The fun of cooking; a story for boys and girls . white it lookedgood enough to eat, but it was nt, as the littlegirl found out by tasting. It was just likecandles, and only mice like to eat said she would show the girls how tocover jams and jeUies and spiced things, andeverything you put in jelly-glasses. ^^You take this little saucepan that I keep onpurpose for paraffin, she said, ^^and put thewhole cake in it after you cut it in two, and meltit; only be careful and dont let it splash on myclean stove and make it greasy. And while it ismelting you can wipe off the jam glasses wi
The fun of cooking; a story for boys and girls . white it lookedgood enough to eat, but it was nt, as the littlegirl found out by tasting. It was just likecandles, and only mice like to eat said she would show the girls how tocover jams and jeUies and spiced things, andeverything you put in jelly-glasses. ^^You take this little saucepan that I keep onpurpose for paraffin, she said, ^^and put thewhole cake in it after you cut it in two, and meltit; only be careful and dont let it splash on myclean stove and make it greasy. And while it ismelting you can wipe off the jam glasses with awarm, wet dish-cloth and make them all cleanand dry. While Brownie was washing off the glassesMildred cut some little slips of paper andprinted on these the names for the differentthings they had made; peach on some, andSPICED GRAPES ou others, and grape jam orAPPLE JELLY ou the rcst. Then she got thepot of paste from the library; by this time theparaffin was melted and all ready to use. Norahshowed them how to pour a little on top of each. I am so Proud. I want Evrrvlwdv to see mv Jam* JAMS AXD JELLY 167 glass, right on the jam, and then tip the glassesa little so it would run up the sides toward thetop. In a moment it hardened, and was readyfor the tin covers to go on so the mice could notget at it, and then they pasted the labels on, andit was done. Xorah helped carry the trays to the preservecloset and put them away in rows, being veiycareful not to tip them and slide the paraffin upthe sides of the glasses. Then they stood andlooked at them, and, oh, how proud the girlsfelt! *I 11 make some more to-morrow, said Mil-dred, and some more after that, and some moreafter that, and some more after that! CHAPTER XI HALLOWEEN next week. Wish wecould do something nice/ Jack said toMildred as they put away their books one nightat bed-time. **So do L I m tired of school already, andhere it is only October! Of course, I dontmean that I m dreadfully tired of it, you know,only just a
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