Mary Frances at the Ready!

 

Do you know

Mary Frances?

 

She's a favorite part of my

young motherhood.  We read every page

and made the recipes.

 

Mary Frances wants to learn to cook

when her mother is ill.

With the help of the 'kitchen people' -- who

talk to Mary Frances, she learns the necessary

kitchen skills.

 

 

It's adorable. 

Mary learns to make

toast, eggs, cakes, sauces,

Queen of Heart tarts and fudge.

 

 

The original book was published in 1912

and for a long time, I thought I needed one of those,

but they are quite fragile and expensive.

 

Luckily there was a lot of demand for the books,

and they were reprinted beautifully

and I bought some.

 

 

I just found 3 of my hoarded brand new copies...

update: I sold them all.

 

 

Mary Frances has other adventures too,

but 'Adventures Among the Kitchen People'

is our family favorite.