The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-13
USEFUL HINTS
FOR PREPARING
SCHO0LLUNCHES

|
Again the preparation of the school
lunch is added to the list of household
| duties.
Many children object to cold lunch
| cons carried from home, preferring to
satisfy their craving for sweets at the
bake shop or confectioner's, to the ex-
| clusion of wholesome foods. This OBJ
lection might be obviated if individual
preference and taste were more care
fully studied at home.
In homes where a waitress is kept
| the packing of the lunch-box is one
of her stated duties, but even then it
behooves the mother to keep a watch
full eye over it's contents.
Care should be taken in the arrange
ment of the luncheon. Parafine paper
| should be used to protect each article
on the bill of fare from it's neighbour
| While fresh linen or paper napkin
should be furnished daily. The odor
| of a stale napkin is enough TO dis
| courage a fastidious appetite at the
start. Pack the things in the order
| in which they are to be eaten, with
the substantials of sandwiches, eggs
also usually best placed on top, as
| they decay as soon as crushed. Other
| fruits wrapped in paper, if Juicy
! should be laid at the bottom, with the
sweets, such as homemade cookies.
turnover, a little individual cake, or
cup cuStard, in between.
Sandwiches.-As the list of sand
witches runs up into the hundreds,
there is no use giving a child the same
| combination two days running. Any
Kind of salad makes IL good sandwich
! filling, as does cream cheese mixed
with caraway, chopped ripe olives or
minced ginger. Many children, as well
as grown people, are partial to gin
gerbread spread with butter. while
| finger rolls stuffed with meat or fish
creams, a spoonful of scrambled egg
| lettuce or tomato with mayonnaise.
| nasturtium buds, blossoms or leaves
eggs chopped and mixed with cream.
or m1nces of any kind of meat or fish
may be utilized in turn.
Sweet Spreads for Sandwiches.-As
nearly all children possess the pro
verbal sweet tooth" sweet spreads
tor sandwiches that they will enjoy
are Jellles, marm'alades, stewed fruit
thlckened with corn starch, or careful
ly dried from juice; frosting mixed
with candied fruits or raisins, grated
maple sugar, and even a butter and
sugar pudding sauce.
Sweet Nut Paste Filing.-To make
a sweet paste filling that the children
like, beat tablespoonful of butter to
a cream, and add a tablespoonful Of
sugar and the yolk of an egg. Beat
until light and thick, then stir into il
enough finely chopped nuts to make II
| spread well.
Sponge Cake.-Sponge cake and milk
make nutritious lunch. To this add a
rev starchy nuts and the ration is we'll
balanced. AS sponge cake is always
better when fresh. here is a receipt that
will make just two little individual
cakes. Break a whole egg in a howl
add level tablespoonfuls of sugar ana
beat with a Dover eggbeater until
perfectly light and thick. Sift together
212 tablespoonfuls of pastry flour and
tablespoonful OF baking powder. ana
fold into the butter and sugar. Bake
in patty tins in a moderate oven with
increasing heat.
Sponge Jelly Roll.-Use the same re-
seipt, with the addition Of a teaspoon
full of ice water; bake in a sheet. spread
with jelly or whipped cream and roll
while warm.
Charlotte Russe.-Charlotte russes NJ
any kind are nice for luncheon. IF
they are to be used right away. thew
may be made with cream; but If for
two days supply. with the white If
egg. To make three small ones. soak
level teaspoonful Of gelatine in a
tablespoonful OF cold water for TEN
minutes. Dissolve in 2 tablespoonfuIs
Of boiling water and add level table
spoonfuls Of sugar. a teaspoonful Of
lemon juice and tablespoonfuls OF ans,
kind Of fruit and juice. cooked or IN
cooked. except pineapple which must
always BE- cooked for use with gelatlne
When the mixture begins 10 simmer
beat very light and fold IN the beaten
Write Of 8n egg or I cup Of whlpped
cream. Fut "A iitfie pallsade Of isdv.
Fingers. cut boz halves. around the rlrn
~ re- shallow cup or one n the little Da-
PEI ice cream cups and nn Win the
cream,
WHIPPED Cream 70 whip che cream
~ rlf ehafl0tea. take 20 biesBoonfill~
~ cream ana fabieaE15onftalr ~ Tafftr