Chapter I: Front Matter

THE FUN OF COOKING

THE FUN OF COOKING

A STORY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

BY CAROLINE FRENCH BENTON

Author of "A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl," "Margaret's Saturday Mornings," etc.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY SARAH K. SMITH

NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO. 1915

Copyright, 1914, 1915, by THE CENTURY CO.

To DEAR LITTLE KATHARINE THE FIFTH

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS 13
II SUPPER AT THE HOUSE IN THE WOODS 27
III JACK'S SCHOOL LUNCHEONS 41
IV THE BIRTHDAY PICNIC 57
V SUNDAY NIGHT SUPPER 72
VI MILDRED'S SCHOOL PARTY 91
VII STRAWBERRY TIME 106
VIII IN CAMP 120
IX IN CAMP, continued 137
X JAMS AND JELLY 151
XI A HALLOWE'EN SUPPER 168
XII WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK 180
XIII A DOLL-AND-LITTLE-GIRL PARTY 192
XIV WHEN NORAH WAS AWAY 204
XV THANKSGIVING DAY SUPPER 216
XVI CANDY FOR THE FAIR 228
XVII EXAMINATION DAY 244
INDEX 253

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"Such a lovely picnic" _Frontispiece_
Jack fried the "Cheese Dreams" 38
Brownie and Mildred making "Chocolate Crackers" 47
Making "Orange Baskets" 65
Arranging a small round tray in front of her mother's place 76
She looked carefully in the oven through a tiny crack 85
The refreshments were perfectly delicious, everybody said 99
"Here comes Jack with the berries, just in time" 114
The first supper in camp 123
Jack gets breakfast 134
The next day was perfect for fishing 139
Roasting corn over a bed of coals 145
"But, Norah, if you can't begin till you know how" 156
"I am so proud I want everybody to see my jam" 165
"This candy ought to be at least a dollar a pound" 231
Selling candy at the Christmas fair 241

THE FUN OF COOKING