The Washington times., 1928-08-20
FOOD
FACTS
By ANN PAGE
Director Of A.. a. p. bureau OF ihO''s
Economics

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Director Of A.. 4 p. bureau OF hO"'s
Economics
There are two different types OF
picnic meals either OF winch
fit your plans at different ea U.s.
There is the sandwich, cake, ei =
mos bottle picnic which may ~
eaten in or out of the cal s
which is all prepared before leas-
ING the house: and there is tns
cooked picnic meal which is pre-
pared out OF doors over an open
fire This is the one that the men
usually like the best and for winch
they are sometimes quite ready 10
do the actual cooking as well as
their regular duty of making the
fire.
This kind of meal is great heip
to a busy woman and she Is Tor
tunate il there is within short
distance a picnic spot which can DC
reached quickly and easily. some
time it may be an impromptu picnic
when the food which was to have
been cooked at home for the regu-
lar evening meal is gathered into
q basket and taken along to be
cooked In the woods or at the
shore.
BE Sure Of Cups
II the picnic cups, plates, knives
and forks, spoons, salt and pepper,
and sugar are all kept ready on a
shelf in the cupboard reserved for
this. perhaps in the picnic hamper,
you will be sure that no essentials
keeps a list pasted inside the cover
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with this as she puts things in 1t.
There should be a supply OF paper
plates, spoons, cups and saucers al
ways on hand as, even IL you like
enamel or tin for the plates for
meat and the cups for coffee, the
paper plates and spoons will do per-
fectly well for dessert and for
water, milk or lemonade.
Broiled steak, ham or bacon are
always favorite picnic meats. They
do have a special flavor when
cooked over the Goals. Sweet pc.
tatoes cook more quickly than white
potatoes. A metal dish of creamed
potatoes prepared at home can be
reheated, however, while the coffee
Is coming to a boil and the steak
broiling.
II you have never tried broiled
buttered toast do put it on your
next picnic plan. It means first
Of all finding some nice green twigs
and whiting the ends to a nice
point. The bread is then butterad
on the loaf and the slice cut almost
an inch. thick. The bread is then
put on the stick and toasted over
the Goals, which by that time have
been formed in the fire while t..e
coffee is boiling. The bacon can be
broiled on these sticks, too, and
put on the toast or between rolls.
Done On q Stick
Frankfurters are also favorites
for broiling either on sticks or
each person broi1ing his own as ne
Is ready or the frankfurters NAV
be cooked together In a wire broiler.
When corn Is in season, it can
be roasted in the ashes like the
potatoes or it can be more quickly
fried in pan with bacon fat after
1t has been cut off the cob. A few
minced peppers may be added and
an onion or two IL you like but it
is good without the addition OF
either savory vegetable. With the
hnAA VI Inv DdCOu yUu IIdy ike
eggs, scrambled at the last moment.
Jelly. pickles and a vegetable
salad or small whole tomatoes go
well with these suggested combina-
tons. Rolls may be plain or toasted
If you do not care to make toast.
Anything For Dessert
For dessert anything you have
on hand will do, cake, cookies, fruit.
One favorite, however, Isl a green
apple made from the first apples
of the season or berry pie may
take it's place.
II the little children who have
their supper at night come to an
early picnic supper a box of ready
.to-eat cereal, some bread and butter,
and jelly or lettuce sandwiches,
cookie or some apple sauce may be
<aken along for them.
A few other suggestions for pic.
MICS are: Broiled ham and sliced
pineapple served on toast; scrambled
eggs and bacon on rye bread:
creamed smoked beef on toast:
broiled tomato and bacon on toast;
savory corn and scrambled eggs.