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Mary Frances Cook Book

<div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/cover.jpg" width-obs="450" height-obs="600" alt="Cover" title="" /></div> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/dedication.png" width-obs="600" height-obs="281" alt="Dedication: A book for all girls who love to help Mother. Jane Eayre Fryer" title="" /></div> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> [i] <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/i003.png" width-obs="600" height-obs="812" alt="Mary Frances took the hint, and turned Toaster carefully over." title="" /></div> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/i004_title.png" width-obs="430" height-obs="600" alt="Title" title="" /></div> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <h1>THE MARY FRANCES COOK BOOK</h1> <div class='center'>OR ADVENTURES AMONG THE KITCHEN PEOPLE By JANE EAYRE FRYER Full page illustrations by MARGARET G. HAYS Other illustrations by JANE ALLEN BOYER </div> <hr style="width: 65%;" />[ii] <div class='copyright'> Copyright, 1912, by Jane Eayre Fryer </div> <hr style="width: 65%;" />[iii] <div class='blockquot2'> <div><ANTIMG src="images/i006a.jpg" alt="curtain" width-obs="108" height-obs="587" class="splitr" /></div> 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[iv] 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 <div class='sig'> The Author. </div> <div><ANTIMG src="images/i006b.jpg" alt="girl looking out window" width-obs="588" height-obs="239" class="splitr" /> </div> </div> <div class='center'> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="extra illustrations"> <tr><td align='left'><ANTIMG src="images/i007a.jpg" width-obs="100" height-obs="299" alt="letters" title="" /> </td><td align='left'><ANTIMG src="images/i007b.jpg" width-obs="600" height-obs="450" alt="Reading to children" title="" /> </td></tr> </table></div> [v] <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/i008a.jpg" width-obs="500" height-obs="124" alt="CONTENTS" title="" /></div> <div class='center'> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" summary="Contents 1"> <tr><td align='left' colspan='2'>CHAPTER</td><td align='right'>PAGE</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>I.</td><td align='left'> The Kitchen People</td><td align='right'>11</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>II.</td><td align='left'> Toaster Man</td><td align='right'>14</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>III.</td><td align='left'> Mary Frances' Mother</td><td align='right'>24</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>IV.</td><td align='left'> Mary Frances Warns the Kitchen Folks</td><td align='right'>27</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>V.</td><td align='left'> Aunt Maria</td><td align='right'>30</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>VI.</td><td align='left'> Jacket-boiled Potatoes</td><td align='right'>33</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>VII.</td><td align='left'> The Pot-and-Kettle Fight</td><td align='right'>40</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>VIII.</td><td align='left'> The Potato Lunch</td><td align='right'>46</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>IX.</td><td align='left'> Mary Frances Gets Breakfast</td><td align='right'>56</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>X.</td><td align='left'> The Breakfast Burns Up</td><td align='right'>65</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>XI.</td><td align='left'> A Joke on Aunt Maria</td><td align='right'>70</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>XII.</td><td align='left'> The Tramp</td><td align='right'>75</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>XIII.</td><td align='left'> Company to Lunch</td><td align='right'>83</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>XIV.</td><td align='left'> A Patent Dish-washing</td><td align='right'>91</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>XV.</td><td align='left'> Thimble Biscuits</td><td align='right'>94</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>XVI.</td><td align='left'> The Dolls' Kitchen Party</td><td align='right'>104</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>XVII.</td><td align='left'> The Sick Neighbor</td><td align='right'>110</td></tr> </table></div> <div class="figcenter"><ANTIMG src="images/i008b.jpg" width-obs="500" height-obs="162" alt="COOK BOOK" title="" /></div> [vi] <div class='center'> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" summary="Contents 2 and side illustration"> <tr><td align='left'><div class="figleft"><ANTIMG src="images/i009a.jpg" width-obs="148" height-obs="400" alt="books" title="" /></div> </td><td align='left'><div class='center'> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" summary="Contents 2"> <tr><td align='left' colspan='2'>CHAPTER</td><td align='right'>PAGE</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>XVIII.</td><td align='left'> A Man's Lunch</td><td align='left'>116</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>XIX.</td><td align='left'> Poor Blue Pitcher</td><td align='left'>127</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>XX.</td><td align='left'> Mary Frances Gives a Cooking Lesson</td><td align='left'>131</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>XXI.</td><td align='left'> The Picnic</td><td align='left'>135</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>XXII.</td><td align='left'> The Candy Pull</td><td align='left'>139</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>XXIII.</td><td align='left'> Getting Ready for a Party</td><td align='left'>144</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>XXIV.</td><td align='left'> The Tea Party</td><td align='left'>154</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>XXV.</td><td align='left'> Mary Frances Gets Dinner</td><td align='left'>159</td></tr> <tr><td align='right'>XXVI.</td><td align='left'> Mother's Surprise. "Good-Bye, Little Miss"     </td><td align='left'>173</td></tr> </table></div> </td></tr> </table></div> <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/i009b.jpg" width-obs="500" height-obs="412" alt="singers" title="" /></div> <hr style="width: 65%;" />[vii] <h2>LIST OF RECIPES</h2> <div class='center'> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" summary="List of recipes and illustrations"> <tr><td align='left'><div class='center'> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" summary="List of Recipes part 1"> <tr><td align='left'> </td><td align='right'>PAGE</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'> 1. Plain Toast</td><td align='right'>15</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'> 2. Buttered Toast</td><td align='right'>19</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'> 3. Milk Toast</td><td align='right'>20</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'> 4. Jacket-boiled Potatoes</td><td align='right'>35</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'> 5. Baked Potatoes</td><td align='right'>46</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'> 6. Boiled Potatoes</td><td align='right'>47</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'> 7. Mashed Potatoes</td><td align='right'>47</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'> 8. Potato Soup</td><td align='right'>49</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'> 9. Boiled Eggs</td><td align='right'>60</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>10. Hard-boiled Eggs</td><td align='right'>61</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>11. Coffee</td><td align='right'>63</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>12. Tea</td><td align='right'>76</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>13. Omelet</td><td align='right'>77</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>14. White Sauce</td><td align='right'>84</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>15. Baked Apples</td><td align='right'>86</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>16. Thimble Biscuits</td><td align='right'>97</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>17. Baking Powder Biscuits</td><td align='right'>98</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>18. Cocoa</td><td align='right'>102</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>19. Gingerbread Cookies</td><td align='right'>108</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>20. Soft Custard</td><td align='right'>111[viii]</td></tr> </table></div> </td><td align='left'><ANTIMG src="images/i010a.jpg" width-obs="90" height-obs="450" alt="bananas" title="" /> </td></tr> <tr><td align='left' colspan='2'><ANTIMG src="images/i010b.jpg" width-obs="500" height-obs="204" alt="Mixed fruit" title="" /> </td></tr> <tr><td align='left'><div class='center'> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" summary="List of recipes part 2"> <tr><td align='left'> </td><td align='right'>PAGE</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>21. Steamed Rice</td><td align='right'>111</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>22. Boiled Rice</td><td align='right'>112</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>23. Poached Eggs</td><td align='right'>114</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>24. Rice Pudding</td><td align='right'>117</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>25. Boiled Mutton</td><td align='right'>118</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>26. Sauce for Boiled Mutton</td><td align='right'>119</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>27. Apple Snow</td><td align='right'>127</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>28. Stuffed Eggs</td><td align='right'>136</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>29. Pickaninny Fudge</td><td align='right'>141</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>30. Walnut Kisses</td><td align='right'>142</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>31. Sponge Cake</td><td align='right'>145</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>32. Dream Cake</td><td align='right'>150</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>33. Queen of Hearts Tarts</td><td align='right'>160</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>34. Pastry</td><td align='right'>160</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>35. Salad Dressing</td><td align='right'>166</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>36. Creamed New Cabbage</td><td align='right'>167</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>37. Bread Pudding</td><td align='right'>167</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>38. Banana Bread Pudding</td><td align='right'>168</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>39. Hard Sauce</td><td align='right'>168</td></tr> <tr><td align='left'>40. Pan-broiled Beefsteak</td><td align='right'>169</td></tr> </table></div> </td><td align='left'><ANTIMG src="images/i011a.jpg" width-obs="93" height-obs="450" alt="Radishes" title="" /> </td></tr> <tr><td align='right' colspan='2'><ANTIMG src="images/i011b.jpg" width-obs="500" height-obs="199" alt="Mixed vegetables" title="" /> </td></tr> </table></div> <hr style="width: 65%;" />[ix] <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/i012.jpg" width-obs="600" height-obs="784" alt="The Kitchen People 1" title="" /></div> [x] <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/i013.jpg" width-obs="600" height-obs="814" alt="The Kitchen People 2" title="" /></div> <hr style="width: 65%;" />[11] <h2>CHAPTER I</h2> <div class='chaptertitle'>THE KITCHEN PEOPLE</div> <div class='cap'>ALL the Kitchen People were terribly excited.</div> <div><ANTIMG src="images/i014b.jpg" alt="steam" width-obs="145" height-obs="524" class="splitr" /> <ANTIMG src="images/i014a.jpg" alt="kettle" width-obs="567" height-obs="206" class="splitr" /></div> "I see my finish!" puffed Tea Kettle from his perch on the stove. "That's slang!" snapped Sauce Pan, who sat near by. "Slang or no slang," said Tea Kettle, "I'll melt if somebody doesn't come fill me soon." "Where's the cook? Where's the mistress?" asked Boiler Pan. "Why, the cook's left—left this morning and the mistress's sick. What's that I smell burning?" "That's the potatoes in the oven," said Toaster. "Oh, my lid!" cried Tea Kettle holding his nose. "Pour on water! Quick!" "Whew!" exclaimed Coffee Pot. "Whew!" cried Pie Plate. "Whew!" clanged Big Iron Pot. <div class="figleft"> <ANTIMG src="images/i015a.jpg" width-obs="165" height-obs="739" alt="Stove" title="" /></div> "Whew!" mimicked Sauce Pan. "Whew!—That[12] won't help! If you say Whew! to an oven door, will it open?—Somebody open the door!" "Good idea, Saucy!" exclaimed Tea Kettle. "You might try it yourself!" "Owoooh! O-w-o-o-o-h!" strained little Sauce Pan at the heavy door. "O-w-o-o-o-h! I can't-t budge it! Cauch! Cawc! Ochee!" he coughed. "What smoke! Somebody else come try!" "Get out of the way, then," said Big Iron Pot, making heavily toward the stove. "Knew your arms were too short," laughed Tea Kettle, seeing Iron Pot couldn't reach the knob. "Well, they're as long as yours," said Iron Pot angrily. "Kick it open!" sug-gest-ed Sauce Pan. "Everybody allowed one kick!" "First go!" exclaimed Iron Pot. Whack! came a muffled sound. Then, "Oh, my poor feet! Oh! Oh!" "What's the matter?" asked Sauce Pan. "Nothing," said Big Iron Pot, hopping around on one little leg, and holding the other with his hands. "Only I wish you'd had 'First go!'" <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/i015b.jpg" width-obs="325" height-obs="223" alt=""I wish you'd had 'First go!'"" title="" /></div> [13] <div class="figright"> <ANTIMG src="images/i016a.jpg" width-obs="103" height-obs="439" alt="Geraniums" title="" /></div> "Well," declared Tea Kettle, "unless help comes soon, we may as well give up all hope of rescue. This is dreadful!" "Listen, then," ticked Mantel Clock, who didn't mind the smoke. "I know a secret: the dear little girl——" "Oh, yes, we know!" cried the Kitchen People. "Well!" asked Mantel Clock, "what do you know?" "The little girl—that there is a little girl——" "Is that all you know?" demanded Mantel Clock. "Now, when people interrupt——" "Just dying to tell," said Sauce Pan in a loud whisper. "Please, please, tell us the secret," begged the Kitchen People. "Well," Mantel Clock ran on, "the dear little girl that lives in our house is going to learn to cook. What d'you say if we all turn in and help her?" "Goody-goody!" Aunty Rolling Pin laughed so she nearly rolled off the table. Just then the kitchen door-knob turned, and every one of the Kitchen People was as quiet as a <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/i016b.jpg" width-obs="496" height-obs="280" alt="mouse" title="" /></div> <hr style="width: 65%;" />[14] <div style="break-after:column;"></div>

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