The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-22
HOME MADE BREAD
CONTEST ARRANGED
viii BE Conducted This Week
by the National House
wives League.
MONEY PRIZES OFFERED

ANY woman in Greater New York
VINO knows or thinks she knows how 10
make bread may take part in the home
baking contest to he conducted this week
by the National Housewives League, %
West Forty-hfth street. n includes
the hired cook rs well as her mistress.
Every contestant must register her
name and address at the leagues head
quarters before Wednesday. No ex-
hibit will he received before Wednesday
noon nor later than Friday noon. Each
exhibitor can submit only one OF the
following articles Yeast bread white
bread and whole wheat bread) and
baking powder breads Oea biscuits and
breakfast mufflrs).
Prizes Of 81 and the blue ribbon viii
he offered for the best product IN each
class 81 and the white ribbon for the
second hest. and 81 and the yellow
ribbon for the best product in each class
from each borough OF Greater New York,
eliminating the winners of the first and
second classes.
All bread mus, he baked at home and
wrapped IN wax paper when II IL de-
livered az the housewives headquarters.
we have had many inquiries from
women of New York and Long Island
who are ANXIOUS to contest said Mrs.
Julian Heath. president OF the National
Housewives League. last night. II have
been Obliged TO tell them that only
housewives OF the greater city can COM
pete under the conditions OF the con-
test Perhaps later on We will have a
contest fpr those outside OF the city.
81 have Just returned from Provi-
dence. x /. and the branch Of the
Housewives League there is considering
the question Of getting mp a contest. I
wouldn't be- at all surprised IL homo
made bread baking contests extended all
over the United states. The idea Of the
contest is TO promote 2 greater interest
In homo baking. I'm which our mothers
and r~randmothers were so s%kIlful"
Commenting on the housewives CON
test. the Bakers weekly says In It's
current issue
"A splendid opportunity is offered
FOR the master bakers Ia arrange a
unit contest TO show the good ladies
why home baking these days IL az nm
necessary and improbable as the home
weaving % rag carpets and the home
knitting OF fathers socks
The Bakers weekly under tn. canton
The Ten Cent Loaf 20 the Rescue also
saws:
'''N NH' ANAh Va n pFlCtS or
bread has become alnos, general We
have written 70 a number OF bakers re-.
questing them TO let us know what effect
the new conditions had on their trade.
The replies 10 our Inquiries in almost,
every instance Indicate that while the
sale OF the smaller loaf 90 cents) has
somewhat fallen on the demand for the
10 cent loaf has greatly increased. In
ract the larger loaf not only carries
the burden Of any existing business
depression hut il IS in a fair way TO
create new business and larger profits
for The trade This ought TO be good
news for the master baker.
The brightest minds In the trade
have long ago come to the conclusion
mat the 10 cent loaf is The logical solu-
ton Of the many problems which con-
front the average baker. Both viewed
from the manufacturing and selling end
the 10 dent loaf Is by IA preferable
20 the handling OF the smaller loaf. while
the public has not been long IN Dis
covering hat The larger LOAF - ~
variahlv also the bette oar. We pre-
dict that tho 10 cent loaf viii he he
loaf OF the future.
The master baker not only ready TO
meet the demands made on him by an
exacting public but even ~anxlous 20 do
more than IL expected OF him. has long
ago learned that Il costs money 10 do
all the things expected % a modern,
sanitary baker. and the constantly in
creasIng cost OF production has greatly
lessened his legitimate PROF. The
bakers only salvation lies IN tho manu-
facture Of 10 cent bread.
9TH" present crisis affords exceptional
opportunities for the baker 10 boost the
larger loaf and, as our friends above
referred 70 have experienced. there
seems 70 be l't,le diflf1culty in Inducing
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