A "HAPPEN-IN" LUNCHEON
BETTINA had finished her morning's work and was busy with her mending when the telephone rang.
"Why, hello, Bob!" she answered, surprised to hear his voice at this time of day.
"Bettina," said he, "could you possibly arrange to let me bring Carl Edwards and his wife home to luncheon? They blew in a few minutes ago and leave at two-thirty. We haven't much time, you see, and they are especially anxious to see the house. They are planning to build for themselves soon."
"Why, of course, Bob," said Bettina, hesitating for the briefest possible second. "It's after eleven now, but I'll be glad to have you bring them. Let's see—I'll give them the salad I had planned for tonight, but I don't know what else—but, then, I'll manage somehow."
"All right, dear; that's fine. We'll be there early—a little after twelve."
Bettina's "emergency shelf" was always well stocked, and before her conversation with Bob was over her mind had hastily reviewed its contents. In a very short time, her oven held escalloped salmon, graham gems and "quick pudding," and she was setting the dainty porch table. "I'm glad the weather is so beautiful," she said to herself, "for it is so much fun to have a hurry-up luncheon like this out-of-doors. Well, whatever the guests think, I'm sure that Bob will like my menu, for 'quick pudding' is a favorite dessert of his, and he can always eat several graham gems!"
For luncheon they had:
Escalloped Salmon Graham Gems
Apricot Sauce
Bettina's Vegetable Salad
Chocolate Marshmallows
Bettina's "Quick Pudding"