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.

Fourteenth Day

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

Fourteenth Day

"Don't you think it's about time for us to cook another breakfast, Aunt Jane?" asked Grace. "We want to have some different things this…

Fourteenth Day: Omelette

Two teaspoonfuls flour and one tablespoonful butter, rubbed smoothly together, one teacupful water or milk added slowly. Boil one minute…

Fourteenth Day: Rhoda

But after all, the back place didn't turn out to be hot enough, so after a part of the muffins were baked, the griddle was set back and the…

Fourteenth Day: Pudding

One cup chopped suet, one of seeded raisins, one of milk, three of flour, butter the size of an egg, grated rind of a lemon, one…

Fourteenth Day: Indian

One cup of butter and two of sugar rubbed together to a light cream; yolks of two well-beaten eggs stirred in, then one cup hot (not…

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