"Charlotte has been making some small calendars to send out," said Frank. "She has used her kodak pictures, and I'm afraid they're mostly of me! I don't know what some of my friends will say when they see me with an apron around my neck, seeding cherries!"
"They'll be surprised, anyhow," said Charlotte. "I rather like that picture myself!"
For dinner that night Bettina served:
Escalloped Oysters Baked Potatoes
Head Lettuce Russian Dressing
Baking Powder Biscuits Apple Jelly
Prune Whip Cream
Coffee
BETTINA'S RECIPES
(All measurements are level)
Escalloped Oysters (Four portions)
2 C-oysters
2 C-cracker crumbs
3 T-melted butter
1 t-salt
¼ t-pepper
1½ C-milk
Look over the oysters carefully and remove any particles of shell. To the melted butter add salt, pepper and cracker crumbs. Place a layer of crumbs in the bottom of a well buttered baking dish, and add the oysters and more crumbs until the dish is filled. Pour the milk over the oysters and crackers. Bake twenty minutes in a moderate oven.
Russian Dressing (Four portions)