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Eighth Day: Aunt

A new idea came into Aunt Jane's head, however, and she whispered privately to Edith, "I'm coming over byand-by to contrive a little surprise for the rest of them. Do you have sixteen nice large eggs ready after dinner and some boiling water."

So in the afternoon she slipped over alone, and telling Mrs. Lane she wanted to have a private conference with Edith, proceeded to the kitchen. First she gave her this recipe:

No. 108-STUFFED EGGS.

Boil eggs hard; take off the shells without breaking the whites, cut the eggs neatly in two in the middle, take out the yolk and rub to a powder, which mix with salt, pepper and dry mustard. Fill each hollow with this mixture, then place the ends together again and wrap in tissue paper. A picnic dish. "Now put on the eggs where they will boil gently for ten or fifteen minutes. You know if the water boils violently they will knock against one another and crack the shells, and that would spoil the shape of them. While they are boiling we will cut this paper, if you will get some scissors."

Aunt Jane had brought with her several sheets of white tissue paper, and she showed Edith how to cut the ends in fringe like motto-papers. "We'll not wrap the eggs in them to-day," said she, "but have them ready for the morning."

When the eggs were boiled, the shells were carefully picked off according to directions, and the beautiful, smooth white balls cut in two. Mrs. King said there were no particular directions about mixing the condiments. A teaspoonful each of black pepper and dry mustard, with two of salt, would, she thought, be enough. When the whites were refilled and carefully placed on their ends in a dish, touching each other closely that they might not lose shape, it was found that there was still a considerable quantity of the seasoned yolk left. "We'll put that into the salad-dressing," said Aunt Jane. "It can't hurt it, and it may make it a little nicer. I shall be in here again the first thing to-morrow morning."