Chapter 6
Week 3, Instructor Calendar October 1898
A woman who cannot make bread or cook a decent dinner is a fraud. ~Mrs. John Sherwood
Concordia thumbed through Ruby’s tattered copy of Mrs. Beeton’s Cookery Book and Household Guide as she sat in the sunny white-and-yellow kitchen of Willow Cottage. The splatter stains on certain pages made clear which recipes the house matron favored.
With Ruby and the girls attending a matinee concert in town, she had the entire cottage to herself. It was the perfect opportunity to do a bit of cooking. She’d been tempted to try her hand at the veal croquettes David liked, but in the end decided upon apple pie. She had seen Ruby prepare it on several occasions. It should be simple enough.
As she flipped the pages, she browsed a section called Kitche
