Sally screamed , Mrs. Jo laughed , Teddy scrambled to get it , and for a moment confusion reigned in the new kitchen . `` It did n't spill or break , because I pinched the edges together so hard ; it is n't hurt a bit , so I 'll prick holes in it , and then it will be ready , '' said Sally , picking up the capsized treasure and putting it into shape with a child-like disregard of the dust it had gathered in its fall . `` My new cook has a good temper , I see , and that is such a comfort , '' said Mrs. Jo . `` Now open the jar of strawberry jam , fill the uncovered pie , and put some strips of paste over the top as Asia does . '' `` I 'll make a D in the middle , and have zigzags all round , that will be so interesting when I come to eat it , '' said Sally , loading the pie with quirls and flourishes that would have driven a real pastry cook wild . `` Now I put them in ! '' she exclaimed ; when the last grimy knob had been carefully planted in the red field of jam , and with an air of triumph she shut them into the little oven . `` Clear up your things ; a good cook never lets her utensils collect . Then pare your squash and potatoes . '' `` There is only one potato , '' giggled Sally . `` Cut it in four pieces , so it will go into the little kettle , and put the bits into cold water till it is time to cook them . '' `` Do I soak the squash too ? '' `` No , indeed ! Just pare it and cut it up , and put in into the steamer over the pot . It is drier so , though it takes longer to cook . '' Here a scratching at the door caused Sally to run and open it , when Kit appeared with a covered basket in his mouth . `` Here 's the butcher boy ! '' cried Daisy , much tickled at the idea , as she relieved him of his load , whereat he licked his lips and began to beg , evidently thinking that it was his own dinner , for he often carried it to his master in that way . Being undeceived , he departed in great wrath and barked all the way downstairs , to ease his wounded feelings . In the basket were two bits of steak -LRB- doll 's pounds -RRB- , a baked pear , a small cake , and paper with them on which Asia had scrawled , `` For Missy 's lunch , if her cookin ' do n't turn out well . ''
`` I do n't want any of her old pears and things ; my cooking will XXXXX out well , and I 'll have a splendid dinner ; see if I do n't ! ''
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