The Mary Frances Cook Book
Jane Eayre Fryer
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Another of the charming Mary Frances books, this one 'Among the Kitchen People', where young girls are encouraged to be mother's helper's in the kitchen, as Mary Frances wants nothing more than to be useful. She learns (and shares) how to make tea, toast and boiled eggs, among other things, as she enjoys adventures with her many friends, including Mantel Clock, Auntie Rolling Pin and Yellow Bowl. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (2 hr 58 min)
Chapters
| The Kitchen People | 4:14 | Read by Lynne T |
| Toaster Man | 12:14 | Read by Lynne T |
| Mary Frances' Mother | 3:38 | Read by joywolfe |
| Mary Frances Warns the Kitchen Folks | 3:09 | Read by Indu Nair |
| Aunt Maria | 4:31 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
| Jacket-boiled Potatoes | 10:12 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
| The Pot-and-Kettle Fight | 7:28 | Read by nighthawks |
| The Potato Lunch | 9:13 | Read by BettyB |
| Mary Frances Gets Breakfast | 8:57 | Read by Laura McKinney |
| The Breakfast Burns Up | 4:40 | Read by BettyB |
| A Joke on Aunt Maria | 4:02 | Read by BettyB |
| The Tramp | 7:19 | Read by BettyB |
| Company to Lunch | 10:57 | Read by nighthawks |
| A Patent Dish-washing | 4:12 | Read by nighthawks |
| Thimble Biscuits | 13:26 | Read by nighthawks |
| The Dolls' Kitchen Party | 4:31 | Read by mpcarlisle |
| The Sick Neighbor | 6:47 | Read by BettyB |
| A Man's Lunch | 9:01 | Read by mpcarlisle |
| Poor Blue Pitcher | 4:21 | Read by mpcarlisle |
| Mary Frances Gives a Cooking Lesson | 5:42 | Read by Mari Patterson |
| The Picnic | 4:07 | Read by BettyB |
| The Candy Pull | 5:22 | Read by BettyB |
| Getting Ready for a Party | 9:33 | Read by BettyB |
| The Tea Party | 4:40 | Read by BettyB |
| Mary Frances Gets Dinner | 13:31 | Read by BettyB |
| Mother's Surprise. "Good-Bye, Little Miss" | 2:51 | Read by BettyB |
Reviews
Simply Lovely!
DariaAM
A cute little book dating from around 1812. Thank you LibriVox Volunteers!