The state herald., 1919-07-11

chopped celery inside. poured into little modk
There's dressing on top and little balls of cottage
cheese with dash OF paprikn alongside and it's
good know for ] sampled 1t; couldn't walt tn
get home"
The best cook In Evanston"-Mrs. james Wells
came In and took n lot OF II away with her and
theh Mrs. james Pntten ordered the rest TO
10 her He'd Cross workers Bits OF comment like
this were to be hcnrd everywhere:
Just couldn't whit; had to taste this ginger
brend."
isn't the potnto salad declousY"
See you tomorrow. Mrs. Kingsley. I'm going to
hurry home and eat this hash while it's hot"
Il couldn't walt. Ind to bite into this cooky."
one woman remarked. crunching Into n cooky. MY.
but It's goodl"
Speaking Of the dpner she purchased. Mrs.
Dawes characterized II us delicious"
Mrs. Eugene Garnett said her meal was zone Of
the finest home cooked dinners l ever nte. In nu
triton seasoning and all other points II was per-
feet"
Mrs. Robert u. Cunningham was likewise en-
thuslastic III the success OF the kitchen depends
on the food. it'll be huge success" she said.
There Isn't n restaurant In Chicago which can
offer Ms fine home-cooked dinner ms the COM
munity kitchen here"
Two o'clock found the Community kitchen
pretty much deserted, and the managers OF the
plhce checking up on the proceeds of the iirst ,uy
"we knew we would be successful because the
plnn was pretty thoroughly discussed before be-
gan the work." snd Mrs. Kingsley. but we weren't
prepared for all the enthusiasm that greeted us
Il feel sure that the community kitchen will
prove great success" Mrs. Rufus Dawes said. "It
VIII be impossible for several weeks to determine
the cost OF the menls cost Of operation. and NO
forth The work TINT hns been done by volunteers
will eventually have TO be done by paid workers"
Corncd beef hnsh sold for 90 cents u pound, the
gingerbread wns'o cents cnke nnd the doughnuts
30 cents u dozen.
''The greatest problem now IN to know how much
food 10 prepare. We nrc attending personally to
every detail Of the kitchen thnt may nnd out
what quantities TO prepare and Just how much TO
charge.
'"The kitchen is renlly trial now. n II works
well. We mny turn II over To business concern 10
handle. but we Will not mike the mistake New
York did of not having real home cooking Mrs.
NJ II. Kennedy. who is one Of the best cooks In
Evanston. has promised TO stay. One of hcs help
ers IN n university graduate. who took n domestic
science course-Mss Rachael Madison Miss Olive
Biystnd. nm Evanston girl. is the other assistant"
The contnincr that II 10 be used resembles u
gorned dinner phil. built In nvs compartments
md insulated to retain heat for three hours In
the compartments will be placed soup incni. ycge-
table. potatoes md hot dessert These viii be
distributed BY auto trucks.
Winnetka IN much Interested In the pInn Mrs
John Il. Dickinson rnd Mrs. II. J. orwig OF the
winneika womnn's club visited the kitchen the
opening dny To see hoS II worked.
eve need such mn Institution Ms much M Evnns.
ton does" said Mrs. Dickinson "if II works out
In Evanston we will start one
Looking nj the community kitchen experiment In
n brond sense. II II merely one problem Of many
which every community hns to solve. How long
will II be before our American communities take
hold Of these problems which nrs In the last analy
sis, their own md nobody elsc'sf