eleven o'clock
It seemed about a second before the two children were in the playhouse kitchen , aprons on , and hard at work . Minnie was made superintendent and sat sewing in a wicker chair beside the table , where she could give advice . Helen was chief cook and Rosanna was assistant -- the most delighted and thrilled assistant that ever beat an egg or stirred a batter . By eleven o'clock the cooking was done and every pot and pan washed and put in its place . Helen said that was the rule in domestic science school , so although they were both tired with their labors and Rosanna wished in her heart that she could tell Minnie to clean up as she usually did whenever a mess was made , they stuck to their task and it did not take very long to finish the work and make the kitchen all spick and span . Rosanna was conscious of a new feeling , a sort of glow , at her heart . Never before in her life had she spent a really useful morning .