The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-17


peared in all the papers in certain
city the advertisement Of country
dinners-complete in every detail,
even to the flower decorations
which would be supplied by parcel
post. These notices continued for
a week, and by that time my curios.
ity was SO keen that / decided to
visit the enterprising husband and
wife who were carrying on the bust
ness.
They were located twenty miles
from the city, in place where farm
rent was comparatively low. They
told me they had all the orders they
could handle, and were making a
handsome profit.
The Way She Did II
Explain to me-" said, "just how
you plan and prepare your boxes"
Come with me into the Kitchen
said my hostess, "and / will show
you the box which am just prepar-
ing to SEM OH.
followed her into the kitchen.
In the packing case lay a plump
young broiler, flanked on one side by
perfectly made Schimer Kase on the
other by a bottle of Jersey cream,
rich and golden. On the table wait
ing to be wrapped were four ears OF
nntatnpS.
tender green beans, and a pint OF
shelled peas. Raspberries such as
one seldom sees in city markets were
there, picked with the morning dew
on them, and a pound Of sweet gold
en- butter.
"Just one thing MORE" said my
hostess, leading the way into her
dining room. There stood clusters
of old fashioned love pinks, making
the air heavy with their spicy sweet
ness.
81 find the majority Of my custom
ers," she said, love old fashioned
flowers. Sometimes ] find 1t better
to leave my garden and gather them
from the fields and woodland, Wild
flowers of all kinds, II properly pack
ed in moss, are lovely, and seem tc
charm city people by the breath OF
the country which they bring with
them. Field daisies are exquisite
and in the fall goldenrod, asters, cos
mos, and even the gorgeous autumn
leaves decorate most beautifully
Even when Thanksgiving and Christ
mas time come, the woods can be
counted on for their glorious bittel
sweet and the nesting winter fern
"In cold weather when vegetables
fail there are still many opportunl
ties for delicious meals.
"Of course l make 1t a point to cal
fruits and vegetables for winter u.s.
and there are various delicious coll
desserts to which whipped cream
may be added, and there are salads
pressed chicken, country sausage
annie butter and innumerable thing
which tempt city people"
Don't you find it difficult" ask
ed. ito comply with all the parce
post regulations? 1t fairly makes M
crazy to read them over.
She smiled.
"At first i found them puzzlini
too. but now / know just how eac
thing must be packed, and | keep
supply of containers on hand.
request sent to the Third Assistar
Postmaster General, Washington, l
c., will bring, free OF charge
any address, booklet put out by IN
government, with all the rules an
regulations concerning parsel post
II was about month after tn
visit to the country kitchen that
happened to lunch with friend
mine in town.
81 am going to give kind of di
ner which / believe you have new
eaten" my friend said to me,
parcel post dinner which has Just
rived from a farm twenty NIL
away"
When ! Ate II
| asked in great excitement whe'
err the farm which had supplied tn
dinner was the one which l had v
tied, and to my great delight lear
ed that 1t was.
''Do you really find" asked, "th
this sort of meal is satisfactory
Indeed | do" she answered wi
enthusiasm. 81 know that eyerythi
which is sent me is freshly gather
and prepared, and is packed so
TO be protected from germs and di
have always hated the thought
the way things are handled on a
city market, or even by the gard'