December 23, 1912 - Monday

23 - Mae and I made "penuche" this morning. At least, I did not do much of the real making. It tasted very good when we were done but we had to almost drink it as it would not harden. We put back what was left and cooked it some more and then it hardened. Mae went down town with me and helped me buy some Christmas presents. I got about seven. Met Betty Redfield on the way back. Mae also helped me do up all my presents in tissue paper and then, after supper she went up to Trinity with me till I delivered some parcels for a poor family. She (Mae, not the parcel or the poor family) went to the Public Library with Dan and I went to her room and read and hogged candy.