Potato Cubes (Four portions) 2 C-raw potatoes cut in ¾-inch cubes ½ t-salt 4 C-boiling water Add the salt to the boiling water, add the potatoes and boil till tender. (About ten minutes.) Drain and shake over the fire for a moment. Add the sauce, and serve. Butter Sauce (Four portions) 2 T-butter 1 T-chopped parsley 1 t-chopped green pepper ¼ t-paprika Mix together, heat and add to the potatoes. Prune Whip (Four portions) 1/ lb. prunes 3 3 egg-whites 1 T-lemon juice ½ C-sugar Pick over and wash the prunes, then soak for several hours in cold water, enough to cover. Cook slowly until soft, about fifteen minutes. Rub through a strainer. Add sugar and lemon juice and cook five minutes; the mixture should be the consistency of marmalade.
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Beat the whites until stiff, add the prunes when cold, pile lightly into a buttered baking dish and bake twenty minutes in a slow oven. Serve with cream.
CHAPTER LXXV THE WEDDING INVITATIONS
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OB and Bettina had scarcely sat down to dinner one crisp cold evening, when they heard laughing voices at the door. "It sounds like Alice," said Bettina. "What can she be up to now? And Harry, too!" Bob had already thrown open the door, and there, as Bettina had guessed, were Alice and Harry, each carrying a large box. "We've come to deliver your invitation to the wedding," said Alice. "It may be unconventional, but it's fun. The rest we are going down to mail—that is, if we don't get frightened at the idea, and pitch the boxes in the river instead." "If that's the way you feel," said Harry firmly, "I'll carry your box myself." "Please don't, Harry! Just think, I may never have another opportunity of mailing the invitations to my own wedding, so don't deprive me of the privilege."
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