Produced by Annie McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print archive. THE FUN OF COOKING [Illustration: "Such a Perfectly Lovely Picnic!"] THE FUN OF COOKING A STORY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BY CAROLINE FRENCH BENTON Author of "A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl," "Margaret's Saturday Mornings," etc. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY SARAH K. SMITH [Illustration] NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO. 1915 Copyright, 1914, 1915, by THE CENTURY CO. To DEAR LITTLE KATHARINE THE FIFTH CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS 13 II SUPPER AT THE HOUSE IN THE WOODS 27 III JACK'S SCHOOL LUNCHEONS 41 IV THE BIRTHDAY PICNIC 57 V SUNDAY NIGHT SUPPER 72 VI MILDRED'S SCHOOL PARTY 91 VII STRAWBERRY TIME 106 VIII IN CAMP 120 IX IN CAMP, continued 137 X JAMS AND JELLY 151 XI A HALLOWE'EN SUPPER 168 XII WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK 180 XIII A DOLL-AND-LITTLE-GIRL PARTY 192 XIV WHEN NORAH WAS AWAY 204 XV THANKSGIVING DAY SUPPER 216 XVI CANDY FOR THE FAIR 228 XVII EXAMINATION DAY 244 INDEX 253 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS