White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-06-05
SUMMER LUNCHES

As school ends and summer be-
gins, we no longer have to think of
the school lunch but in its place
comes the outing lunch. Somehow it
il not nearly SO disagreable to think J
up good things to eat when one is
going en- picnic. We are all human.
1t is distasteful to think of standing
over the cookstoye in the heat of the
GUNNER to prepare for the daily
meals. We can scarcely think of walk
ing to the corner for the mail and as
for meetings, they are out OF the
question. But whisper the magic
word PICNIC, and we will work for
hours preparing a tasty lunch AMI
getting the car in good running con-
dit.on. We will then rise early, drive
anywhere under fifty miles, hike
from one to five miles to get the best
view of the country, toast our faces
over the camp fire and come home
in the evening feeling like million.
This is altogether proper as this is
recreation and not work. Work is
what you have to do While RECREATION
is what you do because you want to
do it. 1t takes us out of ourselves
mentally and PHYSICALLY and pre-
parcs us to carry on through the
long hot summer.
Let us, then, look bit to the pic
mic dinner. Perhaps it's greatest bur-
den falls on Mother. Many time
have seen some woman work most OF
the night and rise early the next
morning to prepare sandwiches and
other dainties for family who did
not realize the work connected with
SO simple thing as picnic. have
learned from experience that the
happiest of all picnics are those
gathered together at a moments
notice with little or no fuss or worry.
Sandwiches made at home are good
but not nearly as much SO as when
the bread, butter, and filling are
carried to the picnic grounds and
made few minutes before eating.
The bread is fresher, the lettuce
crisper and the filling has not be-
come dry, besides it is fun to help
make them in camp, the only extra
equipment necessary is sharp KNIFE
and a spreader.
Next consider the salad. What are
the high points in a salad? First it
should be fresh and crisp. Did yoa
ever see celery, lettuce or cabbage
chopped up and mixed with dressing
and carried for any distance on hot
day, that was quite as pa1atable as
when first mixed. On the other hand
it is simple matter to clean the
vegetables ard wrap them in wet
tea towel ready for the trip. Upon
arriving they may be immersed in cold
water until they have regained their
crispness and cut up just in time tor
lunch. Fortunately we, as a nation
, are leaning more and more to salads
The time is not long past when ii
was common thing to see men, re-
fuse salads or only pretend to eat
them when forced to do so for polite
nsss sake. Now days at restaurants
practically as many salads are called
for by men as by women, and this
statement does nos apply to the time
honored potato salad. :,
For the rest of the lunch, it should
be remembered that simplicity il
always best Cookies can be baked
days ahead and are far easier tc
carry and bake If of the dropped
/. variety, They can be made more
nutritious by using the whole whoa
flour and adding nrts and dr'et
: fruits. A good substitute for boil
! cake and cookies is the sweet sani
!. wich made of ground dates, figs o
g raisins. They may, be ground up am
can be kept for months On the ener
gcncy shelf if sealed in glass jars
O Tie night before using, add enough
- boiling water to soften and let start
: till morning then work to/a paste
. adding cream if desired.
!. In selecting fruit it is wiser tt
S choose the juicy ones such as apples
O oranges, pears etc. than banana
which are high il, starch and almos
a meal in themselves This type
fruit, being acid will satisfy the crav
ing for acids and eliminate tn
necessity for pickles which are no
good for children. Lemonade also
furnishes this tart note and supple
.e the drink. For variety add som
iu'ce from canned strawberries
cherries. Both children and adult
love the colorful in food.
We have now arrived at the cain
around, have explored the SURROUND
ing country and everybody is clam
oring for food. Mother assigns til
tasks. Ted brings water for lemon
ado and helps dad build the fire an
make the coffee for the grown folk
l.Mother and Elizabeth make til
sandwiches while Mary who is
cooking club girl. is allowed to max
C. the salad, under mothers superv
sion. Then prcstol before you kno'
II the family sits down to delicior
!. lunch with everything crisply fires
and appetizing. Best of all everyor
has had hand in it and Mother
III not too tired to enjoy her day.
re Some of the high points to be r.
st mernbered in lunch making are: D
ie not run too high in proteins. II me;
lie is used in the sandwiches. do n,
es include it in the salad and vice vers;
~ Eggs, cheese, cottage cheese. an
On nuts take the place of meat. Do NJ
IN try to have everything you can thin
H. of at the first picnic, it leaves no v;
ricty for those that follow.
~ Lettuce loses it's charm if perni
re re ted to become wilted and leather
,d Wrap it first in wet tea towel the
.u ir several thicknesses of wet new
y aper. Be careful of color harmon
it is as important in food as in clotl
es ing or home decoration. Beets shoul
n. not be served at the same meal wit
ed tomatoes Both are red but one is
IS, purple red and the other an orans
n red and these two colors clash.
16 good rule to use 10: Use only OF