5. Grandma’s Recipe

Chapter 5 Grandma's Recipe The kids stood back and admired their scarecrow. "It would sure scare me if I was eating your garden!" Nate said. "Me too," Lucy said. "The one we made in California looked a lot friendlier than this one does." "I hope it keeps the mystery creature out of the garden," Bradley said. "When do we get the ice cream?" Nate asked.

孩子们退后一步，欣赏着他们的稻草人。 “如果我吃了你的花园，我肯定会吓着的！”内特说。 “我也是。”露茜说。“我们在加州做的那个看起来比这个友好多了。” 布拉德利说：“我希望它能把这个神秘的生物赶出花园。” “我们什么时候买冰淇淋？”内特问道。

"Later," Bradley said. "But I'm really thirsty. Let's go get a drink." The kids trooped into the kitchen. The room smelled like spaghetti sauce. A pot was simmering on the stove. Pal was still asleep. Brian took a pitcher of lemonade from the fridge. Bradley found some cookies. They sat around the kitchen table for their snack. Pal woke up and waited for cookie crumbs to fall. "Maybe we could make Dad some cookies for Father's Day," Brian suggested as he munched. "He likes cookies." Bradley shook his head. "He likes his mom's strawberry jam better," he said. Bradley saw the recipe box on the counter. On top of the box was the recipe for Grandma Pinto's spaghetti sauce. He opened the box and flipped through the cards. "Here it is!" he said. He showed the card to the other kids as he read the directions out loud:

“以后再说，”布拉德利说。“但是我真的很渴。 我们去喝一杯吧。”孩子们成群结队地走进厨房。 房间里有意大利面酱的味道。 炉子上有一锅炖菜。 朋友还在睡觉。布赖恩从冰箱里拿了一罐柠檬水。 布拉德利找到了一些饼干。 他们围坐在餐桌旁吃点心。 朋友醒了，等着饼干屑掉下来。 “也许我们可以在父亲节给爸爸做些饼干，”布莱恩边嚼边建议。 “他喜欢饼干。”布拉德利摇了摇头。 “他更喜欢他妈妈做的草莓酱，”他说。 布拉德利看到了柜台上的配方盒。 盒子上面是平托奶奶做意大利面酱的食谱。 他打开盒子，翻着卡片。 “在这儿！”他说。他把卡片拿给其他孩子看，同时大声读出说明：

Strawberry Jam 1. Wash /2 pound of berries. 2. Mash berries. 3. add one cup white sugar and one tablespoon lemon juice. 4. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. 5. Increase heat and boil for ten minutes. 6. Let cool before eating store in refrigerator. "Uh-oh," Brian said. "We've got a problem." "What problem?" Nate asked. "We can't use the stove," Brian said. "Why not?" Lucy asked. "We're not allowed to cook without a grown-up," Bradley said. "So what're we going to do?" asked Nate. "The recipe says to cook for ten minutes." Bradley read the recipe again. "I say we leave that part out," he said. "We do everything else, but no cooking."

草莓酱洗净2磅浆果。 2. 土豆泥浆果。3. 加入一杯白糖和一汤匙柠檬汁。 4. 用小火搅拌，直到糖溶解。 5. 加温煮10分钟。 6. 放凉后再食用。 “哦哦，”布莱恩说。“我们有麻烦了。” “什么问题?”内特问道。 “我们不能用炉子，”布赖恩说。 “为什么不?”露西问。布拉德利说：“没有大人陪同，我们是不能做饭的。” “那我们该怎么办？”内特问。 “食谱上说要煮十分钟。” 布拉德利又读了一遍食谱。 “我说我们把这部分省略了，”他说。 “除了做饭，我们什么都做。”

"That should be okay," Lucy said. "It's not like strawberries have to be cooked, right?" Bradley slipped the card back into the box. "We probably won't be able to make it anyway," he said glumly. "Even if we do catch the mystery creature, we'll never get enough strawberries!" "We could always give Dad an empty jar," Brian said. "We could put a note inside that says, WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE YOU SOME JAM, BUT SOMETHING ATE ALL THE BERRIES." Bradley tossed a cookie crumb at his brother. "Brilliant, Brian," he said. "Then when it's our birthday, Dad will give us an empty box with a note inside." They all laughed. Just then Josh, Dink, and Ruth Rose burst into the kitchen. They were dusty and sweaty from head to toe. "I hope you left us some lemonade and cookies," Josh said. "There's plenty left," Bradley said. The younger kids gave up their seats and walked outside.

“应该没问题。”露茜说。 “草莓并不一定要煮熟，对吧？”布拉德利把卡片塞回盒子里。 “不管怎样，我们可能也去不了了。”他闷闷不乐地说。 “即使我们抓住了这个神秘的生物，我们也永远得不到足够的草莓！”“我们总是可以给爸爸一个空罐子，”布莱恩说。 “我们可以在里面放一张纸条，上面写着，我们真的很想给你做一些果酱，但是有东西把所有的浆果都吃了。” 布拉德利朝他弟弟扔了一块饼干屑。 “太棒了，布莱恩，”他说。 “然后当我们过生日的时候，爸爸会给我们一个空盒子，里面有一张纸条。” 他们都笑了。就在这时，乔希、丁克和露丝·罗斯冲进了厨房。 他们满身灰尘，从头到脚都是汗。 “我希望你给我们留了些柠檬水和饼干，”乔希说。 “还有很多，”布拉德利说。 年幼的孩子们让出座位，走到外面。

"Look how the breeze makes the scarecrow seem like it's alive," Lucy said. They walked over to the garden. Bradley went inside the fence. He bent down near the strawberry patch. Then he screamed. "AHHHHH!"

“看，微风吹得稻草人像活的一样。”露茜说。 他们向花园走去。 布拉德利走进围栏。 他在草莓地附近弯下腰。 然后他尖叫起来。“啊! ! !”