"Snow-cream?"
"Yes, like mother used to make. You take some snow," went on the little girl, "and stir it up with milk and sugar and eggs——"
"Oh, yes! I know!" laughed Aunt Sallie. "I used to make that when I was a little girl. Now I'll tell you what I'll do; if you're sure it will be all right with your mother, I'll get you each a little piece of pumpkin pie and then I'll make the snow-cream."
"Oh, goodie!" cried Jan and Teddy exactly together.
So, while Nicknack stayed outside in a sheltered corner by the house and nibbled the dried leaves of some old flowers, Aunt Sallie got the pieces of pie for the children, each slice on a nice little plate with a napkin under it.
"And now for the snow-cream!" said Aunt Sallie.
She went out into the kitchen, and almost before Jan and Ted had finished their pieces of pie back she came with two dishes with something good in them.
"I made it just as you told me," she said to Jan. "I stirred the eggs and sugar and milk up in some clean snow and flavored it. Tell me if you like it."
The children tasted, and Ted exclaimed:
"I could eat three dishes!"