The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-16

food squad is eaten by them at OILS
tonight at the high school building the
eight local men and women assisting
in the test will have proven that the
expenditure Of Sl@ per week will sup
ply the average adult with sufficient
palatable nourishmcnt.
Nine Cents q Meal. Ee
Assuming that dinner tonigh, will
cost 9S cents, or lls cents Tor each
person, the total cost OF the meals per
person for the six days OF the expert
ment will be $lol, or II cents per day,
an average OF cents per meal Thus,
meals for seven days will cost at the
same ratio the sum OF Sl89
Total cost Of meals each day for each
person participating in the experiment
has been as follows; Monday, u cents /;
Tuesday, 27h cents; Wednesday,
20 ll-28 cents; Thursday, 29 III cents !;
Friday, rs 3S-4J cents. Breakfast today
cost 1924 cents, and luncheon, 9 1904
cents. Assuming that dinner tonight
will cost llH cents, the total expense
for today will be 2oh cents.
Total Cost.
The total cost for food for all eight
OF the plain food squad during the six
days of the experiment will be $l2H
In token of his appreciation Of the ef-
forts OF Miss Leno Osborne, domestic
science expert, and members of the do
nestle science department of the high
school who have aided in preparing
meals for the test, Anthony Ryan, mem
Der OF the Overholser players, and also
OF the plain food squad, will be host
to them at a theater party this after
noon
Many valuable lessons have been
learned by every girl assisting in the
test. 1t is NE first opportunity any
OF them have had of cooking for a
family" of eight persons.
Lessons Taught.
Miss Osborne this morning requested
several Of the girls TO write down the
lessons most forcibly learned during the
test. Miss Marguerite Shackleford ac-
centuated two things:
"First-Never throw any food away ;
III can always be used.
"Second-Prepare meals with thought,
and not in hurry, so that a balanced
combination Of minerals, oils, protein,
and carbohydrates will be present"
Miss Oma Harrison declared she had
learned:
"First-The economical and practical
side OF planning and serving meals
"Seoond-Why many housewives fail
by sinful waste.
Detailed Cost.
The detailed cost OF today's luncheon
was as follows
Creamed shredded veal One pound
veal at NJ cents per pound, l7h
cents; two cups white sauce, 2 cents
total, 1917 cents.
Corn fritters One can corn at IS
cents; ! cup flour, u cent; a cup
sugar 4 cent 4 cup milk, q cent
fat, cents total DA cents.
Baked apples; Eight apples az for
IS cents, o cents; sugar and CHINA
mon, ~, cents; total, 81 cents.
Peach jam, 2 cups, 7 cents.
Whole grain wheat muffins One cur
wheat grains, 4 cent; cups flour
cents, half cup sugar, cent; half cur
cooking oil, 3H cents; milk, VI cents
| ~ cents.
Tea, ; cents.
Detailed Cost.
| Detailed cost of today's breakfas
follows:
Oranges, y to Ach person, (35 cent,
per doxen), II 20 cents.\
Bran cakes Five cups flour, q
cents; two cups bran, 2 cents fiv,
cups milk, 3tS cents; salt, sugar an,
baking powder, 2 cents; total, 9yS cents
Fat for cooking cakes, (28 cent, pc
pound). IA cents.
Brown sugar syrup, four cups brow
sugar, 8 cents.
Coffee, 4 cents; cream, s cents.
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