Fun with Frances

Then Frances and Gloria went off to the outing.

"What is in that hamper?" asked Albert as he came running out of his house.

"I don't know," said Frances. "Nothing much. Hard-boiled eggs and whole fresh tomatoes. Carrot and celery sticks. There are some cream cheese-and-chives sandwiches, I think, and cream cheese-and-jelly sandwiches too, and salami-and-egg and pepper-and-egg sandwiches. Cole slaw and potato chips, of course. Ice-cold root beer packed in ice, and watermelon and strawberries and cream for dessert.
And there are other things I forget, like black and green olives and pickles and Popsicles and probably some pretzels and things like that. And there are salt and pepper shakers and napkins and a checked tablecloth, which is the way girls do it."

"Could I come along on the eating?" said Albert.

"You mean outing," said Frances.

(from Best Friends for Frances) There are several other in the series.