Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-20
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
BY Lausa A. Kkkmon.
FILLING THE DINNER PAIL.

"Why don't you write something on
filling the dinner pailf" writes 4 reader
friend who signs herself Factory Mans
Wife" with the thousands Of factories
all over this country filled with men who
must eat their lunch from dinner pail,
am sure such IN article now and then
would be read with interest. 1t 10 30 hard
to think Of things to put in mans dinner
pail, 30 hard to get variety with cold
foods that will carry WE'LL"
In the future ! shall devote an occa-
sional article to this subject. ! am always
glad to have my readers make suggestions
Of this sort for enlarging the scope Of this
department. Not long ago one Of my
readers suggested my devoting an article
to cooking which it is possible for a
business person to do on one-burner
stove in one room; followed this sug-
business people concerning it. So / shall
go on publishing occasional articles on
this subject, for believe that such
course will be appreciated by n good per-
centage of my readers. And now comes
this request for articles on filing the din
ner pail. ] am greatly pleased at discover
ing a new need and shall enjoy writing
upon the subject
In filling dinner pail the season Of the
year is the first thing to be taken into
consideration. A man at hard work
always needs substantial foods, but in
warm weather meat substitutes may be
used instead of meat, and fruits and vege-
tables should be more abundantly present
than in cold weather. In short, a luncheon
Of heavy foods which is suitable for cold
weather is most certainly not suitable for
hot weather.
For this reason have prepared list
of foods suitable to put in the dinner pail
for fall and winter, and another list Of
foods suitable for spring and summer, and
] will be glad to send these lists 20 any Of
my readers who care to write for them, en-
closing stamped, self-addreso1 envelope.
Recipes for the preparation OF all but the
most ordinary foods accompanying these
two lists.
Variety is another extremely important
consideration. There is nothing 80 lading
TO the appetite as menotony. When q
man complains that nothing tastes good
to him any more at the noon hour, We
may be sure that his wife gives him cake
and pie always made by the same recipe,
white bread constantly Unstead OF whole
wheat bread, corn bread, etc, now and
them and never plans those little sur
nrisSfS MHlcn mean EihtH W INC
opening put-up lunch such surprises
as an unexpected package of salted nuts.
homemade candy, or some such unlocked
for deliCacy as this.
The woman whose duty it is to put
up lunch daily, should be, of all women,
familiar with many different way. n
cooking one thing. IL is all right for other
women to use tho family's 'favoritc
recipe" every time; but the filler Of the
dinner pail must know her cook book
from cover to cover-must have a dosen
recipes at her fingers ends where other
women have but one.
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