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A THOUSAND WAYS TO PLEASE A HUSBAND

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A THOUSAND WAYS TO PLEASE A HUSBAND

WITH BETTINA'S BEST RECIPES

BY LOUISE BENNETT WEAVER AND HELEN COWLES LECRON


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_The Romance of Cookery_ AND HOUSEKEEPING

Decorations by ELIZABETH COLBOURNE

    A. L. Burt Company
    Publishers    New York




    Copyright, 1917
    by
    Britton Publishing Company, Inc.

    All Rights Reserved

    Made in U. S. A.

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A DEDICATION


    _To every other little bride
       Who has a "Bob" to please,
     And says she's tried and tried and tried
       To cook with skill and ease,
     And can't!--we offer here as guide
       Bettina's Recipes!_

    _To her whose "Bob" is prone to wear
     A sad and hungry look,
     Because the maid he thought so fair
       Is--well--she just can't cook!
     To her we say: do not despair;
       Just try Bettina's Book!_

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_Bettina's Measurements Are All Level_


       C = cup
       t = teaspoon
       T = tablespoon
     lb. = pound
     pt. = pint
    B.P. = baking-powder

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CONTENTS


    CHAPTER                                           PAGE
           I HOME AT LAST                               11
          II BETTINA'S FIRST REAL DINNER                14
         III BETTINA'S FIRST GUEST                      17
          IV BETTINA GIVES A LUNCHEON                   21
           V BOB HELPS TO GET DINNER                    25
          VI COUSIN MATILDA CALLS                       28
         VII A NEW-FASHIONED SUNDAY DINNER              33
        VIII CELEBRATING THE FOURTH                     36
          IX UNCLE JOHN AND AUNT LUCY MAKE A VISIT      39
           X RUTH INSPECTS BETTINA'S KITCHEN            42
          XI BETTINA'S BIRTHDAY GIFT                    46
         XII BETTINA'S FATHER TRIES HER COOKING         49
        XIII BOB HELPS WITH THE DINNER                  53
         XIV A SUNDAY EVENING TEA                       56
          XV A MOTOR PICNIC                             59
         XVI BETTINA HAS A CALLER                       62
        XVII BOB GETS BREAKFAST ON SUNDAY               65
       XVIII BETTINA GIVES A PORCH PARTY                69
         XIX BETTINA AND THE EXPENSE BUDGET             73
          XX MRS. DIXON AND BETTINA'S EXPERIMENT        77
         XXI A RAINY DAY DINNER                         81
        XXII BUYING A REFRIGERATOR                      84
       XXIII BETTINA'S SUNDAY DINNER                    87
        XXIV BETTINA VISITS A TEA-ROOM.                 90
         XXV BETTINA ENTERTAINS ALICE AND MR. HARRISON  93
        XXVI OVER THE TELEPHONE                         97
       XXVII BETTINA HAS A BAKING DAY                  100
      XXVIII POLLY AND THE CHILDREN                    103
        XXIX BETTINA PUTS UP FRUIT                     107
         XXX A COOL SUMMER DAY                         111
        XXXI BOB AND BETTINA ALONE                     114
       XXXII BETTINA ATTENDS A MORNING WEDDING         117
      XXXIII AFTER THE "TEA"                           121
       XXXIV BETTINA GIVES A PORCH BREAKFAST           124
        XXXV A PIECE OF NEWS                           127
       XXXVI BETTINA ENTERTAINS HER FATHER AND MOTHER  130
      XXXVII THE BIG SECRET                            133
     XXXVIII AFTER THE CIRCUS                          136
       XXXIX MRS. DIXON ASKS QUESTIONS                 139
          XL A TELEGRAM FROM UNCLE ERIC                143
         XLI BETTINA ENTERTAINS STATE FAIR VISITORS    147
        XLII UNCLE JOHN AND AUNT LUCY                  149
       XLIII SUNDAY DINNER AT THE DIXON'S              151
        XLIV A RAINY EVENING AT HOME                   154
         XLV RUTH MAKES AN APPLE PIE                   159
        XLVI BETTINA MAKES APPLE JELLY                 162
       XLVII AFTER A PARK PARTY                        166
      XLVIII BETTINA SPILLS THE INK                    169
        XLIX BETTINA ATTENDS A PORCH PARTY             171
           L A DINNER COOKED IN THE MORNING            173
          LI A SUNDAY DINNER                           176
         LII BOB MAKES PEANUT FUDGE                    179
        LIII DINNER AT THE DIXON'S                     182
         LIV A GOOD-BYE LUNCHEON FOR BERNADETTE        185
          LV BETTINA PLANS AN ANNOUNCEMENT LUNCHEON    188
         LVI RUTH AND BETTINA MAKE PREPARATIONS        191
        LVII A RAINBOW ANNOUNCEMENT LUNCHEON           193
       LVIII AN EARLY CALLER                           197
         LIX RUTH COMES TO LUNCHEON                    200
          LX A KITCHEN SHOWER FOR ALICE                205
         LXI A RAINY NIGHT MEAL                        209
        LXII ALICE GIVES A LUNCHEON                    212
       LXIII MOTORING WITH THE DIXONS                  215
        LXIV RUTH MAKES BAKING POWDER BISCUITS         218
         LXV PLANS FOR THE WEDDING                     220
        LXVI A GUEST TO A DINNER OF LEFT-OVERS         222
       LXVII A HANDKERCHIEF SHOWER                     224
      LXVIII JUST THE TWO OF THEM                      227
        LXIX A LUNCHEON IN THE COUNTRY                 229
         LXX A "PAIR SHOWER" FOR ALICE                 232
        LXXI BOB MAKES POPCORN BALLS                   235
       LXXII AND WHERE WAS THE DINNER                  237
      LXXIII ALICE TELLS HER TROUBLES                  240
       LXXIV THE DIXONS COME TO DINNER                 242
        LXXV THE WEDDING INVITATIONS                   245
       LXXVI HALLOWE'EN PREPARATIONS                   248
      LXXVII HALLOWE'EN REVELS                         250
     LXXVIII A FORETASTE OF WINTER                     255
       LXXIX SURPRISING ALICE AND HARRY                258
        LXXX A DINNER FOR THE BRIDAL PARTY             261
       LXXXI REHEARSING THE CEREMONY                   264
      LXXXII AFTER THE WEDDING                         267
     LXXXIII A "HAPPEN-IN" LUNCHEON                    270
      LXXXIV UNCLE JOHN A GUEST AT DINNER              273
       LXXXV DURING THE TEACHERS' CONVENTION           275
      LXXXVI A LUNCHEON FOR THE TEACHERS               278
     LXXXVII RUTH COMES TO LUNCHEON                    281
    LXXXVIII THE HICKORY LOG                           284
      LXXXIX SOME CHRISTMAS PLANS                      287
          XC AFTER THE FOOTBALL GAME                   289
         XCI A THANKSGIVING DINNER IN THE COUNTRY      292
        XCII PLANNING THE CHRISTMAS CARDS              295
       XCIII HARRY AND ALICE RETURN                    299
        XCIV THE FIRELIGHT SOCIAL                      302
         XCV ALICE'S TROUBLES                          305
        XCVI SOME OF BETTINA'S CHRISTMAS PLANS         308
       XCVII MORE OF BETTINA'S CHRISTMAS SHOPPING      311
      XCVIII CHRISTMAS GIFTS                           313
        XCIX A CHRISTMAS SHOWER                        