JUST THE TWO OF THEM
"IT seems good to be alone this evening, doesn't it, Bettina?" said Bob,
as they sat down to dinner. "Or are you growing so accustomed to gaiety
lately that a dinner for two is a bore?"
"Bob!" said Bettina reproachfully. "If I thought you really believed
that I was ever bored by a dinner for the two of us,--well, I'd never be
in a wedding party again! Alice likes excitement, and I suppose that
next week will be very gay, but after the wedding I hope that you and I
can have a quiet winter, with just invitations enough to keep us from
becoming too stupid."
"But tell me what the wedding will be like. Is it all planned down to
the last detail? I suppose it is, although Harry doesn't seem to have
any idea what it is to be."
"Poor Harry, he seems to be left out of most of the showers and parties
so far."
"Don't pity him; he wouldn't go if he could. I'm just wondering what
they'll do after the wedding. Will Alice go and Harry stay at home? Or,
will he be obliging and force himself to go, too?"
"I don't know, I'm sure. Alice is so full of life that I don't see how
she can settle down and never go anywhere, as Harry would have her. But
time will tell. Perhaps they'll compromise. Meanwhile, we must plan some
sort of a shower or prenuptial party that Harry can enjoy, too. One with
the men included, I mean. Of course, I know he hates parties, but I
think he would really like a very jolly informal one with just a few
friends!"
The dinner for two consisted of:
Cold Sliced Lamb Baked Potatoes
Creamed Carrots and Peas
Bread Butter
Apple Dumplings
BETTINA'S RECIPES
(All measurements are level)
=Creamed Carrots and Peas= (Three portions)
1/2 C-cooked, diced carrots
1/2 C-peas
1/2 t-salt
1 T-butter
1 T-flour
1/2 C-milk
Melt the butter, add the flour and salt, gradually add the milk. Cook
two minutes. Add the peas and carrots. Serve very hot.
=Apple Dumpling= (Three portions)
1/2 C-flour
1 t-baking powder
1/8 t-salt
4 T-sugar
1 T-lard
2 T-milk
2 apples
1/2 t-cinnamon
Mix the flour, baking-powder and salt, cut in the lard with a knife. Add
the liquid, mixing to a soft dough. Roll on a well floured board to
one-fourth of an inch in thickness. Wash, pare and quarter the apples.
Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Cut the dough in five inch squares;
place two quarters of apple in the center of a square; moisten the edges
of the dough with water and bring the four corners together around the
apple. Place in a tin pan and bake in a moderate oven until the apples
are soft. (About thirty minutes.) Serve warm with cream.