Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-10-23

dishes are heavy and too much trou-
BILE. Paper cups make it possible to
carry these foods.
Bread is an important part of the
school lunch, especially as sandwiches.
Whole wheat, steamed brown, graham,
oatmeal, barley, corn, and rye breads
may be varied with nut, raisin, date,
and currant breads, so there should be
no danger of monotony If the filings.
too, are changed. Sandwich filings
are important now, too, for we must
economic on beef, mutton and pork,
which can be shipped to Europe. and
use cheese, eggs and chicken instead.
Cup custards, eggs cooked in the
shell, baked beans. cheese, lettuce and
celery sandwiches, various small cups
of salad, fresh fruits, pickles, and
occasionally cold meats, offer the va
riety which is so much appreciated In
a school lunch. The most delicious
foods in the world will cease TO be In
wiling If they appear day after day.
BY planning ahead for the lunch bas-
ket as one does for the family meals,
the daily food at home may be made
to fit the needs of the lunch basket.
Another essential of the lunch bas-
ket is the surprise. Even the older
children are not beyond the delight Of
well managed surprise in the form
of bit of candy wrapped and placed
ut the very bottom of the basket.
favorite fruit, few nuts or a pretty
cake to. be found and enjoyed at the
last, Is always a whet to the appetite,
for the thought of what may be hidden
makes the plain food go down easily.
We who have grown older and know
the value of these joys can live them
again in the pleasure of passing them
on to the little folks"
Don't console yourself with the
thought that you are doing your share
by eating $3.50 bread. If you can use
one ounce less of wheat than you are
using, you are stacking" until you
do 1t.
If eggs are worth more TO you when
there is less danger of spelling, kill
the rooster in the flock. If feed is
worth more to you converted into eggs
than into tail feathers, kill the rooster
Eat potatoes. The supply is plenti-
full, the price reasonable. Eating pota-
toes will be the means of saving bread.
To keep our promises to the allies we
must send millions of bushels of wheat
for several months. TO save that much
wheat. and still keep ourselves in trim
to do our work for the war, we must
eat potatoes.
dairyman to stand by with that cour-
age that comes from the knowledge
that he is part of the worlds reserve
army that may, at any moment, be
called into battle for our existence and
the existence of the next generation
Hoover.
Don't spend your time worrying
about your neighbours saving less
wheat than you do. Put all your en-
ergy on saving every ounce Of wheat
and your neighbor may catch enthusi-
asm from you.
Wisconsin can supply you with
enough variety of products for your
table. Be a good Badger and live
largely on home products. The less
you buy outside your own state the
more cars there viii be to take food
to the seaboard for the men across the
sea
The distribution Of milk 20 our city
population is just as vital as the dis
tribution Of water. To have ten indie
pendent water systems numbering our
streets would be- TO More chaotic than
our present milk dislrbutiou.-H0 !