"Oh Madam, will you let me fix thine dinner tonight?"

That's how it started. The dinner I mean. At eleven-something I started fixing supper. On the menu was: Pasta, bread, corn, and best of all something I've never had before -Carmel Pie! I made the Bread in the bread machine first. It was basic dinner bread. Then came homemade whip cream and by then it was quiet time. When we got up I started the pie. Then I made the pasta. Then I heated up corn and set the table then the meal began......

The recipes were all easy and fun and I think you might want to have them.

The bread:

3/4 cup & 3 Tbsp. water.

2 Tbsp. Dry milk

3 1/2 Tbsp. sugur

1 teaspoon salt

3 Tbsp. butter cut in six pieces

2 teaspoons yeast

Put everything in in the order it comes above. Put on the dough setting of your bread machine. When done, set on the counter for 15 minutes. Put in a pan for 1 hour and 1/2. After that is done, put in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

The Whipped Cream*:

1 cup heavy whipping cream

2 Tbsp. sugar

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Beat the heavy whipping cream in a chilled bowl slowly at first then more rapidly until stiff. Add the sugar slowly beating all the time (Don't beat the cream too long or it may turn into butter!). STIR in the vanilla. Chill until you are ready to use.

The Caramel Pie*:

3 Tbsp. cornstarch

1 1/2 cup water

2 eggs, separated

1 1/2 cup White sugar

1/2 cup butter

1 tsp. vanilla

1 baked pie shell

1. In a bowl dissolve the cornstarch in 3/4 cup water. Beat the egg yolks &stir into the cornstarch mixture. Set aside.

2. Put the sugar, the butter, and the rest of the water (This may cause a cloud of steam so stand back while you add the water) in a big sauce pan.

3. Bring the mixture to a boil and stir until the sugar is dissolved and the butter melted.

4. Stir the cornstarch mixture into the saucepan and bring the mixture to a low boil, stirring it constantly. Continue to boil slowly until the mixture thickens, about 2 minutes.

5. Take the mixture off the heat, stir until smooth, and let cool. Stir in the vanilla and pour the filling into the baked pie shell.

6. Bake at 350 F for about 15 minutes. Put in the freezer until ready to eat (preferably at least two hours).

Makes one pie.
The pasta recipe can be found here.

It was a pleasant dinner and it was fun to do!!!

*Taken from the book "The Anne of Green Gables Treasury.