The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-07-10

There's dressing top and little balls of cottage
cheese with dash Of paprika alongside. and it's
good know. for sampled 1t; couldn't wait to
get home" --
The "best cook In Evanston"-Mrs James Wells
came In and took lot Of 1t away with her. and
then Mrs James Patten ordered the rest to serve
to her Red Cross workers. Bits Of comment like
this were to be heard everywhere:
Il just couldn't walt; had to taste this ginger
bread"
Isn't the potato salad deliciousr
"See you tomorrow. Mrs. Kingsley. Tn going to
hurry home and eat this hash while it's hot"
II couldn't walt. l had to bite into this cooky."
one woman remarked. crunching Into a cooky. my,
but it's good"
Speaking Of the dinner she purchased. Mrs.
Dawes characterized 1t delicious"
Mrs. Eugene Garnett said her meal was lone of
the finest homecooked dinners 1 ever ate. In nu-
triton. seasoning and all other points it was per-
feet"
Mrs. Robert D. Cunningham was likewise en-
thusiastic. IF the success of the kitchen depends
the food. It'll be a huge success" she said
"There isn't a restaurant In Chicago which can
offer fine home-cOOked dinner the COM
munity kitchen here"
Two O'Clock found the Community kitchen"
pretty much deserted, and the managers of the
place checking up on the proceeds of the first day
ave knew would be successful because the
plan was pretty thoroughly discussed before we be-
gan the work." said Mrs Kingsley, "but we weren't
prepared for all the enthusiasm that greeted u.s.
II feel sure that the community kitchen will
prove o great success" Mrs. Rufus Dawes said ut
will be impossible for several weeks to determine
the cost Of the meals, cost Of operation, and 80
forth The work that has been done by volunteers
will eventually have to be done by paid workers"
COrned beef hash sold for 60 cents pound, the
gingerbread was cents a cake and the doughnuts
80 cents q dozen.
1.-THE greatest problem now Is to know how much
food 10 prepare. We attending personally to
every detail of the kitchen that we may find out
what quantities to prepare and just how much to
charge.
1.-THE kitchen is really on trial now. II 1t works
WELL may turn it over to business concern to
handle. but will not make the mistake New
York did of not having real home cooking. Mrs.
NJ. H. Kennedy. who is one Of the best cooks in
Evanston, has promised to stay One of her help
ers is university graduate. who took domestic
Blystad an Evanston girl. is the other assistant"
The container that Is to be used resembles a
glorfed dinner PAIL built in five compartments
and insulated to retain heat for three hours In
the compartments will be placed SOUP meat. vege-
table. potatoes and hot dessert. These viii be
distributed by auto trucks.
Winnetka is much interested in the plan. Mrs.
John r. Dickinson and Mrs H. J. Orwig of the
Winnetka Woman's club visited the kitchen the
openng day how 1t worked.
ave need such an institution much Evans
ton does" said Mrs Dickinson. "f 1t works out
in Evanston will start one"
Looking at the community kitchen experiment In
a broad sense, 1t Is merely one problem Of many
which every community has to solve. How long
will 1t be before our American communities take
hold Of these problems which in the Last anAly
ads their own and nobody else'o1