Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-02
BAKED GOODS TO.
HELP THE POOR
Proceeds of Sale After Cooking
School Go to Associated
Charities.
SHOULD GET A NICE SUM
Long List of Prizes Offered Under Six
Divisions-Contests Are Open
to All.

The Argus believes in the support
and announcement of worthy chart
table organizations. For that reason,
it has been conceived that a handsome
sum can be realized for charitable pur-
poses by means of the baking contest
which will be conducted as climax
&c the Argus cooking school All ar
ticles entered in the contest will be
sold and the proceeds turned over to
the Associated Charities.
ANY one who attends the cooking
school is eligible 10 compete. Five
kinds of articles may be entered; l. e.,
cakes Oayer or loaf, pies, doughnuts,
baking powder biscuits. or bread. All
articles are to be delivered al the y.
M c. A auditorium between 10 am.
and noon on Saturday, February 4. A
woman may submit articles in all di-
visions II she wishes.
DOES NOT USE LARD.
The only condition of the contest is
that no other frying or shortening me
dunn that cottolene is 10 be used in the
articles entered, the dOughnuts TO be
fried in cottolene as well Naturally
every cake entered viii have to con
tain a shortening element and there
fore sponge and angel-food cakes
which do not require a shortening viii
not be eligible for entry.
Mrs Armstrong long ago discard
ed hog lard from her kitchen on the
grounds that hog products are hard
TO digest and should be avoided as
much as possible This is no hardship as
far as a shortening medium is concern
ed. because cottolene not only replaces
lard. but is said 10 be superior in many
respects. In case of cake. couOlene is
used instead of butter according to the
terms of this contest Mrs. Armstrong
viii make cottolene cake during the
cooking school and the Rock Island
housewife who experiments with cot
tolene cake will learn something to
her advantage financially at least, be
cause cottolene costs less in the first
place than butter and is said 10 go far
Their in its shortening properties.
PRIZES ASSEMBLED.
As reward for the skill of contest
ants. there have been assembled
most desirable assortment of prizes
WHICH W III appeal 10 lne housewife.
The prizes are: Layer cake division
First. a SlG.50 outfit of 'Wear-ever'
aluminium cooking utensils Second. \
mahagony veneer Bissel "Super5a'
carpet sweeper. Third. a fve-pound
box of Maths best bOn-bous.
Loaf cake division-First. An eclipse
cabinet gas range. Second. \ "Ki-ko'
bin -four sitter. Third \ ''Universal' F.
cake maker.
The young lady of Is years or under who {.
bakes the best cake. either loaf or lay F.
er. will be given her choice OF any pair
or shoes carried by Dolly Bros.
Pie diyision.-Firsl. \ household .
cabinet of the celebrated asbestos sad .
irons. Second A "Savory" double
boiler Third Two pounds of Chase
and Sanborns best coffee, from Selle
Bros.
Dogghnut diyision.-First 4 uni
versal" coffee percolator. Second. A
Corona" rooster, Third. Three pounds /
OF Chase and Sandborns best coffee, /
from SelIe Bros.
Baking powder biscuits division
First. \ "Universal' bread maker For
the biscuits made with "Maude S. .
-four. a barrel of "Maude s.; second. +
half barrel. For the best biscuits