"Isn't this a cunning little rustic place?" asked Charlotte. "Two friends of mine started it. See" (pointing to the sign over the door), "it's called 'The Friendly Inn.' Inside you'll find that quotation about living in a house at the side of the road and being a friend to every man. You know that one. These girls live on that farm over there. When they came home from college they wanted something to do—some way to earn money—but they didn't care to leave home. This is such a splendid road that the autos swarm past all summer long. These girls opened this little tea room, and serve luncheons and tea here all summer. Most of their supplies come directly from the farm. It is just a pleasant drive from the city, and many people like to come out here in the afternoon. I'll introduce you to the girls."
Bettina found the inn-keepers charming, and after a short conversation, she and Mrs. Dixon ordered:
Tomato Cup Salad Iced Tea
Bread and Butter Sandwiches
Vanilla Ice Cream Chocolate Sauce
Marshmallow Cakes
BETTINA'S RECIPES
(All measurements are level)
Tomato Cup Salad (Six portions)
6 tomatoes
1 C-diced cucumbers
¼ C-chopped green peppers
¼ C-sliced radishes
1 T-chopped onion
1 t-salt
1/8 t-paprika
6 T-salad dressing
Wash cold firm tomatoes of a uniform size. Cut a slice from the stem end and scoop out seeds and pulp. Save the pulp. Sprinkle the inside with salt. Invert for five minutes. Mix the cucumber, green pepper, radishes, onions, tomato pulp, and salad dressing. Fill with the mixture and refill the shells. Have all of the ingredients cold and serve at once. If the mixture stands in the tomato cups very long it becomes watery. The tomatoes may be prepared and kept cool, and the mixture prepared, all but the onion, and placed in the ice-box until ready for use. Never put anything containing onion in the ice-box. Serve the tomatoes on crisp lettuce leaves.
Chocolate Sauce for the Ice Cream (Six portions)
1 C-sugar
1 square of chocolate
1/8 t-salt
2 T-flour
1 t-butter
1 t-vanilla
2 C-boiling water