A New Home for Lily by Mary Ann Kinsinger & Suzanne Woods Fisher

Author:Mary Ann Kinsinger & Suzanne Woods Fisher
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: JUV033010, Amish—Juvenile fiction, Amish—Fiction, Moving--Household—Fiction, Family life—Pennsylvania—Fiction, Schools—Fiction, Friendship—Fiction, Pennsylvania—Fiction
ISBN: 9781441240644
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group

Lily hopped off the counter. She found a big bowl and carefully measured eight cups of Jell-O powder into it. The teapot was whistling, but Mama was in the basement to select potatoes, onions, and apples. Lily didn’t want to wait to stir the Jell-O until Mama came upstairs. She knew Mama was worried she would burn herself, but she knew she could do it. She would work slowly and carefully, measuring out the teakettle of boiling water.

She put her hands in big potholders and lifted the handle of the teakettle. Grasping the heavy kettle with both hands, she carried it off the stove, holding it out in front of her. She shuffled her way slowly, cautiously, over to the sink. She was relieved when she safely set it into the sink. She found a measuring cup, set it in the sink, and carefully tipped the teakettle of boiling water into it. Then she poured the cup of hot water into the bowl filled with Jell-O powder. Cup after cup. She had just finished pouring the water over the Jell-O when Mama came back upstairs.

“Oh, Lily, I wanted you to wait until I came back.” She hurried to the sink. “Let me measure the boiling water for you.” When she reached the bowl, she stopped abruptly. Lily looked up at her. Something wasn’t right. The Jell-O was gray.

“How much Jell-O did you measure into the bowl?” Mama asked.

“Eight cups full,” Lily said. “One cup for everyone. I mixed flavors.”

Mama’s eyes went wide. Then she burst out laughing. “Eight cups full!” She laughed until tears rolled down her cheeks. “Well, it looks like we will be eating Jell-O for a long time.”

Gray Jell-O.

Lily wished she had waited until Mama had come before she added the water. She had not thought how much Jell-O it would make if she measured eight cups full into her bowl. At least Mama wasn’t upset with her. Lily had never seen Mama giggle so much before. It made Lily giggle too, even though she wasn’t sure what the problem was.

Mama wiped away her tears and took a deep breath. “Okay. Right now what we need is a bigger bowl. A much, much bigger bowl.” She looked in the sink at the Jell-O again. “I think we’ll have to use a five-gallon pail.” She hurried down to the basement to find one. She brought one upstairs and washed it out with soap and hot water to make sure it was clean. She set the pail on the floor and then dumped the bowl of Jell-O into it. Next she started measuring and pouring in the boiling water. She handed a wooden spoon to Lily and told her to stir it until all the Jell-O had dissolved.

After Mama was satisfied that the Jell-O was dissolved, she was ready to measure the cold water. After all the water had been measured, Lily discovered that they had at least forty cups of Jell-O. She had never seen that much Jell-O in her life.

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