Evening star., 1921-07-01

shut on for them would serve as a
good playhouse If no separate place
can be provided for them. In any
event a place must be found for the
children If a home vacation is to be
a success.
vt is a good plan to have your pic
MICS. when possible. within walking
distance. near water, and where there
IS safe spot to make fire. Never
build a fire against tree. and never
forget to scrape away carefully the
dead leaves, twigS and everything
else that might catch fire. Never
|, leave a fire unmatched, no matter how
small 1t is. Never go home until the
fire Is absolutely out; put water on
it to make sure.
A good picnic kit consists of some
tin spoons, iron knives and forks.
light frying pan with a hole in the
handle through which to pass
string, SO that it can be slung over
the shoulder. large five-pound bak-
ing powder can for a kettle, with
pail attached made Of wire; e., some oar
tin cups slung on string ana car
ried over the shoulder, and some
wooden picnic plates.
a Picnic Luncheon.
For real enjoyment. the picnic
luncheon should be simple. Potatoes
roasted in the embers, johnny cake or
hoe cake baked over the Goals or IN
brick oven, bacon toasted in spit
stick, coffee or cocoa made in a ket-
tie are infinitely better at picnic
than delicacies carefully prepared be
forehand at home. If you DO pack
the luncheon at home. however. put II
in several separate paper boxes so
that each member of the party can
share in carrying it to the picnic
ground. The boxes should be wrapped
in several thicknesses of paper and
carefully tied. to exclude dust and
air. 1t is relief to discard the boxes
and not to be bothered with basket
on the return trip. What cannot be
safely carried anywhere else can go
in the picnic kettle.
Individual salads can be packed in
lemon skin cases. Eggs, sandwiches,
chicken, pickles and other things can
all be wrapped in oiled paper and
placed in berry boxes. and several of
these could be packed in good-sized
pasteboard box. Use paper napkins
and tablecloth and individual drink
ing cups. Grind the coffee and take
1t in little tin box, and the sugar in
another. Cold meat. sliced and wrapped
in wax paper; smoked beef, cheese
and cans 6f baked beans all make
good picnic fare. Corned beef or
plain boiled beef run through the
meat grinder and mixed with salad
dressing will make delicious sand
wiches. Fresh lettuce leaves round
the sandwiches will help to keep them
moist. Have drinking cups or cheap
glasses that will At into each other
and so pack compactly. Unless you
are perfectly sure that the water sup
ply is pure. take one or more tightly
sealed fruit jars full of water from
home. for the most romantic wood
land stream is not always pure.
If the cry of, picnic" comes when
you have no cake on hand. take thin
slices of corn break with orange
slices of corn bread with orange
thickly spread with butter, with
plenty of small seedless raisins
pressed between the slices. or white
bread in jelly sandwiches or spread
with butter and sprinkled with
brown or maple sugar. Peanu,
butter makes a good filling for
sandwiches. Never pack cheese OF
bananas in the same box with bread
or cake. especially if put up over
night for an early start. The bananas
will impart strange flavor that will
spoil the choicest luncheon. Esti-
mate the utmost amount Of bread
and butter that can be eaten and