The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-02-01
PREPARING LUNCHES FOR
SCHOOL CHILDREN.

The following suggestions as 10 me
nus for basket lunches are taken from
Farmers Bulletin No. 712. .SehooI
Lunches" prepared by Caroline L.
Hunt and Mabel Ward. United States
department OF agriculture.
The basket lunch to be eaten M
school Is harder TO plan and also To
prepare than n home lunch. for chill
dren- To begin with. there are manv
foods which cannot be included In .
basket lunch. either because they are
not good cold or because they cannot
De conveniently packed or easily car
RED This leaves fewer foods to
choose from. and so extra care Is nee
essary to prevent "sameness." Extra
enre Is needed. too. In the preparation
or foods that must be packed In small
compass and kept for several hours be-
xore being eaten and that must very
often be carried over dusty roads.
Tho number OF foods that can be
easily carried has been enlarged of
late by the possibility of using par
ann paper and parchment paper. In
which moist foods can be wrapped so
a. to prevent them from sticking To
other foods. Paper cups. Jelly glasses.
jars with screw tops. and SO on. are
also . help. for In them sliced raw
fruits. stewed fruits. custards.. cottage
cheese. and other half-solid foods can
be carried.
The quality OF the bread used In the
basket lunch Is especially important,
because IL In commonly served In the
form OF sandwiches. and is. therefore,
to be considered not only as a food In
itself but also as n means of keeping
other much-needed foods In good and
appetiztng condition, or of serving
them In attractive ways.
"A few bills Of fare for basket lunches
follow. which may help In deciding
what In satisfactory for the purpose.
Many others equally good could be
suggested.
Sandwiches with sliced tender meat
or chicken for filing; baked apple
cookies; or few Jumps of sugar.
Slices OF meat loaf or bean loaf
bread and butter sandwiches; stewed
fruit: small frosted cake
Crisp rolls. followed out and filed
with chopped meat or fish, moistened
and seasoned. or mixed with salad |
DRESSING: orange. apple. q mixture of |
sliced fruits. or berries: cake.
Lettuce or celery sandwiches; cup
eustard; jelly sandwiches.
Cottage cheese and chopped green 1
pepper sandwiches or a pot of cream /
cheese with bread and butter sand
wiches; peanut sandwiches; fruit
cake.
Hard-boiled eggs; crisp baking pow
sugar or maple sugar sandwiches.
Bottle OF milk: thin corn bread and
butter: dates: apple
Raisin or nut bread with butter;
cheese: grunge: maple sugar.
Baked beans and lettuce sand
wiches: apple sauce: sweet chocolate.
Many kinds OF lunch boxes. pals and
baskets are now on the market The
chief advantage Of most boxes and
pals In that they are made Of metal /
and can. therefore. be easily cleaned
and scnlded to keep them In safe con-
dition. Some boxes have the advan-
tage over pals that they can be folded
when empty and strapped with the
ochoolbooks. BASKETS are ventilated. /
and for this reason suitable for car
rying moist foods which are likely to |
spoil. There II no reason. however.
why small holes cannot be punched |
In metal boxes or pals to let In the |
air. Baskets can. of course. be washed |
or scalded. but not so easily as metal |
containers. and they should be fire.
Quently cIennsed. There should. In |
fact. be no part OF any food container |
that cannot be cleaned. For this rea-
son the simplest boxes and baskets are |
often better than the more elaborate |
ones. with compartments In which to |
keep dishes. knives. forks and spoons |