Heat the asparagus tips in the liquid in the can. When hot, remove from can upon slices of toast, sprinkle salt and pepper over each portion. Pour one serving of white sauce over each portion.
Apple Tapioca (Two portions)
4 T-pearl tapioca
3 T-cold water
1 C-boiling water
1/8 t-salt
4 T-sugar
¼ t-vanilla
2 sour apples
Soak the tapioca in the cold water for ten minutes in the upper part of the double boiler. Add the boiling water and salt. Cook until transparent. (About twenty minutes.) Cut the apples fine, mix thoroughly with the sugar, place in the bottom of a small baking dish, pour the tapioca mixture on them, and bake in a moderate oven until the apples are soft. (About twenty-five minutes. The time depends upon the variety of apple.)
CHAPTER XCV
ALICE'S TROUBLES
"WHY, Alice, come in! Are you going out to dinner, or just on your way home from some afternoon party?"