I HAVE just had a most interesting experience in going through the notes of a very unusual woman, one who must have been a gracious hostess and a very busy person. Mrs. Babcock’s records of her tastes and day-to-day thoughts never lost for a moment the in- terest in and welfare of her family. Never, in planning outdoor picnics, barbecues, or weekends in the country did she forget the children. Not only did she not forget them; she was constantly looking out for their tastes in food and amusement. “If it rains we will have candy-making for the children,” or a like hint, occurs frequently, while weekend shopping and grocery lists are fully writ- ten down. Iam often dismayed at the food expert’s neglect of the nutritional values of foods, to the disadvantage of taste and health. I say disad- _ vantage of taste because uninjured flours and brown rice have more taste and flavor than white flour and white rice. That this was well understood by Mrs. Babcock, the amateur, appears in her book of menus, wines, and food-value charts. One of the latter shows which foods contained which minerals; and one page, headed “Some of the things we are doing,” contains all sorts of cooking hints to pre- serve flavors and nutritional values of foods. Her first thought and her constant wish was to keep her children healthy and strong and to give her husband the dishes he liked. Such a spirit cannot fail to dwell with the loved ones who miss her now but will miss her even more as they mellow with age and wisdom and can understand how rare and choice a person she was. I never met Mrs. Babcock; but I would not have missed this ex- perience of studying her notes, for through them I feel I have come to know a fine and generous spirit. STELLA STANDARD vil oe ih Mr os a Fi . ae ty f a. np a a nk f i a v iy) ey A, i ave AN m tinh AB nh y A a ey ae Can : inh Rcd ry mA ae anere tics) " Y hs sat i y1 4 bien a) iui ae oS ae LL, pire 7 ris fay inh ela ty i oem oe i 4 i i bie ; ifs i+ ; bra 4 an ~ , ny Pe ity Es ial Ul | : abt) ; hi si) ili rae Nd A iy i pi vine met bi, a a SUAS Ly A ahs ny] ql 1 ( ott ee He af ey a ee | ew LA Ph gi ' PE odd CN a rPan a Wat | of ; ip a a a we fn? ; f uy Fi a * ae Wis ae Ovi, Pret (Sie wan Heine ae ie ; baa : “y a rare | : ub yt ay iy - ae y UT et CPe ti fat ‘ a A: ee CAO Nae EN les APPETIZERS : SANDWICHES : SAUCES PRESERVING: A BUFFET MENU page 3 SOUPS page 713 FISH page 719 MEATS page 25 LUNCH OR SUPPER DISHES page 43 VEGETABLES page 49 BREADS page 67 SALADS page 67 CAKES AND COOKIES page 79 PIES page 89 DESSERTS : PUDDINGS: FRUITS: ETG. page 95 SOME MENUS AT REYNOLDA page 105 ALPHABET OF FOOD AND WINE page 717 INDEX page 123 We a R ony y oie , ty uit ee aap pay 5, aa heap yet ro 1 ALD 44" a) in Oe dant ne ' y ba a vy tha 4 » wi ; i i» ne Leap Aa eA mM i) we ie ets at Ae ; tv) re a if a A i "0 TU Dias eight § ie Vet's (uae ak he *, a ie " | hen y +’ < ery hs Sh th ik ALM f\ ef The 4". i m _ hae Ae A i Sgr Thy sa hi or Aer . F ray ay Aus Wy “a au an na Aa le eae rk i ve Cae ‘ ay sis | re ale y) rhe hes ete is ; Btu i re ‘ ew ie ie i Aa : Ne ii aca bay ape? ey eye ye aan wal bic ad te er an hey ae ‘ f Led! i sac “ a Me " ih o a sie ei vets nv co idl Pia” ; : hy iM ; . i ui . i ; i y he hid ; }, i yee "0 f ne I ey 4 th cn ae , re ay ae A fe ie a ¢. Ma me SeRURUARO NGA: i | i iy ih an ity aa yt ra " RT Gs : ek elas : ae bal Ne} Ale Appetizers Sandwiches - Sauces Preserving and a Buffet Menu ee a al ih oh hi fas Ae me) . (or ie deny bl : a F hpie eae ge ake ae wets A i a u . rf " ue | ar a 4 ‘ ii Aad Li Or ave sh ran be hit Oa,

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I HAVE just had a most interesting experience in going through the notes of a very unusual woman, one who must have been a gracious hostess and a very busy person. Mrs. Babcock’s records of her tastes and day-to-day thoughts never lost for a moment the interest in and welfare of her family. Never, in planning outdoor picnics, barbecues, or weekends in the country did she forget the children. Not only did she not forget them; she was constantly looking out for their tastes in food and amusement. “If it rains we will have candy-making for the children,” or a like hint, occurs frequently, while weekend shopping and grocery lists are fully written down. I am often dismayed at the food expert’s neglect of the nutritional values of foods, to the disadvantage of taste and health. I say disadvantage of taste because uninjured flours and brown rice have more taste and flavor than white flour and white rice. That this was well understood by Mrs. Babcock, the amateur, appears in her book of menus, wines, and food-value charts. One of the latter shows which foods contained which minerals; and one page, headed “Some of the things we are doing,” contains all sorts of cooking hints to preserve flavors and nutritional values of foods. Her first thought and her constant wish was to keep her children healthy and strong and to give her husband the dishes he liked. Such a spirit cannot fail to dwell with the loved ones who miss her now but will miss her even more as they mellow with age and wisdom and can understand how rare and choice a person she was. I never met Mrs. Babcock; but I would not have missed this experience of studying her notes, for through them I feel I have come to know a fine and generous spirit. STELLA STANDARD oe ih Mr os a Fi . ae ty f a. np a a nk f i a v iy) ey A, i ave AN m tinh AB nh y A a ey ae Can : inh Rcd ry mA ae anere tics) " Y hs sat i y1 4 bien a) iui ae oS ae LL, pire 7 ris fay inh ela ty i oem oe i 4 i i bie ; ifs i+ ; bra 4 an ~ , ny Pe ity Es ial Ul | : abt) ; hi si) ili rae Nd A iy i pi vine met bi, a a SUAS Ly A ahs ny] ql 1 ( ott ee He af ey a ee | ew LA Ph gi ' PE odd CN a rPan a Wat | of ; ip a a a we fn? ; f uy Fi a * ae Wis ae Ovi, Pret (Sie wan Heine ae ie ; baa : “y a rare | : ub yt ay iy - ae y UT et CPe ti fat ‘ a A: ee CAO Nae EN les APPETIZERS : SANDWICHES : SAUCES PRESERVING: A BUFFET MENU page 3 SOUPS page 713 FISH page 719 MEATS page 25 LUNCH OR SUPPER DISHES page 43 VEGETABLES page 49 BREADS page 67 SALADS page 67 CAKES AND COOKIES page 79 PIES page 89 DESSERTS : PUDDINGS: FRUITS: ETG. page 95 SOME MENUS AT REYNOLDA page 105 ALPHABET OF FOOD AND WINE page 717 INDEX page 123 We a R ony y oie , ty uit ee aap pay 5, aa heap yet ro 1 ALD 44" a) in Oe dant ne ' y ba a vy tha 4 » wi ; i i» ne Leap Aa eA mM i) we ie ets at Ae ; tv) re a if a A i "0 TU Dias eight § ie Vet's (uae ak he *, a ie " | hen y +’ < ery hs Sh th ik ALM f\ ef The 4". i m _ hae Ae A i Sgr Thy sa hi or Aer . F ray ay Aus Wy “a au an na Aa le eae rk i ve Cae ‘ ay sis | re ale y) rhe hes ete is ; Btu i re ‘ ew ie ie i Aa : Ne ii aca bay ape? ey eye ye aan wal bic ad te er an hey ae ‘ f Led! i sac “ a Me " ih o a sie ei vets nv co idl Pia” ; : hy iM ; . i ui . i ; i y he hid ; }, i yee "0 f ne I ey 4 th cn ae , re ay ae A fe ie a ¢. Ma me SeRURUARO NGA: i | i iy ih an ity aa yt ra " RT Gs : ek elas : ae bal Ne} Ale Appetizers Sandwiches - Sauces Preserving and a Buffet Menu ee a al ih oh hi fas Ae me) . (or ie deny bl : a F hpie eae ge ake ae wets A i a u . rf " ue | ar a 4 ‘ ii Aad Li Or ave sh ran be hit Oa,

A lady of good taste