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    The Mary Frances Cook Book
    The Mary Frances Cook Book
    The Mary Frances Cook Book
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    The Mary Frances Cook Book

    By Jane Eayre Fryer

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    Children's story peppered with 40 recipes.First published in 1912. According to the Preface: "This book tells the story of Mary Frances, a little girl whose great ambition was to help her mother. So anxious was she to do this that even the humble Kitchen People became her teachers and instructors. They talked to her, a thing never heard of before; helped her over the hard places, and explained mysterious secrets she could never otherwise have understood. They wove around a simple little book of recipes her mother had made for her the spell of Fairyland; they led her through a series of delightful adventures such as never happened to any girl before, in which she lived for three whole happy weeks, and out of which she emerged no longer a little girl, but a real little woman.Some very wise people would call this a story book, some a manual training book, and others a cookery book, but Mary Frances knows better; she knows that it is a Book within a Book that introduced her to Aunty Rolling Pin and a lot of other dear, dear friends, such as no little girl ever had before, and whom she now wishes to introduce for the first time to all other little girls. (I know that she gained their consent to do this because she told me so.)"

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSeltzer Books
    Release dateMar 1, 2018
    ISBN9781455446513
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      The Mary Frances Cook Book - Jane Eayre Fryer

      THE MARY FRANCES COOK BOOK OR ADVENTURES AMONG THE KITCHEN PEOPLE BY JANE EAYRE FRYER

      Published by Seltzer Books

      established in 1974, now offering over 14,000 books

      feedback welcome: seltzer@seltzerbooks.com  

      Vintage cook books available from Seltzer Books:

      The Library of Cookery by the Woman's Institute of Arts and Sciences

      Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Apicius

      Early English Means and Manners, 13 cook books

      Cooking Before 1800, 12 cook books

      The Mary Frances Cook Book or Advventures Among the Kitchen People

      A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl by Benton

      A Little Book for a Little Cook by Hubbard

      Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery

      The Suffrage Cook Book by Kleber

      The International Jewish Cook Book by Greenbaum

      Margaret Brown's French Cookery Book

      The Italian Cook Book by Gentile

      The Cook's Decameron by Waters

      Pennsylvania Dutch Cookery

      Culture and Cooking by Owen

      Full page illustrations by MARGARET G. HAYS Other illustrations by JANE ALLEN BOYER

      Copyright, 1912, by Jane Eayre Fryer

      Dear Girls:

      CHAPTER I THE KITCHEN PEOPLE

      CHAPTER II TOASTER MAN

      CHAPTER III MARY FRANCES' MOTHER

      CHAPTER IV MARY FRANCES WARNS THE KITCHEN FOLKS

      CHAPTER V AUNT MARIA

      CHAPTER VI JACKET-BOILED POTATOES

      CHAPTER VII THE POT-AND-KETTLE FIGHT

      CHAPTER VIII A POTATO LUNCH

      CHAPTER IX

      CHAPTER X THE BREAKFAST BURNS UP

      CHAPTER XI A JOKE ON AUNT MARIA

      CHAPTER XII THE TRAMP

      CHAPTER XIII COMPANY TO LUNCH

      CHAPTER XIV A PATENT DISH-WASHING

      CHAPTER XV THIMBLE BISCUITS

      CHAPTER XVI THE DOLLS' KITCHEN PARTY

      CHAPTER XVII THE SICK NEIGHBOR

      CHAPTER XVIII A MAN'S LUNCH

      CHAPTER XIX POOR BLUE PITCHER

      CHAPTER XX MARY FRANCES GIVES A COOKING LESSON

      CHAPTER XXI THE PICNIC

      CHAPTER XXII THE CANDY PULL

      CHAPTER XXIII GETTING READY FOR A PARTY

      CHAPTER XXIV THE TEA PARTY

      CHAPTER XXV MARY FRANCES GETS DINNER

      CHAPTER XXVI MOTHER'S SURPRISE

      'The Mary Frances' First Cook Book.'

      No. 1.—Plain Toast.

      No. 2.—Buttered Toast.

      No. 3.—Milk Toast.

      No. 4.—Jacket-boiled Potatoes.

      No. 5.—Baked Potatoes.

      No. 6.—Boiled Potatoes.

      No. 7.—Mashed Potatoes.

      No. 8.—Potato Soup.

      No. 9.—Boiled Eggs.

      No. 10.—Hard-boiled Eggs.

      No. 11.—Coffee.

      No. 12.—Tea.

      No. 13.—Omelet.

      No. 14.—White Sauce.

      No. 15.—Baked Apples.

      No. 16.—Thimble Biscuits.

      No. 17.—Baking Powder Biscuits.

      No. 18.—Cocoa.

      No. 19.—Gingerbread Cookies.

      No. 20.—Soft Custard.

      No. 21.—Steamed Rice.

      No. 22.—Boiled Rice.

      No. 23.—Poached Eggs.

      No. 24.—Rice Pudding.

      No. 25.—Boiled Mutton.

      No. 26.—Sauce or Gravy for Boiled Mutton.

      No. 27.—Apple Snow.

      No. 28.—Stuffed Eggs.

      No. 29.—Pickaninny Fudge.

      No. 30.—Walnut Kisses.

      No. 31.—Sponge Cake.

      No. 32.—Dream Cake.

      No. 33.—Queen of Hearts Tarts.

      No. 34.—Pastry.

      No. 35.—Salad Dressing.

      No. 36.—Creamed New Cabbage.

      No. 37.—Bread Pudding.

      No. 38.—Banana Bread Pudding.

      No. 39.—Hard Sauce.

      No. 40.—Pan-broiled Beefsteak.

      Dear Girls: 

      This book tells the story of Mary Frances, a little girl whose great ambition was to help her mother. So anxious was she to do this that even the humble Kitchen People became her teachers and instructors. They talked to her, a thing never heard of before; helped her over the hard places, and explained mysterious secrets she could never otherwise have understood. They wove around a simple little book of recipes her mother had made for her the spell of Fairyland; they led her through a series of delightful adventures such as never happened to any girl before, in which she lived for three whole happy weeks, and out of which she emerged no longer a little girl, but a real little woman.

        Some very wise people would call this a story book, some a manual training book, and others a cookery book, but Mary Frances knows better; she knows that it is a Book within a Book that introduced her to Aunty Rolling Pin and a lot of other dear, dear friends, such as no little girl ever had before, and whom she now wishes to introduce for the first time to all other little girls. (I know that she gained their consent to do this because she told me so.)

        In the hope that Mary Frances' wish may be realized, this record of her adventures is sent out to the girls of America with the best wishes of

       The Author.

       CHAPTER I THE KITCHEN PEOPLE

       ALL the Kitchen People were terribly excited.

      I see my finish! puffed Tea Kettle from his perch on the stove.

      That's slang! snapped Sauce Pan, who sat near by.

      Slang or no slang, said Tea Kettle, I'll melt if somebody doesn't come fill me soon.

      Where's the cook? Where's the mistress? asked Boiler Pan.

      Why, the cook's left—left this morning and the mistress's sick. What's that I smell burning?

      That's the potatoes in the oven, said Toaster.

      Oh, my lid! cried Tea Kettle holding his nose. Pour on water! Quick!

      Whew! exclaimed Coffee Pot.

      Whew! cried Pie Plate.

      Whew! clanged Big Iron Pot.

      Whew! mimicked Sauce Pan. Whew!—That won't help! If you say Whew! to an oven door, will it open?—Somebody open the door!

      Good idea, Saucy! exclaimed Tea Kettle. You might try it yourself!

      Owoooh! O-w-o-o-o-h! strained little Sauce Pan at the heavy door. O-w-o-o-o-h! I can't-t budge it! Cauch! Cawc! Ochee! he coughed. What smoke! Somebody else come try!

      Get out of the way, then, said Big Iron Pot, making heavily toward the stove.

      Knew your arms were too short, laughed Tea Kettle, seeing Iron Pot couldn't reach the knob.

      Well, they're as long as yours, said Iron Pot angrily.

      Kick it open! sug-gest-ed Sauce Pan. Everybody allowed one kick!

      First go! exclaimed Iron Pot.

      Whack! came a muffled sound. Then, Oh, my poor feet! Oh! Oh!

      What's the matter? asked Sauce Pan.

      Nothing, said Big Iron Pot, hopping around on one little leg, and holding the other with his hands. Only I wish you'd had 'First go!'

      Well, declared Tea Kettle, unless help comes soon, we may as well give up all hope of rescue. This is dreadful!

      Listen, then, ticked Mantel Clock, who didn't mind the smoke. I know a secret: the dear little girl——

      Oh, yes, we know! cried the Kitchen People.

      Well! asked Mantel Clock, what do you know?

      The little girl—that there is a little girl——

      Is that all you know? demanded Mantel Clock. Now, when people interrupt——

      Just dying to tell, said Sauce Pan in a loud whisper.

      Please, please, tell us the secret, begged the Kitchen People.

      Well, Mantel Clock ran on, the dear little girl that lives in our house is going to learn to cook. What d'you say if we all turn in and help her?

      Goody-goody! Aunty Rolling Pin laughed so she nearly rolled off the table.

      Just then the kitchen door-knob turned, and every one of the Kitchen People was as quiet as a

      CHAPTER II TOASTER MAN

       IN ran the dearest, sweetest little girl.

      Oh, you poor Tea Kettle! she cried. You'll boil to death! and she pulled it over

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