Will it handicap them later in life if they are not fed properly in childhood? It will. Improper feeding may result in obstinate indigestion which will prevent them from ever becoming as efficient either mentally, physically or morally, as they might have been, if properly fed in infancy and childhood. What other neglect may hamper them all their lives? Not taking proper care of their teeth. Efficiency in Home Making yi Why is this? Food cannot be digested properly unless it is thoroughly masticated, and it cannot be thoroughly masticated unless one has good teeth. A child's teeth are worth thousands of dollars to him, and parents are neglecting their duty shamefully, if they do not see that each child has his own brush and that his teeth are brushed every night and morning. Do elderly people need as much food as those in middle life? No; none is needed for growth, and little for re- pair if they are inactive. Should proteids be reduced in their diet? They should, and if they are inactive very much reduced. PLANNING MEALS. What should one avoid in planning meals? Getting into a rut and having the same kinds of food day after day. Is it a good way to have a certain menu made up for each day of the week, and use it week in and week out? No; even having a certain kind of meat for every day in the week, is a poor plan. Is it not well to select favorite dishes to the exclusion of those less liked? No; for they will no longer please, if they appear too often on the table. Should there be a great variety of food at one meal? No ; it is better for the digestion not to have too much of a mixture. A light dessert should follow a hearty meat course. With a heavy dessert serve a lighter meat course. Is it worth while to save a tablespoon ful of different kinds of vegetables left over? It is; nothing should ever be wasted. Put the various bits of vegetables, a little steak bone, or bone from the roast, the little pieces of bread or toast, and a little gravy left over into a stew pan and let it simmer for an hour, or put in the fireless cooker, rub through a sieve ; boil up, adding a little but- ter, if there was not enough gravy or meat bone to flavor, add a little paprica✪ Vegetable Soup, or kitchen bouquet, and you will have a nice soup. 72 Efficiency in Home Making How can gravy left over, be used? Add to a can of tomatoes, cook half an hour, strain, add paprica, and salt and serve with toasted bread. How can small quantities of rice, macaroni or potato be used? Mix with a little chopped meat or fish, moisten with gravy or milk, put in shells or ramekins, with bread crumbs over✪ Baked Shells with Meat, bake until brown on top. How can left over soft boiled eggs be used? Put in boiling water, remove from stove, let stand until hard, then use as a garnish for spinach, lettuce, etc., or press through a sieve and add to a white sauce. What should the housekeeper always have on hand ? A reserve store of canned goods, to fall back on, when supplies run short. This saves a troublesome trip to the store or market at the last moment. Should a few cans of evaporated milk be included? It will often help out to great advantage.

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Will it handicap them later in life if they are not fed properly in childhood? It will. Improper feeding may result in obstinate indigestion which will prevent them from ever becoming as efficient either mentally, physically or morally, as they might have been, if properly fed in infancy and childhood. What other neglect may hamper them all their lives? Not taking proper care of their teeth. Efficiency in Home Making yi Why is this? Food cannot be digested properly unless it is thoroughly masticated, and it cannot be thoroughly masticated unless one has good teeth. A child's teeth are worth thousands of dollars to him, and parents are neglecting their duty shamefully, if they do not see that each child has his own brush and that his teeth are brushed every night and morning. Do elderly people need as much food as those in middle life? No; none is needed for growth, and little for repair if they are inactive. Should proteids be reduced in their diet? They should, and if they are inactive very much reduced. PLANNING MEALS. What should one avoid in planning meals? Getting into a rut and having the same kinds of food day after day. Is it a good way to have a certain menu made up for each day of the week, and use it week in and week out? No; even having a certain kind of meat for every day in the week, is a poor plan. Is it not well to select favorite dishes to the exclusion of those less liked? No; for they will no longer please, if they appear too often on the table. Should there be a great variety of food at one meal? No ; it is better for the digestion not to have too much of a mixture. A light dessert should follow a hearty meat course. With a heavy dessert serve a lighter meat course. Is it worth while to save a tablespoon ful of different kinds of vegetables left over? It is; nothing should ever be wasted. Put the various bits of vegetables, a little steak bone, or bone from the roast, the little pieces of bread or toast, and a little gravy left over into a stew pan and let it simmer for an hour, or put in the fireless cooker, rub through a sieve ; boil up, adding a little butter, if there was not enough gravy or meat bone to flavor, add a little paprica, or kitchen bouquet, and you will have a nice soup. 72 Efficiency in Home Making How can gravy left over, be used? Add to a can of tomatoes, cook half an hour, strain, add paprica, and salt and serve with toasted bread. How can small quantities of rice, macaroni or potato be used? Mix with a little chopped meat or fish, moisten with gravy or milk, put in shells or ramekins, with bread crumbs over, bake until brown on top. How can left over soft boiled eggs be used? Put in boiling water, remove from stove, let stand until hard, then use as a garnish for spinach, lettuce, etc., or press through a sieve and add to a white sauce. What should the housekeeper always have on hand ? A reserve store of canned goods, to fall back on, when supplies run short. This saves a troublesome trip to the store or market at the last moment. Should a few cans of evaporated milk be included? It will often help out to great advantage.

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