The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-14
THE CULINARY DISPLAY
Cake Classes Seem To Be Most
Popular, Says Mrs. Forbes, in
Charge of Free Fair Department.

One is taking his life in his hands
when he goes too close to the culinary
display at the Kansas Free fair.
Everything looks SO good and smells
SO good that he is likely to die of
hunger before he gets away. even tho
he may have Just put away big
meal.
The cake classes seem to be most
popular this year, according to Mrs
Harry Forbes, who is in charge of the
Separtmen t, altho entries have been
made in every class.
Some wonderfully decorated cakes
seem to hold the attention\of the
crowd more than any other exhitits.
One in particular which is receiving
many comments, was made-by A. E.
Chabrier. 1921 East Sixth avenue. 1t
was an entry in the best decorated
class, entered By mep and boys. 1t
has delicate spun sugar fence about
the top, the American shield on the
top, coiored checkerboard decorations
just outside the fence, and wreaths
of sugar roses decorating the entire
cake.
The women, - to be excelled, how
ever, have entered number of elab-
orately decorated cakes for special &C.
casions. They include a birthday cake
topped by a WONDERFULLY naturai-look
ing and entirely edible lamb, sur
rounded by pink candles, and a Christ
mas cake, on which an icing Santa
Claus is pictured standing bMan icing
chimney, on which are hung gaily
colored icing stockings. Another
birthday cake, has swans riding
grandly about the top, while another
has May basket filled with vari-
colored flowers pictured in the icing.
Among the palmer cakes are old
fashioned Christmas fruit cakes, most
Iy extra large and iced plainly with
white frosting. There are some won
derful nut cakes that set your mouth
watering the minute you set eyes on
them. and some chocolate cakes. the
odorsof which is so good that you al
most pass away with hunger every
time anyone opens case door. But
nobody offers you slice.
Some interesting iced tea cakes are
on exhibition. Two in particular catch
the eyes of the crowd. One group has
- a sunfloYer worked out in the icing,
and the other is daintily illustrated
in pastel shades.
to the cakes with the exhibitors. They
include not only fruits, but jellie5,
vegetables, meats and spices. Two
groups of old fashioned herbs which
are in competition with each other,
comprise fortyfive different varieties.
There are great numbers of cans of
dried corn, beans and other vegetables
of like nature. A special case has
been devoted to dried apples, pears,
peaches and a few other fruits and
vegetables which can be strung and
hung up. Even squash is represented
in that case.
Some beautiful examples of canned
? vegetables are exhibited. They are
packed more artistically than ono
would suppose possible, particularly
the string beams and carrots.
The meat display this. year is un-
usually good, Mrs. Forbes said. There
is one exhibit in particular. in which
eighteen varieties of canned meats is
entered as group. 1t will receive a
special prize, There are many pieces
of smoked and home cured meats
entered, besides the canned meats.
Breads and pies occupy a promi-
nent place. Even corn bread and bis
cults have their places and they look
wonderfully attractive and appetizing.
A school of intensive training is be-
ing held in the department, in which
twelve girls from the domestic science
department. of Seaman high schotH
re pupils. Every year, an invitation
extended to the domestic science
apartments of the Kansas high
cflools to send girls to this school
his year. the girls from Seaman are
liking advantage Of this offer. They
re: Ruth Pollom, Katie Lesser, Mil
red Wilson, Lois Gibson, Irene
Ieischer, Nora Boose. Ivolne Farmer
sdna Van Hole, Dorothy Van Hole,
Mabel Wolford and Alice Bayard.