Note.—If used for table, serve with White Sauce poured around them. If used for picnic, wrap waxed paper around each until needed.
"It's a picnic! It's a picnic!" cried the Kitchen People.
"Yes!" explained Mary Frances, "that's it! Aunt Maria is giving me a picnic to 'celebrate my ambition,' she says—whatever that means. Anyhow, Father's coming. He's going to make up for the lunch he couldn't come to. I'm so happy!"
"So'm I! Goody! Goody! I'm all ready!"
Mary Frances turned.
"If it isn't Basket!" she cried. "I had no idea you——"
"That I wanted to go?" asked Basket proudly. "My family are the most important 'picnickers' at any picnic! We always go!"