"But, Bob, tell me! What must I have for breakfast?"
"Anything but a cereal, Betty! Uncle Eric draws the line at cereals. He has an awful time with his cooks, too. They never suit him."
"Goodness, Bob!" said Betty, in despair. "And I have almost nothing in my cupboard. It's as bare as Mother Hubbard's!"
"Good-bye, dear! I'm off! I know you'll think of some thing."
Bettina smiled hopelessly at the masculine viewpoint, and as soon as Bob had gone she sat down to think, a dish towel in one hand and a spoon in the other.
"Be a sport, Bettina," she murmured to herself. "If Uncle Eric doesn't like his breakfasts, it's his own fault for coming. Get a pencil and paper and plan several cereal-less breakfasts, so that while he is here you will never be at a loss."
Thus fortified by her common sense and what is less common, her sense of humor, Bettina soon evolved the following breakfast menus for Uncle Eric:
(1)
Cantaloupe
French Toast Maple Syrup
Broiled Bacon
Coffee
(2)
Fresh Pears
Creamed Beef on Toast
Coffee
(3)
Cantaloupe
Sweet Milk Griddle Cakes
Syrup
Coffee
(4)
Baked Apples
Broiled Ham Graham Muffins
Coffee
(5)
Fresh Plums
Codfish Balls Twin Mountain Muffins
Coffee
(6)
Cantaloupe
Waffles Syrup
Coffee
(7)
Watermelon
Corn Oysters Syrup
Toast
Coffee
BETTINA'S RECIPES
(All measurements are level)