Evening star., 1936-05-28
Not Wise to Change Diet
Of the Young Children
In Too Radical a Manner
Taking Along Few First-Aid Articles
Is Sensible Precaution in Case
of Emergencies.

and some of Mothers worries will be
lifted from her shoulders.
In the matter of food. things are
a bit complicated. Especially If
young children are to go along, it Is not
wise to make too great change for
them from ther usual dietary routine.
Digestions will be bound to suffer,
from strange food and excitement,
and the ride home will prove any
thing but happy occasion for all
hands!
THEREFORE,, plan your picnic meal
with just as great care as you
do the one that is to be consumed in
the family dining room. Remember
that eating out of doors in itself
promotes appetite, and as more food
will disappear down eager throats,
it must be of lighter quality than
usual
Sandwiches are, of course, practical
ly synonymous with picnics, and do
provide balanced meal for young
and old, depending upon the choice
of filings used. There are hundreds
of variations of the sandwich, and new
ones spring to life all the time, due
to the ingenuity of those whose busi-
ness Is to concoct unusual and novel
foods. AS matter of fact. wonder
full book has just been released by a
firm of publishers, which contains
recipes for over 1000 sandwiches
the book deals exclusively with them,
in all their forms and flavors. This
will be splendid helping hand for
the family whose Summer consists
of one picnic after another, and whose
Imagination is apt to give up long
before the end of the season.
AS for other food for the occasion
we'll there is always salad of some
kind. for one thing. Shredded raw
vegetables, mixed green's, potato or
fruit salads-all are good. They
should be carried in a glass jar packed
if possible in a pail of cracked ice.
so that they will emerge cool and
crisp instead of tepid, greasy mass.
Is is better to take French dressing
along in a bottle, and add 1t at the
picnic.
IF YOU plan to cook over the fire
in the open. pig potatoes" are
delicious. Cut the core from the
center of large potato, fill the cavity
with a small link sausage, close the
holes with pieces of the core and
bake in the hot ashes until the potato
is nice and mealy. Cubes of meat
on skewers may be broiled over the
Goals and are especially good when
the cubes have been alternated on
the skewer with pieces of bacon.
Onions may also be added to the
stick"
Meat cooked at home should be
carefully wrapped in waxed paper,
after being cut into individual serv-
ings. Hardcooked eggs. whole raw
tomatoes and whole fruits should also
be wrapped, and placed in the coolest
spot available. Large cakes should
travel in their own cake box and
cookies or cup cakes In cracker tin.
A vacuum bottle of tea or coffee
for the grown-ups and one of milk
or cocoa for the youngsters should be
supplemented by a bottle of water, for
those thirsty moments before and after
the meal. You will find that great
deal of whining on the homeward
ride can be done away with by having
a drink of cool water on hand to
relieve hot and dusty little throats.
And by all means, don't forget to
take along sunburn cream-you can
get burned even if you don't go to
the beach, you know--a little packet
of gauze and adhesive tape bandages,
a good antiseptic lotion for insect
bites and stings, and a book to amuse
the children while they rest after
lunch These additions will take care
of most emergencies and make the
usual discomforts of picnicking less
irritating to all concerned!
III you wish advice on your indi-
vidual household problems, write to
Betsy Caswell, in care of The Star,
inclosing stamped self-addressed en-
yelope for reply.