Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
MRS. WILSON SUGGESTS
A WEEK END OUT OF DOORS
And Gives Some Good Suggestions About Arrangements as
t We'll as Recipes for Preparing Food
BY MRS. NJ. A. WILSON

fcopDrfoht, 1870, bv Mrs. NJ. A. wilson. All
rights reserUedD
MANY requests have come to this
AVA corner for a menu suitable for .
Sunday spent out of doors. Get every
bit of sunshine and fresh air while the
golden and balmy days are here. for soon
the wintry winds will be on their way
TO send us shivering to the warm cozy
indoor rooms.
Last summer chanced to visit a
community where three families banded
together and spent Saturday and Sunday
camping on sandy, stretch of beach
each week. The tents and shelters were
stored each week for n tri6ing sum and
as Saturdays in August are the tun
holiday, the men folk left early in the
morning to have things in readiness for
the family when they arrived.
The nomadic and Bohemianlike holi-
day brought health and strength and
happiness to these families. And while
l know it is not possible for all of us to
take advantage of this kind of an outing.
surely we can spend a day in the coun-
try or park. and come home at dusk
tired, but happy and oh. so sleepy
For n week end holiday you will re-
quire large shelter tent and two pup
tents for the children and IL you have
car many convenienCes may be taken
along; a folding sewing table makes an
ideal table for either cooking or dining.
Take along two wire shelves from the
gas range. These can be laid between
the stones and they afford fat sur
face for all cooking purposes.
BY all means take along the bread
box to use as a place of storage for foods
and supplies. Ants and bugs as we'll as
flies infest these place and unless care is
he. hn
A bar of mosquito netting or old
lace curtains will shelter you from the
insects that are so plentiful in all places
during the summer. Carry just as few
dishes as you can get along with and
plenty of paper napkins, bathing suit
for every one, hammock, a ball and
a bat, bean bag for the children and
a book for mother.
Pack the butter in a crock and soak
plenty of newspaper in ice cold water
and then wrap the crock in the wet
papers and then in plenty of dry ones
and the butter will remain firm.
An outdoor menu will include Satur
day and Sunday.
Saturday Dinner-Soon
Cold Sliced Ham Potato Salad
Sliced Tomatoes Colesaw
Gingerbread Coffee
supper
Toasted Smoked Sausages
Potato Baked in Ashes
Sliced Tomatoes
Watermelon Tea
Sunday Breakfast
Baked Beans Boiled Potatoes
Toast Coffee
Beef Stew
Potatoes Baked in Ashes
Sliced Tomatoes Corn on Cob
Sliced Peaches Coffee
Supper
Ham Sandwiches
Sliced Tomatoes
Ginger Bread Tea
For a party of twelve the market
basket will require
Seren pounds Of meat for ster,
One ten pound ham,
One basket OF potatoes,
Tro pdtermelOns
One tdSEet Of tomatoes,
One basket of cdntdloupes,
One basket OF corn,
-Four large heuds Of cabbage,
Ttco pounds Of beans 10 bake,
TVo and orG-hdt pounds Of salt
pork,
One and one.hdt pounds Of coffee,
One quarter pound of tea,
Ttoo pounds Of sugar,
Tlco cans of erdpordted milk,
Salt,
Pepper,
One quart Of onions,
One bunch Of carrots,
thick bunch of pot herbs.
Cook the ham and then bake the