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.

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Edith. "I will give you some recipes to write down in your book," said Aunt Jane, "and then we can choose from among them. And as I don't think seven of us at once would be very welcome in the kitchen, I propose that we should divide the club into two parts, only half of them to work at one time."

Chorus of groans, "Oh, that won't be half so nice!" "I think it will be nicer," said Mrs. King. "If there are so many of us we shall only get in each other's way, and then think of the quantity of dishes we should use!"

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