  BETTINA SPILLS THE INK "WHERE are you, Bettina?" called Bob one September evening when Bettina failed to meet him at the door. "Oh, Bettina!" "Here I am, Bob, in the kitchen! I'm so ashamed of myself!" "What for?" "My carelessness. I just spilled a whole bottle of ink on this new apron of mine! I had begun to get dinner, and as it was a little early, I sat down for a minute to finish a letter to Polly. Then all at once I thought something was burning, and jumped up in such a hurry that I spilled the ink. I ought to have known better than to try to do two things at once! Luckily, the dinner was all right, but look at this apron! And it was such a pretty one!" "Well, Bettina, I'm always getting ink and auto grease on my clothes, and you seem to keep yours spotless. So it is a surprise to me that it happened. Still, spoiling a new apron may be unfortunate, but I shouldn't call it tragic. Is it really spoiled?" "No, I think I can fix it up so it will be almost as good as new, but it's a nuisance. See, I'm soaking it in this sour milk. I'll leave it here for four hours, and then apply some more milk for awhile. Then I believe the ink will come out when I rinse it." "Well, Bettina, I'm glad you didn't spill ink on the dinner. Something smells mighty good!" They had: BETTINA'S RECIPES (All measurements are level) Beef Balls (Three portions) 1 lb. round steak 1 t-salt ¼ t-paprika 1/8 t-celery salt ¼ t-onion salt Grind round steak, season, shape into round cakes and broil them for seven minutes under the flame. While they are cooking, prepare the horseradish sauce. Horseradish Sauce (Four portions) 2 T-butter 2 T-flour 1 C-milk 2 T-horseradish ½ t-salt Melt the butter, add the flour. Mix well, add the milk and cook one minute. Add the salt and the horseradish. Serve immediately. Mashed Potatoes (Three portions) 4 medium-sized potatoes 1½ T-butter ½ C-milk ½ t-salt 1/8 t-pepper Cook the potatoes (peeled) in boiling salted water. When done, drain off the water, pass through a vegetable ricer, or mash well with a potato masher. Add butter, salt, pepper, and the milk. Beat vigorously, reheat and pile lightly in a hot dish. Bettina's Celery and Eggs (Three portions) 1 C-cooked diced celery 2 hard-cooked eggs sliced 2/3 C-vegetable white sauce 1 T-butter 3 T-fresh bread crumbs Add the sliced hard-cooked eggs and cooked celery to the white sauce. Mix well. Pour the mixture into a well-buttered baking dish. Cover with the crumbs which have been mixed with melted butter. Bake in a moderate oven until a delicate brown. (About twenty minutes.) |
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