The Sleepy Hollow Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Author:Gertrude Chandler Warner [Warner, Gertrude Chandler]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-5040-1748-0
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2014-02-03T22:46:00+00:00

The next morning Jessie and the other children helped Mrs. Vanderhoff make more crullers.

“There are many different kinds of crullers, but I think my family’s recipe is the best,” Mrs. Vanderhoff said as they mixed the flour and cinnamon and other ingredients. “The shape is important. First, you take a piece of dough and roll it between your hands until it looks like piece of rope.” She gave each of the Aldens their own dough to work with. Jessie did hers and then helped Benny.

When everyone had the dough in the right shape, Mrs. Vanderhoff showed them how to fold each piece in two so the dough looked like a braid. “Next we cut them into sections and fry them in hot oil. Be careful because the oil can spatter.” She showed Jessie how to use tongs to put the dough in the oil. “When the doughnuts are nice and brown, we take them out and roll them in sugar.”

“The most important part!” Benny said.

“I think the most important part is to taste them!” Henry teased.

While they were eating the crullers, Mrs. Vanderhoff said, “I want you all to enjoy yourselves while you’re in town. Annika, why don’t you take our guests to the Harvest Festival and the Halloween costume parade in the town square? There will be food booths and music and games. If you’d like to dress up in costumes, you might be able to find something in the attic to wear.”

“We would like that,” Jessie said. “There are some wonderful old clothes up there.”

“I’ll help you look for something,” Annika said. “I might wear a costume too.”

They hurried up to the attic, excited about the parade. “I feel bad that we have to leave Watch shut up while we’re out having fun,” Benny said.

“Watch can go too,” Annika said as she opened one of the trunks. “Some people bring their dogs dressed up in costumes.”

One trunk was full of colorful dresses covered in rows of fringe. There were headbands that matched, and each one had a big feather attached. “I think girls from the 1920s wore these sorts of dresses,” Jessie said.

“That’s right,” Annika said. She put a blue headband on. “The girls who wore these dresses were called flappers.”

“Flappers? That’s funny,” Benny said. “Did they do this?” He ran in a circle flapping his arms. Everyone laughed.

“Not like that,” Jessie said, “but I want to be a flapper.”

“Me too.” Violet picked up a purple dress. “I’d like to wear this one.” The dresses were too long for Jessie and Violet, so Mrs. McGregor helped them pin them up to the right length.

“This looks like a uniform.” Henry put on a black jacket with gold stripes on the sleeves.

“That belonged to my grandfather,” Annika said. “He was a pilot during World War II.”

“Can I be a pilot too?” Benny asked.

Violet said, “I don’t think there is another uniform. Even if there was, I’m afraid it wouldn’t fit you.”

Jessie picked up a battered brown hat. “You could wear this and be an explorer.

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