Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-07
WOMEN IN SCORES
TALK ABOUT FOOD
Housekeepers' Center Increase IN
Attendance and Visitors
Receive Instructions.

Seventy-6ve women called during mar
ket hours Yesterday morning ut the
Housekeeper's Center 702 King street, to
inouire about market prices, and to dis
cuss food problems. Mrs. Frederick
Snyder was in attendance, and she gave
all the information inquired for, and
invited the callers 10 attend the demon
strations being held at the center.
On Monday, the first day the center
was open, there were Is visitors; | ues-
day afternoon, 20 women learned TO make
soap, and, with this record the first
week, the place has been open, the New
Century Club considers that It's service
toward home economies Tor Wilmington
may prove quite big feature.
The room is fitted up with q gas stove
and cooking utensils, and in the window
are various food products-oil nuts,
ylentils, etc. that arc being urged upon
the public now, the soap that was made
Tuesday. and q meat substitute made the
same dsy. There was to have been
demonstration Yesterday afternoon, but
not enough visitors were present to make
il worth while, and II was decided that
no demonstrations will be held on We'd
nesday.
Wednesday morning will be time
for women who are marketing to call for
information and discussion, and as It IS
not likely that they will care to go TO
King street again the same day, no cook
ing lessons will be gwen that afternoon,
ANOTHER soAP-MAkING LESSON.
There has been . request for another
soap demonstration, and that Will be
| given next Tuesday afternoon at Z.3O
o'clock. The recipe used follows:
| Put pounds of fat scraps IN covered
pan, and put in gas oven with burner
going, and let stay ; hours. This Will
| lust about render the fat. Then pour
| through cheese cloth into pan con
| tanning quarts of cold water. II the
| cheese cloth hasn't caught all the sedi-
nents. pouring the fat into the water
| allows the fat to harden quickly, and the
| sediment to collect In the bottom, where 1t
can be scrapcd off
| Put fat into boiler (agate or porcelain
| to roheat, and while this IS taking place.
mix | can lye with plnts OF cold
water, using "a wooden spoon 70 STIR.
| When I've is thoroughly mixed with
water. add TO the I've mixture ) table
spoons borax and tablespoons ammonia,
and let this cool to lukewarm. Feel the
outside OF the kettle, as lye Will burn the
fingers.
Stir I've mixture into melted grease.
Never stir the grease into the lye. Stlr
thoroughly Is TO 20 minutes. Pour into
moulds lined with oiled paper or cheese
cloth. Let stand is hours before cutting.
CURRIED RICE AND KIDNEY BEANS.
Soak cup OF beans overnight and cook
until soft. Boil one-half cup rice.
Cut fine > medium sized onions and
take . tablespoons cut green pepper.
Place in frying pan. with tablespoons
butter substitute or drippings. When
fried but not brown, mix IN one-haf
teaspoon curry powder that had been
mixed with one-half cup cold water
| Cook gently until it thickens.
Put beans in the ceSter OF the dish,
arrange rice for border, pour sauce where
rice and beans meet, and sprinkle all
over with . tablespoons grated cheese
and paprika.,
| This Is a good meat and vegetable
! substitute.
| Several of the visitors have given
recipes that they find acceptable in then
homes, and have exchanged ideas, and il
is hoped that every woman who goes
there will be in the spirit of mutual
Tomorrow afternoon, there will be
demonstration of nut breads and sugar.
less desserts at 80 o clock.