Foods and home making

1 1 7. Cuts from the Legs of Lamb, Veal, and Beef .... 382 1 18. Cuts of Lamb 384 1 19. Lamb Chops 385 12c. Cuts of Pork 387 121. Steps in Trussing a Chicken or Turkey 397 122. Back View of a Trussed Chicken 398 123. Composition of Fresh Cod (a Dry or Lean Fish) . . . 402 124. Composition of Fresh Mackerel (a Fat Fish) .... 403 125. Composition of Oysters 408 126. A Common Steamer 413 127. An Aluminum Steamer 414 128. Growing Yeast Plants, Magnified 426 129. A Table Set for a Formal Dinner 455 130. Carving Sets 456 13 1. Carving a Steak 457 132. Carving a Rolled Roast 458 133. Carving a Standing Roast 459 134. Carving a Ham 460 135. The First Step in Carving a Turkey — Removing the Leg . 461 136. The Second Step in Carving a Turkey — Removing the Wing . 462 137. The Third Step in Carving a Turkey — Slicing the Breast . 463 138. The Effect of Sunlight on Growth 469 139. First Aids to Beauty 471 140. Short-Stemmed Flowers 478 141. Long-Stemmed Flowers in a Tall Vase .... 479 142. Long-Stemmed Flowers in a Bowl 480 143. An Invalid’s Tray 486 144. Amusing the Baby 491 145. Testing the Temperature of Milk 501 146. Glass Jars for Canning 514 147. Cake Pans 550 148. Parts of an Ice-Cream Freezer 566 149. A Christmas-Tree Cake 581 TO THE PUPIL What can we learn from the lives of great women ? “April 4th : Before supper I went with Nora into the storeroom and got some apples for mince meat. Mother peeled them and Nora and I chopped to the tune of Yankee Doodle. It makes it much easier.” 1 So wrote Kate Douglas Wiggin in her diary when she was a girl. At that time mince meat was made only in the home and home making differed from that of the present day. Nevertheless, homes still require much work and thought. If you read the charming story of the life of Kate Douglas Wiggin, you will see that, as a girl, this interesting woman did her share in managing her home. Alice Freeman Palmer, the splendid woman who became president of Wellesley College, also shared in helping at home. She began home making as a mere child. “When she was only four she could dry the dishes without dropping one ; and when she was six, she could be trusted to keep the three toddlers younger than herself out of mischief.” Read about the lives of these and other women who accom- plished much, such as Mary Lyon, the founder of Mount Holyoke College, Frances Willard, who has been called the “maiden crusader,” and Jane Addams of Hull House.2 You will see that these women, who spent their lives working for others, first learned service in their own homes. Service in their homes helped to prepare them for large service in the world. What is a worthy home member? A father and a mother cannot do all there is to do to make a successful home. Of 1 See My Garden of Memory, published by Houghton Mifflin Company. 2 See Heroines of Service by Mary R. Parkman, the Century Co. xv XVI To the Pupil what use is it for mother to keep the house clean and father to keep the yard in order if some one in the home clutters them up? Even if mother speaks no harsh word, can there be peace in a home if some member of the family begins to find fault or quar- rel? Every girl, every boy will find it well worth while to do his share in his home.