Is it not strange that the bottle that looks the smallest holds the most ? Miss James said, '' If you are tempted to buy some flavoring that seems to be cheaper than another, you had better find out whether you are really getting as much foj* your money.'' Cheap brands of food are often made of poor material. Ask the Woman's Club to write to the State University OTHER FACTS ABOUT FOOD 283 for advice in regard to reliable dealers. We have pure food laws in our country, but we must learn to obey and enforce them. Clean food, again. It is important in buying foods to consider cleanliness as well as the exact measure or UniiiU Sitifis Jji-p^ifittn-fU ofCmnffi^rK, Ctrculor 0/ Our Surtiau 0/ SUindarfts, Xit, i&. Fig. 127. — Three bottles of extract (front and side views). This shows the impossibility of correctly estimating the quantity of contents from apparent size of the container. The bottle which is apparently smallest holds the most, and vice versa, weight. Clean milk and meat we have already talked about. It is not wise to buy salted almonds or any nut meats taken out of the shell, because sometimes these are prepared in uncleanly places. Crack your own nuts with a hammer, and take out the meats with clean hands and a nutpick. Fruits that come from 284 FOOD AND HEALTH foreign countries, like dates and figs, we should be sure to wash carefully before using. If we buy bread and cake from a baker's cart, as we do sometimes in the country, especially in the summer, we should know whether or not the bakery is clean. It is a great comfort in the hot weather to give up the baking for a while ; but how unfortunate to buy food made of poor materials and in an uncleanly way. There are large bakeries in some cities where the bread is made without being touched by the hands, the paper wrapper even being put on by machinery. This is a matter for study by the Woman's Club. If there are bakery laws, they should be enforced. No one has a right to sell baked food on which flies have crawled. We all should be too intelligent to eat impure and unclean food. Cannot a girl help herself and her family by earning a little money ? Many mothers and daughters around Pleasant Valley have what we call the '' egg money. '* In the lesson on eggs we have already talked over; some points about selling eggs. The Girls' Club one day asked if Miss Travers and Miss James would not dis- cuss with them the question of earning money in other ways. Barbara Cakes said that she wanted to go away to school and then to the State College, after she had finished at the Pleasant Valley School ; but with their large family, she did not know whether she could ask her father to help her: The girls had already heard of the canning clubs and knew that in this way each girl could have a little income. As a result of their OTHER FACTS ABOUT FOOD 28^ discussion with their teachers and with their mothers and fathers, two or three of the club members decided to make bread and some other baked foods for sale. Miss James called upon several of the members of the Wo- man's Club who might be willing to be relieved of some of their baking. Several of the ladies were glad to try Courtesy of Miss Katherine BraitJitoaUe. Fig. 128. — Raising ducks is a possible occupation.^ An old iron sink is used for a swimming pool. this experiment and they have found that the girls can make really delicious bread, rolls, cake, cookies, and desserts. An experiment in making butter for sale. , A part of Mr. Allen's income comes from his seUing his vefy good milk to a creamery. Marjorie said to him one day: ** Father, you certainly have good cows. How differ- 286 FOOD AND HEALTH ent they are from those on Mr. Blank's farm ! Miss Travers noticed it one day when she was here and we were taking her to drive. She said, ' Why does Mr.

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Is it not strange that the bottle that looks the smallest holds the most ? Miss James said, '' If you are tempted to buy some flavoring that seems to be cheaper than another, you had better find out whether you are really getting as much for your money.'' Cheap brands of food are often made of poor material. Ask the Woman's Club to write to the State University for advice in regard to reliable dealers. We have pure food laws in our country, but we must learn to obey and enforce them. Clean food, again. It is important in buying foods to consider cleanliness as well as the exact measure or [illustration: United States Department of Commerce, Circular of Our Bureau of Standards, No. 16.] Fig. 127. — Three bottles of extract (front and side views). This shows the impossibility of correctly estimating the quantity of contents from apparent size of the container. The bottle which is apparently smallest holds the most, and vice versa, weight. Clean milk and meat we have already talked about. It is not wise to buy salted almonds or any nut meats taken out of the shell, because sometimes these are prepared in uncleanly places. Crack your own nuts with a hammer, and take out the meats with clean hands and a nutpick. Fruits that come from foreign countries, like dates and figs, we should be sure to wash carefully before using. If we buy bread and cake from a baker's cart, as we do sometimes in the country, especially in the summer, we should know whether or not the bakery is clean. It is a great comfort in the hot weather to give up the baking for a while ; but how unfortunate to buy food made of poor materials and in an uncleanly way. There are large bakeries in some cities where the bread is made without being touched by the hands, the paper wrapper even being put on by machinery. This is a matter for study by the Woman's Club. If there are bakery laws, they should be enforced. No one has a right to sell baked food on which flies have crawled. We all should be too intelligent to eat impure and unclean food. Cannot a girl help herself and her family by earning a little money ? Many mothers and daughters around Pleasant Valley have what we call the '' egg money. '* In the lesson on eggs we have already talked over; some points about selling eggs. The Girls' Club one day asked if Miss Travers and Miss James would not discuss with them the question of earning money in other ways. Barbara Cakes said that she wanted to go away to school and then to the State College, after she had finished at the Pleasant Valley School ; but with their large family, she did not know whether she could ask her father to help her: The girls had already heard of the canning clubs and knew that in this way each girl could have a little income. As a result of their 28^ discussion with their teachers and with their mothers and fathers, two or three of the club members decided to make bread and some other baked foods for sale. Miss James called upon several of the members of the Woman's Club who might be willing to be relieved of some of their baking. Several of the ladies were glad to try Courtesy of Miss Katherine BraitJitoaUe. Fig. 128. — Raising ducks is a possible occupation.^ An old iron sink is used for a swimming pool. this experiment and they have found that the girls can make really delicious bread, rolls, cake, cookies, and desserts. An experiment in making butter for sale. , A part of Mr. Allen's income comes from his seUing his vefy good milk to a creamery. Marjorie said to him one day: ** Father, you certainly have good cows. How differ- ent they are from those on Mr. Blank's farm ! Miss Travers noticed it one day when she was here and we were taking her to drive. She said, ' Why does Mr.

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