The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-05-18
BRAINS AND BREAD.
InteIlisepoo~an lmpcgAant 1ootos
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ed-pjDinder q Sir Joshua Reynolds 10
the question Of IN inquisftive and prob
ably shallow young painter who asked
him with what he mixed his colors.
Is brains thu ingredient ti1at va
left out Of the loaves which were ex-
hibited at the pure food show3 aalra
Kate Fields Warrington. Four hum
dfed competing loaves al fell short 81
the standard, f II Is reported fairly. Il
il more generous to believe, however,
that the standard has been raised by
an intelligence which means to educate
the community.
In New York few exclusive bakers
advertise 'Shigh-class bread" at high
class PRIZES; actually it is not too good
But brains in Boston, joined with broth
erly kindness, have produced bread
which may challenge any competition
and which Is sold to the public in tiny
loaves, perhaps better called long rolls,
at one cent apiece; faufless bread:
sweet a. Ehewheat can make il, but not
sweeter; light and fine and close; ex-
quisitely baked in the mild, slow heat
of brick oven. This bread, such as
the rich seldom taste, comes daily from
the New England Kitchen for all who
are 80 fortunate asS to be able to send
for II. It is the product Of the intelll-
gence and philanthropy OF society for
the promotion of public health. When
the kitchen was organized few years
ago its first stx months' working WAS
supervised by Mrs. Mary Abel, who
had taken the Lamb prize for m essay
upon sanitary and economic cooking.
This essay, accompanied by recipes and
menus for the poorest wage earners, IL
amoae the publications Of the SySaouse
public health society.
Proof of the economy Dnd excellence
of the cooking Of the delightful Boston
Kitchen may be made by anyone who
is hurrying, as once was, to the Provi-
dence depot without time for lunch and
with ideas above railway station res
taurant 4 wes provided with asmnn
paper box. bought one Of the little
ioaves have just described; 1t nearly
filed the box. For another cent it was
buttered. What else could / carry7
was offered . slice of spicd pressed
meat, such a. Is made very poorly lin
some houses and called veal loaf. But
that was not poor, but delicate and
savory. It was daintily wrapped IN
white parafane paper, all ready to bc
handled neatly. This was also ono
cent. Here was . wholesome, delicate
and abundant lunch for three cents. /
thought of franklin. opening his career
in Philadelphia with his big Dutch
penny roll, and, like him, indulged in
some philosophizing. One hundred and
fifty years of what We call progress"
separate us from Franklin In thoee
wears the 0a o6 hoansunaAe hrea1 Win
that Of homespun clothing. has Aessk-
ed. And stiu ne lasesne good public
brna-unly E1e shay and Apon1y
bakers loaf, overraised, undermixed.
deceitful and der. Poor men cannot
be fed with such bread, 1ud % they
wash It down with Spirits-
Wexrer great people eud ws ~hAse
the greatest chain of lakes and the big
rest rivers and the widest wheAt-5elds
On the Qlobe; bnt wD Ane mt able to-
cive the usultdtudD boesd nnta = has
been tuuned into uarbouie Ac5d Hss 1or
the prodt u 4he 111Rens.
In 1endk1 darszhe lard q 1a1s nsnnr
had lea.s u1gnnqoly u ttal1e css0; NO hsead
for the peasant but AAak wa13ah -
baked in hhoven. Blythe independence
ana ~oneetitson-e -ef 4he lSA6rer we have !
STAINED the privilege Of starving our
.elves. Ia It not almost time to swing !
back to the public oven, supervised by
the best intelligence Of the community, !
snd secured ARainSt tale greed o. fcon- I
petition? There Ia not wanted hee
bread to deprave the soul, or sour bread
10 deprave the stomach, or high-class
'1psd to 1uit the 9ieh: but honest
bread. at to b called aonoe moro the
sta6 Of lifo.