PLANS FOR THE WEDDING
"OH, Bob, I can hardly wait to tell you all of Alice's wonderful plans,"
said Bettina.
"Don't wait, then. (Say, these are my favorite potatoes, all right!)
Well, what about the wedding? All the gowns are being made, I suppose?"
"Yes, indeed. You know the four bridesmaids are to wear lavender maline
over lavender taffeta, very fluffy and short,--can you picture them in
your mind, Bob?"
"Not exactly, but then, go on."
"Well, they're nearly finished. I saw them today, and they're lovely.
The girls are to carry lavender maline muffs, too--the round kind with
fluffy bows at each end, and little pink rosebuds around the hand, you
know. Then a corsage bouquet of violets with a pink rose in the center
will be pinned on each muff. The bridesmaids will also wear lavender
maline hats, with fluffy tarn o' shanter crowns and pink rosebuds around
them."
"Is that what you'll wear?"
"No, Lillian and I are the matrons of honor, and we will be all in
white, with white muffs, and corsage bouquets of pink roses on them.
Won't that be lovely? I don't know yet whether Lillian's little
Elizabeth, who will scatter rose petals from a fluffy long-handled
basket, is to wear pink or white. Oh, I wish you might have seen the
girls this afternoon! We tried on our dresses and planned the hats and
muffs. I shall begin my muff this evening; won't that be exciting?"
For dinner that night they had:
Pork Chops Bettina's Potatoes
Date Bread Butter
Head Lettuce French Dressing
Chocolate Sponge Cake
Coffee
BETTINA'S RECIPES
(All measurements are level)
=Bettina's Potatoes= (Two portions)
1 C-cold cooked potatoes diced
1 T-butter
1-1/2 T-flour
1 T-pimento, cut up
1 piece of soft cheese--a 1-inch cube
1/2 t-salt
Melt the butter, add the flour, cheese and salt. Mix well, and add the
milk gradually. Cook until thick and creamy. Add the pimento and
potatoes. Serve hot. (Bob considers this dish superfine.)
=Date Nut Bread= (Twelve pieces)
1 C-graham flour
1 C-white flour
1/2 C-"C" sugar
1 t-salt
4 T-nut meats
3 T-chopped dates
3 t-baking powder
1 C-milk
Mix the ingredients in the order given. Place in a well-buttered bread
pan, and bake in a moderate oven for thirty-five minutes.
=Chocolate Sponge Cake= (Fourteen cakes)
5 T-butter
4 T-cocoa
1 egg
1/8 C-sugar
1 t-cinnamon
1/4 t-cloves
1 C-flour
3 t-baking powder
1/2 C-cold water
1/2 t-vanilla
Cream the butter, add the sugar. Stir in the egg and beat well. Add the
cinnamon, cloves, baking powder, cocoa, flour, vanilla and water. Beat
vigorously for two minutes. Bake in well-buttered gem pans for eighteen
minutes. Serve warm if desired.