Household science and arts

The aim of the whole course in Domestic Science is to be of definite, practical, and immediate use to the girl who in after years is to be the home maker. In order to meet these everyday requirements and to acquire an intelligent idea of what she is doing, the girl should be taught about the material she is using. In what other way can she gain greater intelligence about some of the material she uses than by having a garden in which she can plant her own vegetables, care for them, study their growth, and finally have the supreme satisfaction of actually cooking her own products? In school gardens children may raise vegetables which could be provided for the school in no other way. For frequently the cost of new vegetables makes their use impossible, owing to the limited amount of money available. The fact that a school garden has been a success will incline the girl to plant a home garden which may, in the crowded tenement districts, be nothing more than a small window box, owing to the limited amount of space. This is a step in the right direction and should be encouraged. It is not really difficult to raise for the family table vegetables which otherwise would be far beyond the family purse. There are but a few school kitchens in which a window box cannot be successfully managed. Parsley and chives can be grown with little trouble. If the boys in the wood- Digitized by Google SCHOOL GARDENS 227 working classes are encouraged to cooperate in these lines, cold frames may be made, and by their aid lettuce, radishes, tomatoes, and other vegetables at practically no cost and little trouble can be raised. Aside from the actual economic side of the question, the lively interest of the girls will be aroused and result in effects worth the trouble the extra effort may cost the teacher. Moreover, the moral gain coming from faithful attendance on a garden should not be overlooked. Digitized by Google Angel Cake, Recipe No. 198. Apple, Scalloped, and Bread Padding, Recipe No. 40. Apple and Celery Salad, Recipe No. Apple Cake, Dutch, Recipe No. I9i. Apple Dumpling, Baked, Recipe No. Apple Pie, Recipe No. 242. Apple Pudding, Steamed, Recipe No. Apple Sauce : No. I, Recipe No. 9. No. II, Recipe No. 10. Baked, Recipe No. 11. Apple Tapioca or Sago, Recipe No. 46. Apple Water, Recipe No. 272. Apples, Baked, Recipe No. 8. Apricot Sauce, Recipe No. 229. B Bacon (see Liver and Bacon). Baked Apple Dumpling, Recipe No. Baked Apples, Recipe No. 8. Baked Apple Sauce, Recipe No. 11. Baked Bananas, Recipe No. 14. Baked Beans, Boston, Recipe No. 23. Baked Bean Soup, Recipe No. 73. Baked Crackers, Recipe No. 37. Baked Crackers and Cheese, Recipe No. 77. Baked Custard, Recipe No. 96. Baked Fish, Recipe No. 139. Baked Macaroni with Cheese, Recipe No. 49. Baked Potatoes, Recipe No. 17. Baked Rhubarb Sauce, Recipe No. 13. Faked Rice Pudding, Recipe No. 67. Baked Spaghetti and Tomato, Recipe No. 60. Baking Powder, Recipe for, Recipe No. 176. Baking Powder Biscuit, Recipe No. Bananas, Baked, Recipe No. 14. Barley Gruel, Recipe No. 277. Barley Sugar, Recipe No. 331. Batter, Fritter, Recipe No. 182. Beans, Boston Baked, Recipe No. 23. Bean Soup, Recipe No. 73. Beef: Beef Stew, Recipe No. 102. Beef Tea, Recipe No. 101. Braised Beef, Recipe No. 110. Broiled Meat Cakes, Recipe No. Broiled Steak, Recipe No. 104. Browned Hash, Recipe No. 126. Brown Sugar Candy, Recipe No. Corned Beef, Recipe No. 114. Cottage Pie, Recipe No. 126. Dried Beef with White Sauce, Recipe No. 128. Hamburg Steak, Recipe No. 105. Meat Loaf, Recipe No. 111. Roast Beef (see Roasting, General Index). Roast Beef Gravy, Recipe No. 116. Sandwiches, Raw Beef, Recipe No.