Six Little Cooks; or, Aunt Jane's Cooking Class

A children's story from 1877 that smuggles in a whole cooking course — six little cooks, Aunt Jane's kitchen, and 160 numbered recipes woven through the tale.

Eighth Day

8 pages in this part of Six Little Cooks; or, Aunt Jane's Cooking Class.

Eighth Day

"Oh, mamma, what do you think?" said Grace, bursting into the breakfast-room one morning. "Mr. Lane has invited" "Good morning, my dear,"…

Eighth Day: Grace

As Grace had foretold, her father made no objections, and in the course of the morning Aunt Jane went into Mrs. Lane's to arrange with her…

Eighth Day: Gingerbread

Two lbs. flour, three-quarters do. butter, one do. coffee-sugar, one do. raisins, one do. currants, two cups molasses, one-half do. sour…

Eighth Day: Ellen

Grace went off in high glee, and Mrs. King turned to Jessie. "Here is a good little girl who can chop the ham for the sandwiches if Ellen…

Eighth Day: Mabel

When Mabel and Amy had finished stoning the raisins, Mrs. King set one of them to making the salad dressing, and the other to measuring the…

Eighth Day: Rose

When Rose had finished the veal loaf and packed it in the pan, ready to go into the oven when Ellen's bread should come out, she set about…

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…

Eighth Day: Lane

There was not much left to be done the next morning. Aunt Jane went in very early to Mrs. Lane's to superintend the making of the…

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