The Washington times., 1916-02-04
OTHERS TO ENTER CONTEST.

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OTHERS TO E
| A number OF tho women present an
! nounced their purpose of entering the
contest, and each agreed that II she
were declared the winner in the loaf
| cake division she would donate the
stove to the new church SO as to proper
| ly equip the basement Of the new edlflce
| for socials and Suppers
| Washington housewives generally arc
busy preparing for the big baking con-
test which will bring The Times-W West
| field Domestic Science and Household
Applience Exposition to a conclusion
tomorrow afternoon.
| In addition to the housewives being
| on their mettle to uphold the honor OF
| the National Capital as baking CEN
| ter-the home Of good bread and cakes
| there is spirited rivalry among the
| women OF the various sections OF the
city and the numerous churches. The
indications are that there will be sew
cral hundred entries in the three divi'
sions. loaf cake, layer cake, and bread
Twenty-seven Appliances.
Twenty-scven handsome, valuable. and
useful household appliances will be
awarded the successful contestants. The
entries will be Judged by Prof. Shcr'
wood p. Snyder and Mrs. Snyder. two
OF the most famous cXponents OF the
culinary art in the United States. Cen
srsl appearance. taste, grain. and tex
ture will be the points on which th'
entries Will be judged and the awards
made
All loavcs OF bread and cakes entered
T., the contest should be delivered a
the Arcade between 10 clock tomorrow
morning and II noon. The judging vii
be done between l. and > p. m. I'm
mediately after the judging all th'
loavcs of bread and cakes will be turnet
over to committee representing tn
Associated Charities and sold. Th
money realized by the sale of the brea'
and cakes will be given TO IA numbe
of needy IA miles under the care of th
Associated Charities. The proceeds vii
not be turned into the general Associated
Charities fund but given directly to tn
families.
Mrs. Haring Chairman.
Mrs. II. h. IIaring, a well-knowI
Washington charity worker. is chair
man OF the committee which will SCI
the cakes. She will be assisted by Mrs
]. p. Wilcox. Miss A. NJ. Baxter. Mis-
Edith Maddux. Mrs: F.. T. Wads. Mis-
Courtney Wade, Miss Amy Tophar
Miss Marie Harlan. Miss Janet Paine
Miss Dorothy Paine. Mrs. Joseph Lude
wig and number of other societ
women and girls.
The committee will mark the price o
, each cake after il has been Judged an
several girls will be stationed at cac
, table to make the sales Wrappln
paper and cord will be provided 80 a
r to wrap up the cakes for the purcha serS
A number OF women have alread
!, | nladUp6
Sunday cakes at the Arcade tomorrow
afternoon so as to get exceptional valu
, for their money. and at the same tim
: help the needy families under the AS
sociated Charities care.
The conditions of the contest arc yer!
simple. No entrance fee Is required
The cakes and bread are to be bake
at the housewives home and delivered
=, at the Arcade before l. o'clock tomor
!. row. Every article entered will be Gu
and judged before the EYES of tn
housewife who baked it. and the award
will then be made.
To Get Jar of Bacon.
Every woman who wins a reward. an,
they VIII number twenty-sever. will b
, presented with Jar OF Beechnut bacon
!. Every woman who enters loaf o
bread or cake and fails to win a re
ward will be given pound Of Linton
u tea. Other rewards will lie distribute"
; Arcade.
: Prof Snyder said today tnat ludgin
l from the large attendance at tho cook
ing school lectures and the unusual in
L terest manifested in the baking demon
u ! strations conducted bY him this week
i that there would be several hundlc
entries in tomorrow's contest. and tina
the needy families would proht mate
= rally.
All unusually large audience attende
|. the cooking school demonstrations
| the pure food booths and the educi
uonal moving picture show at tt
| Arcade yesterday and last night.
II At the cooking school scores OF won
| en- ana girls were observed maxim
|! notes on the remarks OF Prof. ShcrwOC
n +. Snyder. the entertaining and cit
/ Cient instructor IN the culinary ar
Prof. snyder was in unusua | GOO
( humor and interspersed number
QlIpS and funny storPs as he waite
for the ingredients Of his recipes
= boil or bake. lie partiCularIzed on cab
l. baking yesterday, and astonished tt
housewives with the results obtaine
As he cooked he dropped number
valuable hints for SAVING steps al
foodStuitS.
Difficult To Make.
Pointing t. beautiful layer cal
n ornamenlcd with VarlEated sweet pei
made of icing, Ihof. Snyder said it WI
diftlcult to make. almost as difticu
as breaking an egg" he added. 80
night say 1t took man with artist
y Temperament (" make such a cake. a.
, would agree with you, but | Won
~ add that the man should have ju
aDoU' - much artistic temperament
a "uir. Tie then tore a leaf from
recipe book, folded ii like - lunn,
: nG vGr Ett'" pIeC" OFT the small en-
y Then h" explained that by poUrU
iciu- u.,o the tunnel and suueezu
~ the funnel the housewives could ma
ID any kind ol Powers they wished
their cakes. This and other seeming
l. Glftirult things which he demOnstrat
- in the simplest fashion Won HIM war
n applause.
y, The lecturer then talked OF kltcn
3 suulpmcnt. on which SUBJECT he sal
It, The most important task to whi
a " ifc or mother can dcN Otc- her til
J. is the preparation of the family mca
. Practically tho whole problem of tn,
health Centers around the dining roc
table. and in order that woman