i-ty of myself." "Crazier and crazier!" commented Coffee Pot, sadly. "Did you say anything?" "Sir," said Sauce Pan, "to put it into kindergarten words, I remarked. Sauce Pan, meaning myself, has rightly been likened to George Washington " "Aw—!" puffed Tea Kettle, "what I'm more interested in is the book. What do they use White Sauce for?" Xikeiiecl "There's a foot-note," Tea Pot ventured. j, "Read it!" commanded Tea Kettle. PporrfP "'White Sauce is very good to pour over cooked i • ~iS t'f vegetables, like ' ' ' V ^98011101011 "Wait a minute," interrupted Tea Kettle, "perhaps ^ Sauce Pan can tell us." "New boiled potatoes, green cabbage, etc.; also nice to use for warming over cooked meats, like cold "j;|onoral3le [^r.^ffeepot,Fsauire' 86 The Mary Frances Cook Book chicken and canned salmon. Both make a nice luncheon dish." C^Fine!" thought Mary Frances. ''There's a can of salmon in the pantry.") ''Is that right?" asked Tea Kettle. "Right," said Tea Pot. "Next is No. 15. — Baked Apples. 1. Wipe large apples. 2. Take out cores with apple corer or sharp knife. 3. Place in earthen or enamel dish. 4. Fill center of each apple with sugar. 5. Pour water into dish, allowing 2 tablespoons to each apple. 6. Bake in a hot oven one half hour, or until soft. *TVjL-^ ''A joyful surprise!" a deep voice seemed to come lC^iVC» from the closet.

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