2/3 C-peach juice
1 T-lemon juice
1 T-flour
½ t-butter
¼ t-salt
Mix one tablespoon of the peach juice with the flour. Gradually add the rest of the peach and lemon juice. Add the salt Cook one minute. Add the butter. Serve hot.
CHAPTER CXIV
A COMPANY DINNER FOR BOB
"SOME dinner tonight," remarked Bob, as he sat down at the table. "Were you expecting company that didn't show up?"
"No, indeed," laughed Bettina. "I expected just you and nobody else. But maybe I did cook a little more than usual. You see I was over at Alice's this afternoon inspecting her list of next week's menus. You know she is trying to economize, and she is really doing it, but in spite of economy, Harry is having elaborate meals. I do hope he appreciates it. Nearly all of her dinners are three-course affairs, most carefully planned to look like 'the real thing' as she calls an expensive dinner. I tell her that hers are the real thing, only almost too elaborate. You see, she is trying to disguise her economy so that Harry won't miss the first meals she gave him. She makes me almost afraid that I'm not feeding you enough."
"No danger of that," said Bob, emphatically. "But what are all these economical things she is serving?"
"Wait, I wrote some of them down. Listen. Here is one: