Foods and home making

Meat substitute or meat (if not eaten at the evening meal) Fruits or custards or wholesome puddings Milk or cocoa Select at least one hot dish for luncheon. A box luncheon may be made interesting by having : 1. At least one moist or juicy food 2. A hot food 3. Foods varied daily Sandwiches: 1. Use stale bread, and slice it evenly. 2. Cream the butter. 3. Chop or tear into pieces the materials for filling. Lunch at School — The Box Lunch 233 Lunch boxes: 1. Paper — are not durable but may be discarded. 2. Metal — are durable, keep foods moist, need frequent scalding, should be uncovered at night. Arranging foods in lunch box: 1. Place heavy foods or foods less easily crushed in bottom of the box. 2. If possible, arrange food in the order of eating. 3. Place paper napkins in top of box. REVIEW QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES If your school has a lunch room, from a list of foods served there plan menus suitable for a school girl or boy. Plan the menus as follows: 1. Menu containing no meat 2. Menu containing a meat substitute but no meat 3. Menu containing meat 4. Menu containing milk as a beverage and foods made with milk Or, if you carry your lunch to school, plan: 1. A box-lunch menu containing milk, fruit, and vegetables 2. A box-lunch menu to which hot soup obtained from the lunch room will be added 3. A box-lunch menu that may be prepared in the fall months 4. A box-lunch menu that may be prepared in the winter months Copy the following sentences, writing a word or number in place of each blank. 1. Food makes a difference in the way we and 2. Whole- wheat bread contains more than white bread. 3. If you must have candy, eat it as the of your meal. 4. , and should be used in one’s diet every day. 5. When carrying it to school, cold milk can be kept cold on a warm day in a 6. Stale bread is bread which has been out of the oven at least hours. 7. Before spreading it on bread for sandwiches, butter. 8. and are more easily packed than cut pieces of cake. 9. Sandwiches with fillings make good desserts. 234 Luncheon or Supper 10. A metal lunch box should be daily and often. 11. A metal box should stand during the night. HOME WORK i. For pupils who carry their lunch to school: Select the foods for your lunch box and pack the box. Keep a record of your lunches as follows. Take the record card to your teacher. Lunch-Box Record I selected the menus given here and packed the lunch box. Day Menu Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Pupil’s Name 2. For pupils who select their lunch at the school lunch room: Plan five lunches which you think would be good for you to eat on Saturdays. Show the menus to your teacher. CHAPTER XIX LUNCHEON OR SUPPER SOUPS — BUYING CANNED FOODS Can you answer these questions ? If not, look for the answers as you study this chapter. 1. Why do we serve soup at the beginning rather than at the close of a meal? 2. If a cream soup contains no cream, why is the soup so named? 3. What may cause lumps in gravy and sauce? How can the lumps be prevented ? 4. Without tasting it, how can you tell when a food contains acid? 5. What is fresh bread ? stale bread? dried bread? 6. What is meant by net weight ? 7. What are unsifted peas ? 8. What are extra fancy peaches ? 9. Which is more economical to buy — large or small cans of fruits and vegetables?