"Isn't it funny, you have one-half an egg in the potato and one-half in the rice patties, Mother. Do you do that on purpose?"
"No, it just happened to be so, but it's an economical thing, Brownie, because eggs are so high now-a-days that one has to remember to use them carefully. The sandwiches come next. What kind do you think would be best?"
"Not cheese, Mother; dolls and children don't eat cheese; I know that! And not nut; nor ham; nor hard-boiled egg. I can't think of any kind that would do."
"White bread and brown bread put together, just with plain butter, you know; I think those would be lovely for children."
"So they would; I can make those. And we can cut them out in little, little circles."
"I think you could use an egg cup and press it down hard; that would make little circles."
"Just the thing. Now comes the cocoa, and I can make that all alone; may we use the little after dinner coffee cups to drink it out of? We'll be very careful."
"Well, if you'll be very careful indeed," Mother Blair said, hesitating.
"Oh, yes, we'll be just awfully careful. And what about jelly?"
"You can have a glass of jelly out of the closet made over for you in this way:"