1 egg 2 T-melted butter ¼ C-water ½ t-vanilla ½ square of chocolate, melted Mix and sift the sugar, flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon. Add the eggyolk, water and vanilla. Beat one minute. Add the egg white stiffly beaten. Mix well. Add the butter, melted. Divide the mixture, and to half add the melted chocolate. Prepare a loaf-cake pan or a small round tin with waxed paper. Fill it with both mixtures, first placing in it a tablespoon of the plain mixture, then a tablespoon of the chocolate mixture, then the plain, until all is used, and the pudding has a marbled appearance. Bake thirty minutes in a moderate oven. Serve warm with whipped cream.
CHAPTER CXLVI WITH HOUSECLEANING OVER
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ROILED steak and French fried potatoes! Whew!" said Bob, strolling into Bettina's shining kitchen. "Why so festive?"
"Because I've just finished house-cleaning, Bob, and I want to celebrate. Doesn't everything look splendid?" "Well, it looked good to me before, but now that I think of it, I believe there is an extra shine on things. What makes that nickel there look so bright and silvery?" "I cleaned it with a damp cloth dipped in powdered borax. That always makes nickel bright and clean." "I might have done that for you, Betty. Why didn't you suggest it to me?" "Oh, this house is so small and dear that I enjoyed every minute of my housecleaning. And I didn't want to bother you with it at all." "Well, I'll help now with dinner. What can I do?" "Will you cut the bread, dear? There's the steel bread knife; doesn't it look bright and shiny, too? I cleaned all my steel knives by dipping them into the earth in a flower pot I keep filled for that purpose. Well, I think dinner is ready now, Bob." For dinner they had: Broiled Steak
French Fried Potatoes Stuffed Onions Bread Currant Jelly Orange Tapioca Whipped Cream Coffee
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