“No!” cried his sister quickly. “I don’t want you to go out in the storm. You might get lost!”
“But what’ll we do for supper?” asked Bert. “I’ve got to have bread and butter.”
“We have plenty of butter,” explained Nan. “I’ll make a batch of biscuits,” she added. “They’re as good as bread.”
“Better!” declared Bert. “But can you make biscuits, Nan?”
“I guess so. Mother’s told me how and I’ve watched Dinah make them lots of times. You just mix up some flour, milk, baking powder, water and lard and roll it out and then cut the biscuits into round shapes and put them in a pan and bake them in the oven.”
“It sounds easy,” remarked Bert. “I’ll help you.”
When Flossie and Freddie heard what Nan was going to do, they, also, wanted to help.
“We can’t all do it,” laughed Nan. “But you can come in the kitchen and watch me.”
“Can I have some sugar on my bikset when it’s baked?” asked Flossie.
“Ho! Ho!” laughed Freddie. “Listen to what she called ’em! Bikset! Bikset!”