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:
Beef Balls Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Bettina's Celery and Eggs
Cinnamon Rolls Butter
Watermelon
BETTINA'S RECIPES
(All measurements are level)
=Beef Balls= (Three portions)
1 lb. round steak
1 t-salt
1/4 t-paprika
1/8 t-celery salt
1/4 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
1/2 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
1-1/2 T-butter
1/2 C-milk
1/2 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.)