> > Dear Diary, Monday; Now home from honeymoon and settled in our > > new home, > > it's fun to cook for Bill. Today I made an angel food cake and > > the recipe said, "Beat 12 eggs separately." Well, I didn't have enough > > bowls to do that, so I had to borrow enough bowls to beat the eggs in. > > The cake turned out fine. > > Tuesday; We wanted a fruit salad for supper. The recipe said, > > "Serve without dressing." So, I didn't dress. But, Bill happened to > > bring a friend home for supper that night. Did they ever look startled > > when I served the salad! > > Wednesday: I decided to serve rice and found a recipe which > > said, "Wash thoroughly before steaming the rice." So, I heated some > > water and took a bath before steaming the rice. Sounded kinda silly in > > the middle of the week. I can't say it improved the rice any. > > Thursday: Today Bill asked for salad again. I tried a new > > recipe. It said, "Prepare ingredients, then toss on a bed of lettuce > > one hour before serving." I hunted all over the garden by my Mom's. So > > I tossed my salad into the bed of lettuce and stood over there one > > hour so the dog would not take it. Bill came over and asked if I felt > > all right. I wonder why? > > Friday: Today I found an easy recipe for cookies. It said, "Put > > all ingredients in a bowl and beat it." Beat it I did, right over to > > my Mom's house! There must have been something wrong with the recipe, > > because when I came back home again it looked the same as when I left > > it. > > Saturday Bill went shopping today and brought home a chicken. He > > asked me to > > dress it for Sunday. I'm sure I don't know how hens dress for > > Sunday. I never > > noticed back on the farm, but I found a doll dress and some > > little shoes. I > > though the hen looked real cute. When Bill saw it, I wondered > > why he counted > > to 10 > > . > > Sunday: Today Bill's folks came to dinner. I wanted to serve > > roast, but all we had in the icebox, was hamburger. So I put it in the > > oven and set the controls for roast. There must be a problem with the > > oven, because it still came out a hamburger. > > Monday: I was going to bake bread today. The recipe said, "Mix > > well and knead well. Then stand in a warm place until double in bulk." > > I just won't bake bread if I have to double in bulk! Goodnight Dear > > Diary. This has been an exciting week. I am eager for tomorrow to > > come, so I can try a new recipe on Bill. > > > > -- Indi Soemardjan Be my guest: http://pagina.de/indradi
