HOW TO BAKE A CAKE

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Switch on oven. Grease pan.
Crack nuts. Get out bowl,
spoons, ingredients. Remove
18 blocks and 7 toy cars from
kitchen table. Measure 2 cups
flour into piece of waxed paper.
Get sifter out of cabinet.
Remove Johnny's hands from
flour. Wash flour off him.
Measure out 1 cup more flour
to replace what is now on floor.
Put flour, 2 1/2 tsp. baking
powder and 1/4 tsp. salt in sifter.
Get dustpan and brush up pieces
of bowl which Johnny has
accidently knocked off table.
Get another bowl, sift ingredients.
With spoon work 1/4 cup shorten-
ing against sides of bowl.
Answer door bell. Return to
kitchen. Remove Johnny's hands
from bowl. Wash shortening off
him.
Add 1 cup granulated sugar grad-
ually.
Answer telephone. Return to
kitchen. Remove Johnny's hands
from bowl. Wash shortening and
sugar off him.
Get out egg.
Answer door bell. Return to
kitchen. Mop up floor. Change
Johnny's shoes which are eggy.
Get another egg. Beat. Remove
toy car from bowl. Add flour
mixture alternately with eggs, 3/4
cup milk and 1 tsp. vanilla. Answer
knock at back door. Remove
Johnny's hands from bowl. Wash
shortening, sugar, flour, milk and
vanilla off him. Beat - (mixture).
Take up greased pan, find it has 3/4
inch layer of salt in bottom. Get
another pan and grease it. Answer
telephone. Return to kitchen and
find Johnny - of all people. Remove
his hands from bowl. Wash shorten-
ing, etc., etc., etc ........... off him.
Take up greased pan, find it has 1/4
inch layer of nutshells in it. Head for
Johnny who flees, knocking bowl off
table. Wash kitchen floor. Wash
kitchen table. Wash kitchen walls.
Wash dishes.
PHONE THE NEAREST BAKERS.
LIE DOWN!