Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-06

ileilbtf or the vol
untcer diet squad at the Lighthouse. 152
West LehiRh avenue. every time they go
abroad and mix with the herd, who are
spending three and four times that much
for one meal
And II has brought forth a strange and
unusual sentiment from Joseph r. Mac
Laughin, who does all the buying OF food
supplies for the city Of Philadelphia. Mr..
MacIaughlin, himself tipping the scales at
more than 200 pounds, told the deters that
he thought new law ought TO be enacted
URGES HOUSEWIVES LAW
'"rhey are passing laws about making
people get health certificates 10 marry"
said Mr.. MacLsughlin with fire In his eye,
but .say Il is just as important to pass
law which would forbid women TO marry
unless they knew what and how to buy for
food and then knew how to cook H. They
say an army travels on it's belly, but I say
the whole nation travels on it's belly. II
people do not have proper food they get
sick. II IT is not property prepared they
do not get the nourishment they should
am glad that Philadelphia IL making this
diet experiment II Is an oppOrtune time.
when people are thinking Of food values
and the high cost Of living"
Poor Mr., MacI,aushlin when he frst
appeared At the diet squad table thought
hs was one Of the dcters-.ln fact.
thought he was the much -heralded 200
pound iantor Of the Lighthouse, Herb Tay-
Tor, who a noted for his eating capacity.
Mr.. Taylor is the man who usually puts
away steak. an order Of beef stew, eight
slices Of bread, all the side dishes" and a
dessert at one meal His fame and his
appetite had precebed him, and because
Mr. MacLaughlin was the largest man at
the table thought he was Mr. Taylor.
Mr. MacLaughlin ate a bowl OF baked
bean coup. three SLICES Of French toast,
and had cup Of tea, Just like the rest
Of u.s. And he said he would like to have
STAYED for the whole two weeks Of the diet
test Mr MacI.aughlin is much Interested
In what Is going on at the Lighthouse, for
he says that the city needs just such an
| experiment 10 teach people how 10 live
! lie says We all eat too much
That baked bean soup sounds funny, but
| It was good. sAnd ~ In not hard TO make,
| either. 1 asked how H. was done for
a family Of rouI, for when I saw II on
| the menu I thought II was worth finding
| out for the women who want TO make "A
| delicious and cheap soup The cook took
one cup OF navy beans, an onion, car
| rot both all cut ny, and quarter OF
| o teaspOOnful OF baking soda. To this she
| added one quart Of water, and boiled all
| until the beans and the carrot and the
| onions were soft Then she mashed them
| through "A cOlander. Then she added salt
| to taste and two more cups or water and
| boiled the soup until It was nice and thick
The French toast we had was mighty
good. too and they told us II was not ex-
| pensive, either.' II only takes one egg Ia
| make eight slices of the toast A batter OF
one egg, two-thirds OF a tablespoonful OF
| sugar, twO-thirds Of tablespoonful Of
-four and One-sixth OF a pint OF milk II made
first The bread IL dipped in this and then
| fried
One OF the easiest and best dishes we
were served on the diet squad yesterday
was the hamburger steak we had last night
| That was not prohibition In price. one
| mound Of the finely chopped beef was enough
10 serve four people TO the meat was
added the seasoning-a few drops OF onion
| iuice and "A little salt This was formed
| into little "patties" and fried.
Before any OF MS was allowed mouth
| ful OF food we had to be weighed, The