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CHAPTER XLIV A RAINY EVENING AT HOME
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HIS is just the kind of a cold, rainy evening," said Bob as he pushed back his chair, "that makes me feel like making candy."
"Fine!" said Bettina. "What kind shall it be?" "Penoche, if you have all the ingredients." "I think I have. Let's see. It's better when it's made partly with 'C' sugar, and I have that. I wonder if there will be enough milk left for breakfast if we use a little! Well, penoche really tastes exactly as good when it is made with water instead, though, of course, it isn't so rich. But then, I think, we do have enough milk." "First of all, though," said Bob, "we'll wash these dishes. It was a mighty good dinner tonight, Bettina. The nice kind of a hot meal that it seems good to come home to on a night like this." "It was an oven dinner, Bob. You see, the meat loaf, the escalloped potatoes, and the rice pudding were all in the oven at once. I always try to use the oven for more than one dish if I am using it at all." "We seem to have eaten all of this tomato sauce," said Bob, as he carried out the dish, "but there is a good deal of meat left. Will you have to make more sauce?" "No, I planned just enough for one meal. Then, tomorrow, I'll serve the rest of the meat cold without a sauce. How did you like the rice pudding hot as it was tonight? You know I usually serve it cold." "It tasted very good for a cold evening. There, all these dishes are ready to wash, Bettina. Will you get out some tea towels for me?" The dinner that night consisted of: Hot Beef Loaf
Tomato Sauce Escalloped Potatoes
Bread
Butter Rice Pudding BETTINA'S RECIPES (All measurements are level) Beef Loaf (Five portions) 1 lb. beef cut from the round ¼ lb. salt pork ½ t-salt ¼ t-pepper 1/ t-onion salt 8
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