Mrs. Stark dropped a large spoonful at a time upon the hot griddle, and with a knife made each cake into a smooth oval about 1/2 inch thick. She let the cakes brown on one side and then on the other. Then she set the griddle on the back of the stove, where the cakes would cook slowly. At the end of about half an hour, each cake had two crisp, brown crusts, easily split apart with a knife, ready to be buttered and eaten. While the cakes were cooking, Mrs. Stark told stories of old days; and, when the cakes were eaten, the girls all declared that they were sweeter and better than popcorn, and that they couldn't be better baked on a board; but Mrs. Stark insisted that they were. She explained that the johnnycake is more digestible than a more quickly cooked griddlecake, on account of the longer cooking.

An exhibit of quick breads. Miss James suggested that the Pleasant Valley School should have an exhibit of their home work, and that muffins and biscuits, among other things, would keep fresh long enough to look well. Here are a few of the rules that they used for their quick breads :