| 1 | tin sardines. |
| 8 | slices of toast. |
| ½ | a lemon. |
| Large pinch of salt, and as much dry mustard. |
Open a can of sardines, drain off the oil, and spread them on brown paper. Scrape off the skin carefully, and open each one on the side and take out the back bone. Sprinkle over them all the salt and mustard, and squeeze the lemon on. Then make the toast, large brown slices, and butter them a little; lay two together, trim off the crust, and cut them in strips. Open the strips, and between each two put one sardine and press together. Put them in the oven between two hot plates till needed.
"Oh, those do sound so good! Can't I make some for lunch to-day, Mother?" Mildred begged.
"But they belong to the surprise! Let's wait till after the picnic, and then you may make lots of them."
"Well!" sighed Mildred, "then let me have another receipt right away, so I'll forget them. I do want to make them so much."
"Here is another receipt you will like just as well; part of it is for the picnic, and part of it is for a little bit of a party for you and Miss Betty and me, while the picnic is going on upstairs."
"A party for us? What kind of a party?"
"Lovely grown-up afternoon tea!" laughed her mother. "You can invite Miss Betty yourself won't that be nice?"