"And then, when you have no cake or cookies for lunch, you can have two or three sandwiches with meat and two more like these:"
SWEET SANDWICHES
Spread buttered bread with a very little jam or jelly; or with chopped dates or figs; or with scraped maple sugar; or with chopped raisins and nuts; or with a thick layer of brown sugar.
"Those are just as good as cake, and better, I think," said Mother Blair, as Mildred finished copying them all down. "And now, what comes next in a lunch, after sandwiches?"
"Cake," said Mildred, promptly.
"Yes, sometimes, but not always. What else can you think of that would be nice?"
Mildred said she thought gingerbread might be good, or perhaps doughnuts; but she could not think of anything else.
"Oh, I can think of ever so many things," said her mother. "But we will put down the gingerbread first; and, by the way, what do you think Betty calls it? This:"