. Little Polly Prentiss . nd see if you can help Arctura in anyway. CHAPTER VIII A LITTLE COOK HALF an hour later anv one who looked in at t/ the windows of the Pomeroy kitchen would haveseen a pretty sight. Polly, mounted on a stool,was beating a golden mixture in a white howl,and A retura at the opposite end of the long tablewas stirring whites of eggs carefully into a whitebatter in a yellow bowl. This is what I call solid comfort,1 said Arc-tura ailv. I dont know when Ive had such o », a helper as you are ! Miss Hettys without theo-ift when it comes to cooking. You wouldnt o o believe it,
. Little Polly Prentiss . nd see if you can help Arctura in anyway. CHAPTER VIII A LITTLE COOK HALF an hour later anv one who looked in at t/ the windows of the Pomeroy kitchen would haveseen a pretty sight. Polly, mounted on a stool,was beating a golden mixture in a white howl,and A retura at the opposite end of the long tablewas stirring whites of eggs carefully into a whitebatter in a yellow bowl. This is what I call solid comfort,1 said Arc-tura ailv. I dont know when Ive had such o », a helper as you are ! Miss Hettys without theo-ift when it comes to cooking. You wouldnt o o believe it, but shed be just as likelv to put theeiiirs rii^lit in after the butter, without beating1 em so o r> separate, as any other way. Aint it singular ? I expect she writes beautiful letters. MissArctura, said Polly, loyally evading the discus-sion of Miss Pomeroys weak point. My, I guess she does ! said Arctura heartilv. Thats it; weve all got different talents. Hi-ram says hed full as soon see me with a pistol 58. SHE WAS BEATING A GOLDEN MIXTURE A LTTTLE COOK pointed at him as with a pen in my hand. Tin* only way I ever wrote a letter was by main strength, and »/ «/ Id rather take a whipping any time. I guess it would be pretty hard work for any-body to whip you/ said Polly shrewdly, and Arc-tura laughed with much relish. o Twould now-a-davs, slie said as she gave •> the final stir to the batter, but Ive been whippedin my time. I didnt o-et mv growth all at once, »/ C7 t/ C^ you see. Is your cake ready for the pans ? Youwait till I show von the cunning1 little brush Im «. O ofoino- to butter the tins with. Ill let you do c> O J yours next time, after Ive once showed you cant slight the edges or any spot, if youwant the cakes to slip out right. \Vhen the heat of the oven had been testedand the little round tins had been put in and theoven doors shut on them, Arctura selected a stouttesting straw from a pile on a high shelf abovethe kitchen sink and seated h
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