"Yes—to have a loaf of bread and a fruit cake or a fruit pudding or a box of cookies—"
"That is, one cake—"
"—and some candy in each package that we do up it will give variety."
"It sounds good to me. We'll have to hide all our things away from Roger."
"Listen to this receipt:
"Boston Brown Bread
| "1 cup rye meal (or flour) |
| 1 cup granulated corn-meal |
| 1 cup Graham flour |
| 2 cups sour milk or 1¾ cups sweet milk or water |
| 1 teaspoon salt |
| ¾ teaspoon soda |
| ¾ cup molasses (dark) |
"Mix and sift the dry ingredients, add molasses and milk, stir until well mixed, turn into a well greased mould, steam 3½ hours. The cover should be greased before being placed on the mould, then tied down with a string, otherwise the bread might force off the cover. The mould should never be filled more than two-thirds full. For steaming, place the mould on a stand (or on nails laid flat) in a kettle of boiling water, allowing water to come half way up around mould, cover closely, and steam, add, as needed, more boiling water."
"'Mould' is polite for baking powder tin."
"I wish our family was small enough for us to have them. They're just too dear!"