The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-09-01

These conditions have
raised widespread Interest NV
in the proposition of com
nunity cooking. Notwithstanding the high
prices Of food and the scarcity or cooks,
the American people like good things to eat just
as well as ever. The question is where can these
good things be hadl large proportion OF twen
teth century married women cannot cook accept
ably aud would not cook II they could. modern
city woman who can cook can hardly be blamed
for unwillngness TO speud all her tlnis Ia home
work II Is an age OF inef1eiency In restaurant
cooking ia most other things and menu prices
ale even higher IN proportion Than raw material
prices.
Iva Lowther Peters, Phi H.. OF he womans di,f
sion OF the council OF national defense. made In
1918 complete survey of the various 80 operative
and community food enterprises OF This country.
II then believed that II the war continued com
munity Kitchens would have Ia be established Ia
larger cities 10 save food ana fuel.
England already running great many 81
them with encouraging results and Doctor Peters
Iot only studied these. bur undertook n thorough
investigation OF the cooperative sement from
the time il WAS born in the eighteenth century.
ssit happened. the signing OF the arInstice came
just In time 10 make the survey useless 10 the
United States food administration but Il is going
70 be OK great assistance 10 those individual Amer
leans who are thinking Of cooperating with other
individual Americans IN bringing down the price Of
eating.
An object lesson IS 2 community kitchen that
wss opened IA 1907 Ia Carthage. No, II To-
Gated In a private residence and the various fami
lies OF the neighborhoOd 20 IL for their meals
Each family furnished is own table chairs dis.--
rnen silver. thus maintaining its own tastes and
standards. To provide The original equipment for
the kitchen assessment Of ~ per adult and 81 -
per child was made In the beginning there were
to meubsrs. Including 10 IL children For the
nrst three months the price Of meals So for az
adult and 60 for child per week AFTER the
third month several families stopped coming
When the number decreased 20 the price OF
ID advanced 70 $50 per week A. the
US patronage decreased ana the cost OF food
i the price Of board kept advancing until
1911 four year. after its opening the
III quietly out Of existence.
he community cooking enterprises sur
Doctor Peters for the council or national
seli practically the story-s bn-f
/ ,.alartIy s brief decline, then exfiuCriol
But ghs community cooking enterprises tell one
other story add Il Is this
Ths ouiy community cooking eEterprisss showing
unmistaksble signs Of success are those where the
central kitchen delivers the cooked meals to the
homes These kitchens ire 10" being established
IL <eyezbl citles.
Chicago and many u Its suburban cities have
their afteugiOn % Evanston. M. just now. Esans-
Ton is \ few miles north OF Chicago Lake Mich
lsan II has about 5000 people. II Is city Of
homes Many II the men do business In Chicago
u
seat OF Northwestern university and y what nssy
te called . high-ciass American small city
Yes Evanston = ciy Of homes There are
streets " dwellings sud c0mps rsfiseiy fe@ nafs
are in evidence There are trees and lA~ns. TIE
houses look as II rhsy had kitc.iens-sood sIs
roouny cid fashioned kitcieEs. where Ihlnss we're
cook ee---piss ike IsorLer used make ara
doasauufs 10 compare with those 81 The Sal.
ysti0H Army
Bur the ImaginzfIon that sets you 10 sEIrsag Ia
he hots q catching dsle,tabe edSrs from thes..
old-fash.0ned Kitchens ia these cid fashioned
homes Is dsiasion and snare The kitchens arr
there but they are Idle painred ship ga a
painted ocean. Cause shy-fhere are 10 cooks.
Thsre was 8 lime long ago. when osca-
slsusI COOK could be snricsd ~ Eysnsfon ard
renpcrsd into cooking Bat Dist n1s l.
pesl
% Evanston l. soing 10 have q community kiteE-
sid has made beginning That's why Chicago
Uus,.s srs WATCHING bar with t1tsrsss-