19. What are some ways for using eggs in the school luncheon ? 20. You gathered nuts last fall. Think of ways to use them in the school luncheon. 21. Why is fish valuable as a food .? 22. How can one know whether the fish one buys is fresh ? 23. Give one good fish recipe that could be used in a luncheon prepared at school. CHAPTER III THE HOME SUPPER Lesson 9 preparing supper How mky we help in preparing supper ? Supper is one of the pleasantest meals of the day, because the hardest work is over for all, and there seems to be more time for the family to chat pleasantly, with- out a feeling of hurry. In summer the supper comes at the coolest hour, and in the winter there is a feeling of comfort in the warmth of the fire and the brightness of the lighted lamps. If a girl has not learned to prepare a meal, supper is a practical one for her to begin with ; it will give her mother a little leisure at 'the end of a busy day, and the girl herself is back from school, and glad to do something to help. Miss James, the teacher of the Pleasant Valley 69 70 FOOD AND HEALTH School, gives credit for home work, as a part of the household arts work ; but this should not be needed to make an energetic girl ready for the task. Marjorie Allen, Mollie Stark, and the other girls were discussing music at one of their club meetings, for they have a chorus in Pleasant Valley ; and they all agreed that the time to play or practice upon the piano or organ is not while Mother is getting a meal or washing dishes. What do you think about it ? After you have helped with the work, then in the quiet of the evening, when all the grown people can listen and join in the music, is not that a better time .? Setting the table. This is a pretty piece of work for the little ones before they learn to cook. Marjorie Allen makes a play of the table setting for the younger sisters and brothers. They have a table-setting song, and march back and forth in time to the music. Can- not some one of you make a rhyme for this occasion ? The dining table. The table may be standing in the kitchen or the living room, or, if the house is large, there may be a separate dining room ; but this is not necessary, and, while it is very pleasant in many ways, it does make more steps. One of the houses in Pleasant Valley has a large old-fashioned kitchen across the back of the house with the cooking conveniences at one end, and at the other, a place for the dining table. Near the table is a corner cupboard that holds enough dishes for the table. That end of the room is cool because there are two doors. The oldest daughter has made a screen THE HOME SUPPER 71 from a clotheshorse covered with a pretty chintz- patterned calico ; and, when the meal is ready, she stands the screen where it cuts off the heat of the stove. There could not be a pleasanter place for a meal, when Courtesy of WhUcomib and Barrotos, Fig. 33. — An easy way to set an attractive table. Father comes in from work, and Mother is glad to rest a minute. In the Allen family, the father and brothers have a knack for carpentering. When farm work was slack, 72 FOOD AND HEALTH they added a piazza, to the house outside the kitchen, screened it in ; and they have all their meals there in warm and pleasant weather. A shelf "on each side the window ledge makes it easy to pass things through from the kitchen. Several other families in Pleasant Valley followed this fashion. (Fig. 75.) What shall we have to cover the table ? The table itself is probably an extension table with a smooth top. 34. — A table laid with doilies. The napkin should be at the left. A dull finish is better than a polished top, because it does not become spotted or scratched so easily.

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19. What are some ways for using eggs in the school luncheon ? 20. You gathered nuts last fall. Think of ways to use them in the school luncheon. 21. Why is fish valuable as a food .? 22. How can one know whether the fish one buys is fresh ? 23. Give one good fish recipe that could be used in a luncheon prepared at school. CHAPTER III Lesson 9 preparing supper How may we help in preparing supper ? Supper is one of the pleasantest meals of the day, because the hardest work is over for all, and there seems to be more time for the family to chat pleasantly, without a feeling of hurry. In summer the supper comes at the coolest hour, and in the winter there is a feeling of comfort in the warmth of the fire and the brightness of the lighted lamps. If a girl has not learned to prepare a meal, supper is a practical one for her to begin with ; it will give her mother a little leisure at 'the end of a busy day, and the girl herself is back from school, and glad to do something to help. Miss James, the teacher of the Pleasant Valley School, gives credit for home work, as a part of the household arts work ; but this should not be needed to make an energetic girl ready for the task. Marjorie Allen, Mollie Stark, and the other girls were discussing music at one of their club meetings, for they have a chorus in Pleasant Valley ; and they all agreed that the time to play or practice upon the piano or organ is not while Mother is getting a meal or washing dishes. What do you think about it ? After you have helped with the work, then in the quiet of the evening, when all the grown people can listen and join in the music, is not that a better time .? Setting the table. This is a pretty piece of work for the little ones before they learn to cook. Marjorie Allen makes a play of the table setting for the younger sisters and brothers. They have a table-setting song, and march back and forth in time to the music. Cannot some one of you make a rhyme for this occasion ? The dining table. The table may be standing in the kitchen or the living room, or, if the house is large, there may be a separate dining room ; but this is not necessary, and, while it is very pleasant in many ways, it does make more steps. One of the houses in Pleasant Valley has a large old-fashioned kitchen across the back of the house with the cooking conveniences at one end, and at the other, a place for the dining table. Near the table is a corner cupboard that holds enough dishes for the table. That end of the room is cool because there are two doors. The oldest daughter has made a screen from a clotheshorse covered with a pretty chintzpatterned calico ; and, when the meal is ready, she stands the screen where it cuts off the heat of the stove. There could not be a pleasanter place for a meal, when Courtesy of WhUcomib and Barrotos, Fig. 33. — An easy way to set an attractive table. Father comes in from work, and Mother is glad to rest a minute. In the Allen family, the father and brothers have a knack for carpentering. When farm work was slack, they added a piazza, to the house outside the kitchen, screened it in ; and they have all their meals there in warm and pleasant weather. A shelf "on each side the window ledge makes it easy to pass things through from the kitchen. Several other families in Pleasant Valley followed this fashion. (Fig. 75.) What shall we have to cover the table ? The table itself is probably an extension table with a smooth top. 34. — A table laid with doilies. The napkin should be at the left. A dull finish is better than a polished top, because it does not become spotted or scratched so easily.

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