Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-04

What percentage Of real food will
your marketing Of today represent ?"
was the question discussed by Miss
Hanko before the thoughtful women
who attended her lecture in City Hall
! yesterday. She talked about the
. buying Of the foods and insists that
10 get best values, women must 20 10
market in person. She said that the
purchase Of foods for the family is
probably the most vital responsibility
Of the housekeeper. She spoke OF
the combination Of lack Of knowl-
edge and false pride as being re-
sponsible for large meat bills, AMI
said knowing cuts Of meat is really
very simple and a little attention to
this Will give first class working
knowledge in short time Women
who have such knowledge may de-
part from porterhouse, sirloin and
pork chops and not be deceived or
disappointed. She told how to de-
tect good meat tender poultry, fresh
fish and eggs and spoke at length on
the value Of pure milk.
Used FireIess Cooker.
Before Miss Hanko began her leo
ture, she gave a little talk on the
fireless cooker. She showed how to
heat the radiators and answered sew
eral questions in regard to difficulties
they have experienced in fireless
cookery. She prepared leg Of lamb
and put ii in the cooker and left il to
cook itself while she delivered her
lecture on Marketing"
The cookery demonstration follow
ing this lecture was one Of unusual
interest. The dishes prepared con.
stituted a real dinner. Miss Hank,
explained the use Of canapes and
showed how to make cheese and sar-
ONE canapes. The dauphine pota
toes were an elegant dinner dish. and
the Butterfly tartIets were beautiful
These were fine faky pastry cut by a
pattern butterfly, brown and ye]vety
by reason Of the sugar and cinnamon
used
She gave away a number Of very
pretty cakes. Miss Hanko's cake
baking lessons have been one of the
most popular features Of the Kenne-
bee Journal Home Economics School
ana many of the women have at
tended the sessions especially to ger
the assistance that Miss Hanko rem.
GERS in regard to this importan.
branch Of the culinary art. The wo-
men OF Augusta are very appreciatiye
Of the help Miss Hanko has giye1
tnefn in regard to baking cakes and
also OF her generosity in giving away
the decorated cakes every afternoon.
Much regret is expressed over the
fact that the Kennebec Journal Home
Economics School must close today.
This means but one more session. At
the meeting this afternoon Miss
Hanko will talk on Planning and
Serving of Meals" which is one Of her
most popular lectures. She will also
teach how to make fish balls, mock
scallops with hot sauce. good old
fashioned potato salad, and an eco
nomical and delicious devils food
cake.
LUNCH ROLLS.
] yeast cake
Il cupfuls milk
tablespoonfuls sugar
tablespoonfuls crisco
cupfuls -four
/ egg
l teaspoonful salt
Scald and cool the milk, then add
yeast and sugar. Now add crisco
and 2 cupfuls -four. Beat thorough
ly. then add egg well beaten, re-
mainder Of -four and salt Mix and
turn out on Toured board and knead
lightly and thoroughly. using as lit
tie flour as possible. Place In
creased bowl, cover and set aside in
warm place to rise two hours When
light, form into small rounds, place
one inch apart on creased pan AL
low to rise half an hour. Brush
over with crisco and bake in hot oven
fifteen minutes. Sufficient for
twenty rolls.
STUFFED POTATOES.
tablespoonfuls melted crisco
6 large potatoes
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