The Daily Missoulian., 1913-08-18

! recognition Of this no less an au-
thority than DR.. Harvey W. Wiley
SAYS: "rhe baking of bread is an art
most successfully practiced by pro-
fessionals and the American method
of home bread baking is not to be
too highly commended"
The modern woman agrees with the
theory that bakers bread ought to be
best for her family providing it is
baked under proper conditions, Too
often she finds that this is not the
case and she is compelled to organize
a crusade against dirt and unsanitary
methods before the bakery product
comes up to her high ideal of purity
and wholesomeness At first the bak-
ers were disposed deeply to resent
| this feminine invasion Of their terri
| tory Much opposition was offered to
| the first reforms suggested. In most
| towns now, however, a different at
ttude is apparent The master bak-
ers. through their organizations, are
| recognizing the value Of securing the
good win of the women they desire
for customers. and feel that it is
worth Willie to come up to their re-
IulleliSHAS.
| The Housewives league of New
York has given special attention to
| the bakeries of that city since the
| first of January and issued a special
bakers number" of the magazine.
which they publish monthly as the or
gan of the league. Mrs. Julian Heath,
| the president OF the league, has ap-
Feared tefore the board of health of
New York several times in the interest
of clean bakeries and is receiving the
hearty cooperation of the bakers
themselves, who, in most cases. are
anxious to raise the standards of
| the stand that the commercialized
| home industries are still home in
dustries,' and urges upon every men,
Der of the league the duty of being
her own Inspector, and of reporting
upon the conditions of the bakery
from which her daily bread is served.
| In some towns the bakers arc rising
to the occasion by inviting the women
to visit their bakeries. In one city
! large bakery recently placed a pla-
card in the window reading: Five
hundred dollars reward will be paid
to the treasury of the Housewives
league if any bakery in this city can
be found in a more sanitary condi-
tion than ours. The inspection of each
/ housewife is cordially invited"
| In a western town. one of the large
| bakery plants extended personal in
vitation to the members Of leading
women's clubs to inspect their work
and each detail was carefully ex-
planned.
While in some towns the work OF
the women has brought about almost
| ideal conditions in the bakeries, much
is left to be accomplished. Bakeries
still exist in which flies are found in
profusion, A Long Island woman re-
Gently reported finding a fly in the
middle Of loaf of bread. When she
| told the baker of the matter he good
naturedly replied, "Well, when it hap
pens again, l will give You another
loaf of bread. 1t did not happen again
so far as that woman was concerned,
since she promptly turned her patron
age to a cleaner shop and not only
her own, but the patronage of as many
friends as she could Influence by
telling the story.
In Chicago one OF the members of
the pure food club was invited to ad-
dress the balS ers' organization and her
remarks have been widely circulated
in trade journals and commented upon
with favor by many master bakers.
She summed up the qualities to be de-
sired in the products of the bakery
under three heads: Good and whole
some qualities of materials used in
the products: cleanliness throughout,
including materials, surroundings and
handling; reasonable cost. Another
woman invited to address bakers
organization added to these three re-
quisites that of attractive appearance
| and flavor She cited the fact that
in some large bakeries visited where
the sanitary conditions We're all that
could be desired and the quality of
the materials undeniably the best, the
flavor of the bread was not equal to
that produced in the home oven. In
order to crafty the palates Of their
families, the women are demanding
that the bakers give them bread which
has the so-caled homemade flavor.
and that the cakes and pies also have
the real taste produced by the home
cook. This is sometimes lost in the
bakery by the large quantity of ma
terial handled and to regain it is
one of the problems presented by the
woman in her demands Of the baker.
The Consumers league of Massa- =
chusetts has taken up the conditions
Of bakeries in a rigid investigation.
AS a result it has compiled a white
list of bakeries similar to the list
the league has provided for stores
and foctories. To he placed upon the
white list bakery must comply with
all the requirements of the league,
| which are the same as those adopted
by the National Association Of Master
| Bakers at its annual convention last
September These requirements in
clude proper lighting and ventilating !:
freedom from all kinds of vermin
floors, walls and ceilings of impervi
Gus material with smooth surface
easily kept clean; adequate plumbing;
sufficient supply of pure water; health
certificates for the employees showing