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.

Fourth Day

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

Fourth Day

"Girls, let us give them all a surprise to-morrow," whispered Aunt Jane mysteriously one evening. "Suppose we ask Rhoda to let us cook the…

Fourth Day: Rhoda

SO "Now I am going to get Rhoda's directions for coffee," said Aunt Jane, "for I don't know any one else who makes it quite so nicely. You…

Fourth Day: Vernon

Vernon. "You must have been snowballing, or doing something of that kind." "Give you three guesses to find out, Papa," said Grace, "and if…

Fourth Day: Cookies

One cup butter, two of sugar, three well-beaten eggs, a quarter of a teaspoonful soda, half a nutmeg, small half-teaspoonful cloves or…

Fourth Day: Jumbles

One cup sugar, two do. flour, one do. milk, one heaping tablespoonful butter, one small teaspoon soda and two of cream tartar, one egg…

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