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.

Introduction

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

Introduction

So Grace ran off to get her mother's answer, tripping over a footstool as she went, banging her head against the edge of the door in her…

Introduction: Grace

The book was quickly brought, and Grace wrote down from her aunt's dictation, as follows:

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