The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16
ana candy BOXES shouId be sayed for

and candy boxes should be saved for
their lunches.
Next should come q drawer where
the lunch things are kept. Init should
be q roll OF paratftne paper, paper nap
iktns tthe cheap!ones which are bought
by the hundred5, a bail OF cord, pair
of scissors andssome white wrapping
paper. Some quarterpint Jelly glasses
with the close-ftting tin covers should,
be added. and II It IS possible the
equipment should be crowned with
one OF the one-half pint thermos bot.
ties which are made especially for the
lunch box. In it hot soup or cocoa
can be carried, OF milk can be kept
cold and sweet. A cup OF hot matted
milk at noon would mean much to a
delicate child and the hearty, robust
one who wants filling up" would re-
vel in a cup Of vegetable soup.
What TO Give the Child.
Now, as to the lunch itself. II does
not have to contain ham sandwiches,
you know. There are SO many other
kinds which are quite as attractive.
The bread for sandwiches should al.
ways be buttered on the loaf and the
butter should not be hard. Cut the
bread thin and wrap each sandwich.
separately In paraffine paper. The
filings for them may be any OF the
following, and 1t Is an excellent plan
to fix the filings the night before.
Minced meat with a little chopped
celery. Salad dressing may be added.
Peanut butter spread on saltines.
Marmalade or Jam on Graham
crackers.
Brown bread with a thin slice Of
Swiss or American cheese.
Chopped pr%eservers on white bread.
A few chopped nuts make a delicious
addition.
Thinly sliced hard.boiled egg. fla.
vored with a little celery salt. on
white or brown bread.
Many other combinations will sug-
gest themselves, but they should be
nutritious and easily digested.
Deyiled eggs are easily carried, and
pieces Of chicken may also be wrap.
ped In paraffine. Girls like to take
baked custards and other aaintles;
boys generally scorn them. They can
be safely carried in the Jelly glasses,
and a baked apple can also be added.
An aluminium spoon can be kept at
the school.
Fruits Always Good.
Fruits, both fresh and dried, are al.
ways good, and plain cake makes a
delightful addition. Table raisins are
very nutritious, and most children like
them; SO are figs and dates. The
children themselves will enjoy filling
the latter IL a little fondant and nuts
are given them.
Prunes cooked slowly and then al.
lowed to cool in their syrup. dried a
little and then rolled In powdered
sugar, make a delightful sweetmeat.
They may be seeded and a nut in.
serted In the cavity. The figs may
be stewed and minced and spread be.
tween slices of plain cake.
Gingerbread Is always good for
children and they generally adore 1t.
The school lunch need not be elab-
crate; Just a few things each day
should be the rule. But 1t should BIO
appetizing and 1t should not contain
tho pie, pickles and other indigesti.
bles with which 1t too often abounds.
Children should not be allowed to fix
their own lunches-until they are
quite grown up, anyway-an antl,ori-
ties oil agree that never, never should
they be given money unless there Is
a lunchroom conducted in the school
and under school supervision.
The fatal penny spent in pickles
and red candy has done more harm In
America than b%ichloride, and mothers
who are wise e that pennies are
safely invested in things other than
eats"