"What vindictive dish-towels!" said Alice. "They're not a bit sentimental!"
When the contents had been removed and all the verses read, the large basket was presented to Alice, who read from its handle:
"To market, to market, to buy your supplies!
You'll go there in person, if careful and wise."
"I will, Mr. Basket, with you over my arm!" answered Alice.
Meanwhile the girls had carried in the salad in an earthenware mixing-bowl, the muffins heaped high in a small basket with a dainty dustcloth over them, the coffee in a large enamelled pitcher, and the "molasses puffs" wrapped in frilled paper in a basket suitable for holding supplies. "Bettina's apples" were arranged in two flat enamelled pans. All the food was served informally from the small table, and the merriment grew as the luncheon progressed.
"I wish that all the meals Harry and I have together might be as jolly as this one! I'm sure I should be glad to eat always from kitchen dishes, if that is what makes the fun," said Alice.
At the kitchen shower, the luncheon was as follows:
Bettina's Potato Salad Bettina's Spiced Beets
Twin Mountain Muffins Currant Jelly
Molasses Puffs Bettina's Apples
Coffee Stick Candy
BETTINA'S RECIPES