The Washington times., 1919-09-13
Bring Your
Lunch
By Loretto O. Lynch.

NaAnlmE 60 HOuDehol0 Management.
z HOUSEWIVES who read an ar
ticle in this column not so
= = very long ago advising that
they give husbands luncheons TO
carry to business, may have tried It
at the time only to bring about
the displeasure OF the variety Of
husband who Is ''tOo proud" to be-
little himself By carrying q lunch
con: They carry cumbersome golf
sticks or suit cases or baseball
bats cheerfully. but lunch-ah no!
But should you be in the loop
district in Chicago any day you
may see a president Of one of the
big factories with a mysterious
little package under his arm as he
Wends his way to business. For
Chicago, in her efforts to stop food
prohteering even unto the restau-
rants, has gone in for a Garry
your-lunch" campaign with enthu-
siasm.
But now the housewives else
where cheer up, for not only do
the large number Of men employed
bring their luncheons to work but
even the stenographers are carry
ing fancy little silk bags contain
ing appetizing MONDAY lunch
cons.
Il does seem a little unfair for
the average man to spend fifty
cents to one dollar for a restaurant
luncheon, while the wife and four
or five youngsters at home SO
manage as to get a luncheon for
all Of them for about the same
money. And again, with the in
come Of the average man today,
he can iIl-afford to buy luncheon
out With a few exceptions among
those who do hard physical labor,
the average worker who does not
90 home to luncheon or midday
meal, does not need a hearty lunch
con if he or she has eaten a proper
breakfast.
Fruit fresh, or stewed, q large
bowl Of well cooked cereal with
milk or cream, some kind OF bread
and cocoa or coffee may be taken
as an example Of a hearty. sus-
tanning breakfast
It. has been pointed out that our
greatest financiers eat an apple or
perhaps drink glass Of milk and
call that their MONDAY meal The
greater number Of these, however,
are men well past the middle age,
and, as the years come upon US,
the constitution seems to be bene-
fitted by a decided lessening Of the
food consumed. Yet the average
healthy worker requires more Of
a luncheon than these celebrated
financiers. and here are some sug-
gestiOns for the housewife whose
oil
triots in the campaign against the
H. c. l.
Sandwiches, day In and day out,
become very monotonous, and their
high frequency in some lunch pack
ages has been the cause Of lunch
cons from home coming into un-
warranted disfavoF. Sandwiches,
undoubtedly, have their place, but
II you give sandwiches on Monday
and Tuesday, put no sandwiches In
the lunch on Wednesday or Friday.
Cut bread one inch in thickness.
remove crust and toast Il over a
quick hre. II it is done slowly II
viii become dry. When a delicate
golden brown, wrap IT in waxed
paper. Shape cream cheese into
balls or cut into squares. Roll each
in finely chopped olives. Wrap each
in waXed paper and pack A tiny
wooden padle, such as comes in mus
tard bottles, may be used for spread
ing. A cnie piece OF cake, and a
piece OF fruit, each separately wrap
ped, will top of this luncheon.
A broiled pork chop, well drained
Of excess fat, is both a surprise "a
a change. A sour pickle. some 1t
tered bread and butter, and a paper
Hru ~
place of Jelly glasses nowadays,
fIIed with apple sauce, will be
tempting. Each article, Of course,
should be carefully wrapped and
packed.
a hot-cold bottle Is a great addi-
ton to any outft. The pint size
is not expensive and may be used
for hot soup or nourishing hot
cocoa or milk or tea or coffee. 1t
may be used in summer for ice
cream or for carrying a delicious
ice-cold salad.
Try 20 make the "carry-your-
lunch" campaign a success by hav-
ing a little plan written. II Is
easier by far TO vary the lUncheons
when they are written out. Stuffed
eEgS, damned sliced tomatoes, left
overs of various kinds may be used
in the planning. A tiny cold cream
Jar or paper container OF jam, jelly
or marmalade will be found and
unexpected variation. A couple Of
pieces OF candy or a few cracked
nuts will be just as pleasing to the
hard-wOrking laborer or business
man as Il is to the school boy.
Even your slightest effort in this
direction will all work effectively,
We trust, toward crushing the new
est Of demons, The High Cost of
Living.