A few days ago a man who has a large apple orchard, which did not yield the usual crop this year, said to me:  I do not know what our children will do for apples to carry to school in the lunches this year. Heretofore they have been sure of the apple a day

Miller, Cora B

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A few days ago a man who has a large apple orchard, which did not yield the usual crop this year, said to me: "I do not know what our children will do for apples to carry to school in the lunches this year. Heretofore they have been sure of the apple a day."</p

Miller, Cora

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-~~-~- --- -THE IOWA HOMEMAKER When t:he Box Was Opened • • • By Cora B. Miller Head a nd P rofessor, H ome E conomics Education A FE\\' da~·s ago a man who has a largl' apple on·hard, wl.tirh dul n~t yidd the usual crop tins year, aHl to m<:: ''I do not know what our t·hil-<ircn will do f or applt•9 to carry to srhool in tlll'ir huwhcs this ~-ear. IIrrctofor~ thi'Y han~ hrcn sure of the applt• a day.'' 'rhis r r mark startrrl me to thinking in n•gard to what sdwol t•hildren really do hring in their lunc•h pails. Observations nuule rec·cntlv in some rura I sdwols of Towa inclic·a t l• that manY c·hilrln•n take to «·hool only white ht·<':;d s:uulwil'iws of meat and ~hrcsc, and a piet·e of take or a tookie. Tht•s<' arc in thcmsehe' gootl footl s, hut do they furnish the c•hild the things he n<'t'd< most! Tf an apple wcr<' added h• this, would th<' hmc•h then he moro :ulequatc ? Xntritionists tell us tha7 it would. there mu't be ·omc of it in <'ll<'h meal. How to prO\·id<' milk for thl' s<·hool Iundt , which is to lw carried to st·hool, is a problem. . \gain, the tight jar may he ust•d , and tho <·hild t•an haw milk to drink. ~filk <·an al·o he proYided in oth<•r wny~; a bakt>cl t·ustarcl or a corn,-tan·h pudding ma~- h<' tho means, or the pat-rons of thC' s('hool may plHn to han• milk rl<·lin•nd at th C' s~hool HtHl en·ed at noon with the lune·h. ln fact, I bcli<'''<' that e\·ery t•hool, in whit·h thcre :trc dtildrcn who ~arry a lutwh , should have a noon lum·h Sl'T\'Nl for those children who wi •h it. I know that many t·hildren ohjt'(·t aml oftl'n hnlk !'ntin·I.Y at t·arrying a pail or ho.· or t·nntnincr of any kind that must be t..1k<'n home at night. It is prndiNtll~· impos;oihlc to indurk in a parkag-e luu ~h :111~· l'OOked fruits or ~ustards or milk in an)' form. 'l'he lmwh sen·cd at st·hool, tlwn, is ahout th!' only way of inl'lucling su<'h fond,. ( 'l'lw p:u·kag<• may, of <'nllrS<·, itwludt• fn·,h fruit and raw \'l'g't•tuhlt• <andwidtes.) 1'ho foods pt·<'pan•rl at sl'lwol •·an '~' l'asil~· itll'htde• milk :111d wgctahh•s. C'rl'nm of Y<'gPtahle• soups ar<', of •·oursc, a t•om hinntion of th<'Sl' two ntluahll' foods. In warm wt•a thcr, t•olcl milk will he npprcei :t tl'd. ln t·olcl wt•a tlwr, milk may he r!'l ishcd ht•lter in tiH' form of hot soup or t•o<·oa, and the· hnt food mny al. ·o stunu lato tlw app<'tit<'. Colrl lundtt•s , espct·ially tho>'<' that hwk ,·n riety, soon h<•t·ome mon <• tonous, and dlilclrl'n who e·arry tht•m daily nft!'n do not e·at as mu!'h as the~· shoul<l. .Pmit satH·es and baked or t'r!'amNl Ycget ablcs ma~· also hi' s<•nt•rl oftl'n in thl' Junrlt pr<'parcd at st•hool. )fun~· st·hools now S<·ne enough food to mak<• a e·omplPto lum·h at a ·urprisingl,l' low !'O>'t. Oth<·r st•hools scn·c onl~· one food, whit·h is usc•d to s upplemPnt the lum·h brought from home. T am sure that most Iowa farm honll'S will ho nhl!' to proYich• scnn!' fn•sh fruit and \'<'g'l' tnhlo and milk for the st·hool •·hilrl 's ltuwh ea<·h clay c,·c·n in this period of hard time•s. l'rott•l't ing tlw health of tlw growing <·hild is . urPI~· otw of our (C'ontintwcl on page '!'ht•n1 arc in the apple vitamins and min<'rals whidt arc nt•t·es>--:try for proper gro\\th, ;mel the•sc Yitamins and mineral< an• not founcl in sandwie·hr or ~akt•. Of t·otll'~e, an :tpplc <'V<•ry da~~ i~ not ll<'l'C's-sHrY. Tf the ordull'd ha~ not produt· e•d , uffidcnt. upplcs to suppl~· the dinnl'r paib•, othcr fruits ma~· be substituted. In f:u·t, a Yarit•ty of fruit might be prt'fn-ahlo lwt·auso clitrcrent fruit s yield rlif · fprent mineral and differ in the amount and numher of dtamin present. Too, the •·hilcl '• appetite might ht' better stimu-lntt>d hy a yari<'ty of fruits. Both oranges and \'t•ry ripe hananns arc eXl'ellcnt and ar<' l'll ·ily <•nrried. Just: Serve Yourself • • • Haw fruit · and ,·egctahlcs un• an e.-scntiHI part of the daily diet, Hnd an <'f-fort shoulrl he mnclc to indu<le them in tho •·hihl 's hnll'h C\'<'T)' day. T happcn to know a small hoy ahout <·ight )'e·ars ol<l who is ,.,•ry fond of ~hoppeu rnw t•ab-hagc andwh·hes. T beli<'n hl' likl's thl'm lwttl'r than kttlwe sall<lwi<·lws. This sug-ge-sts a good way of getting a ~heap raw food for thl' hna·h pail. Haw <·nrrots nw~- he ust•d in the .':lllle way, nnrl ••itlwr Yegt-table may muke a simph• salad whh·h most c·hilclren like. 1 t' it. is ahsolutely impos ihlc finanl'ially tn prm·id<:' th<' <·hild with rnw fruit ami \"l'gPt:l h}l'S l"Yl' T~~ clny 1 l'OOkP£1 fruits nHly I"' .-uhst it uteri a part of the tinw . • otll<' fruih han• h••••n Y<'T)' theup thi" fall an<l mu,·h •·anniug hn' he,·n done. Thr •·ook<'d fruit-- arl' a little more cliffi,·ult to <·arry, hut tight jars <·au ensil~· lw '"'·urccl for tlw pu rpo~t'. '\"utritioni,t.· tl'll u' thnt not only 'houl<l tl11• daihl han• a pl<•nt iful suppl~· nf fruit nne\ n·gl'\ahh·s •·:wh <1:1_,-. hut that h•• :"'hnuld a)sC'J hn,·e n1ilk, prl~ft•rnhl~· a whoh• <JIIart uf it. ~fo,t of u · finrl that jf fL 11\llltt j fn ht• l"Olt~llllll'a t•Udl r}ay By Ida M. Shilling Assista nt P rofessor, Foods a nd Nutrition Department P \R'l'Y meals may be as formal or informal as th<' hostes· dl'stres. The t~·pc of nwal ";shed and the kind of part~· gin•n will cl!'tt•rminc it· nwthod of scn·ing. Th<' informal scrd,·t•, howe,·cr, is wry popular be<·ause of the fri('tully at-mosphen•. The informal sen·it-c is be t put into usc through s<·rdng the meal as a huffct lmwhcon o1· suppl'r. This form of sen·in• is l'spel'iall~· appropriate for a n large numlwr of gtll'sts or wht•n the numlJl'r of people to he ·••rn·d is more than <·un he ll<·•·ummO<latcd hy the dining room table. In all huffl't '"n-it·t•, the dining tnble is tlw <'l'llter of uttrnl'liun. It i. set with a largo bouqU<•t, with siher, linen. e·ancl\cs 111111 dish<'<. The linl'n shoulcl he the most attra.-thc kind one oww that is the pro-pt•r sizt• .. \ hnnclsonw damask tahle doth ma~· h<' us<•cl, or a hNIUtiful lun•·heon •·loth, or an attradin• runner with doili<-s to mal<·h. l'olore<l linens llr<.' in tylc•, lmt th<'>io' must he us.·rl "ith ,-er~- tarl'ful pl:m-ning, for •·olon·d tahl•• linen im·re:• ·e thn clangt•r of on·r•lnin~ or nf m:tkinJ! :1n arti'ti<· f:.ilurc. .\. llll'a) . <·n·<·<l hufl't•t ,()'I<' i an up purtunit \" fur the bust• .. _ tn \1 .. (' lu·r ntu .. t (•lalJOrnt~ an•l rl('t·oratin~ Ji1uon. R<'ifUiar hnu·lu (In napkin.., of tlu· :-.unH• c·olur. or contrn ·ting ones, if . ul'l• i.· tlw plan, :houlcl he usccl. .\ hn. tess who plans c,· t>rything in detail will he very cnnful to t·hoosc ju. t the rig-ht <·olor or combiua tion of t•r>lnrs in the flowe•rs u ·crl. .\rrang-· ing t•ut flowl'rs in ,·usc,., baskl't or howl' on a tnhiP is real\,,- a form of r•idun·· making. "'e want to UHC flow('rs on our t:thlo he<·au.-e of their wonderful color , l!fll<'('ful forms and aftradive fragranr·t·. C~olur :tnd forru c·ombinatiou: an• of gre:tt import.:tnt·c• wlu·n flfH\'Prs c.trt- •·hos(•JI. \Yh<·reYcr tl1<• t;,hh• 1s phl!·<'<l-in the• din· ing room, in the lidng- room or on th1• pordt-flow<'rs unci thPir <·ontain<'Ts huulcl he •lt·derl to hnrnwnizc• with tlu· ~ur­rcmnding,, . tnrly tlw lluwr·r "' t h<'\' grow on th<· plant :m<l try to imitnte thi idem 1. 'Jiw U <' of a ~inglr• r·ulur i' H!rf efl'l:'·c·tivt•. ·ud1 a. :1 lm. k•·t hf goltl•·n glon~ or a luw l.rnvl of •·ulc·nduJ:r,, \\'lwn rnorl' than <~Jw (•ulnr i-.. U"iPtl. t)u· prultlt•n• of goud Hrnmgcu .. ·nt i more tlillir·ult. \\'hilt• and J,!rt·pu ftrH hlt•ruHnJC t·rtlnr..., ;tnd lwlp to pr•·,·e.nt a t·ulor cln ... h. f"ontp]Pmt·ntt~r.' r·oloh wtth "Ill" of th .. g-n•en lean· mak .. ,-(·r~· :tttr:u·th· t.'t·nh:r Jdcf·(•... Tlu• f•on-taitu·r u-.·d lwulrl he of tlw izt•, ~hap • unci !'nl<>r that ";111.,.,t uit thr t:.t.IP arul flow. r II" 111 l'ln·'· . illlpll' hu • and ft ( ( 'uutlnued t•n I•aJ.{c 7 1 Mod \'lr nr. br••krn mar ria Ut.lg!'<l. •un;illt' br IIJ~ritn al thangt uty year, t haw , . rl'll!ju, mrnt' n fart t 'tT liltiliruJry oy marr • I lor the i I knotr lo1 THE IOWA HOMEMAKER Alumnae Echoes • • • ... news bit:s from t:he front: lines Gladys H inson, '27, i H ead of Home Economic at \\'est Central Agricnltuml . chool, ::.rinneapoli , ::.linn. Nielsine H anson, ·~ , is with the Home • en•ice Department of the \Vashhurn rosby Company at ,\l innenpolis, ::-.Iinn. Susan Miller, :I[. S. '2 , h•aches Home . \ rchitecturc and Interior Jl ous(' Design at Oklahoma niYersity. Blanche Nechanicky, '::!!l, is with the Brooklyn Edison Comp:tny. Hhe ha cluu-ge of the dothing tlas·<'s and dt•m· on trate· €'ledri<• sewing mathines. Gertrude Currin, a tudl'nt at Iowa Edited by Ana fred Stephenson Et•onomi<·s, • dent·e, and Physiral Edm·a-tion. Catherine Pfeiffer, '30, was married .\ ngust 4, to ,John Ruth of Chariton . )[rs. Ruth was a Theta igma Phi while at Iowa • tnte and she \1-ritt•s that she i~ finding prattit·al appli<·ation for ht•r home economit•s training. Pearl Lenhart, '31, is teathiug llome Economi<'s and Hi. tory at :II<· allsl,urg, I owa. At the graduation <>Xen·ist' in Cath-l'rine )Iad{a~· .\ uditorium D!'cemh<>r 19, fifteen new ITome J.:conomi<-s Alums were acquired. 'I h<>y nrc: Dorothy A. Thomas, Course in H ome Economit· ; Marie Garb-er X a ffzigcr, :l[ajor in C'hild Dcn•lop-nl<'nt and Home Economics Ednt•:Jtion; Dorothy Pagcnhart, )[ajor in J>i<•t<'t it·~; H<>ssi<> Hammer, ;\[:ajors in J•'ood~ and Nutrition and Chemistry; Alice H aney, \ 'iolet l'11midt 'l'urner, Bthclwyn \Vilcox, K athr,\'n Z<>lle, Majors in Home Et·ono mit•s Education; Ruth Freeman, )[a.jor in Household Equipment; ::-.rad<>lyn Kl<•e spi<', ;\IajOJ'R in H ousehold Bquipm<>nt and Home Et·onomit·s Education; Blandw Forrester, ::.rajor in 'l'echnit•al .Journal ism. • e\•eral girls rcc<>iYccl their ::.laster's Degr<>e~. 'l'he~· nre: )lary Louise Barnc•s, Jnez Kauffman and Lillian 'l'homson, Majors in Textiles and ('Jothing. Kathryn Zelle, Det·. '31, was marrit•d Dr,·. 20, to Robert Byrum, manager of the United Food tore at Chariton, Iowa. Mary Rya n, '31, tra<·he~ in the .Junior High &·hool at Duluth, )[inn. Virginia Romberg, '31, t<'aches Eng· !ish and Home J•:conomics in the l-tlllcs· horo, I ow a, schools. Christine Phelps, '2 is with the• "Pantry helf" in • t. Paul, )finn. tate College during the year 192!1-1!130, was killed by an automobile when she wa· eros ing a treet in :Maywood, New .Jor cy. She had been teaching there sincu the beginning of the l<'rm Ia ·t year, and was \'ery deep!~· loYed hy nil her a ·sodates and co-wnrkers. Home Management: Mot:hers . • • Esther Cation, •ao, was marri<'<l during the holidays to Edward yndergaard. Ruth Harris, ':!0, i connctted with ::\!ill Hl'stanrant ('ompan~· at Cnlnm-hns, Ohio. Mildred Turin, •ar, is tl'adJing at Rod-mun, Iowa. lll'r suh.i<'ds arl' English, Home E<·oJH>mi<·s, :md Physi<"al Etlut·a-tion. Ila Anthony, '31, is a nwmher of the Applied .\rt Departnll'nt in the tate Agricultural C'olh.•ge at Far~to, . •. D. Ila was prl'sidPnt nf Dt·lta Phi Delta wh<•n slw was in .Thool. Blythe Hummer, '31, is at Alhwn. lo\\ a 1"' year. he is h•ad1ing Ilomc (Continued from png<' 2) mak<• any yast <·hange in girls whose !ruining and natural tendem·ies make them &elfish, Sl'lf-t·entered, arrogant or .-elf-effacing, timid, or suffering from a feeling of inf.-riority or superiority to their ft·llows. Hut the opportunity to se,• how the present'l' or ahsem·c of Yarious helpful and tlcstrudiYc eharacteri til's t•an affel't. th<' geneml tone, is not han] to find. As th!' girls approadt the end of their term of resitlem·e, they gain an appretiation of what ha>~ helped to mak!' some thing a. uecess an<l some a failur<•. Pl'rhaps the ypry ·hortness of the a ·sed-ation helps to empha ize the important·<• of right attitudes and the unfortunute-ne. · of an a· ot·iation in whieh thought of self is alway· uppennost. " ' hile w<• know that our house. ar<' im-perfl'ct in their :et-up and <·omlurt, Wl' f.-t•l that tltl')' gi,-e us much, nenrthe-less. The c•pportunity is afforded to gain an appn'<·iation of some of the qualitic. and t·haractt>ri ·ti<·s a>~ Wl'll a •kill. which make homt•s run more smoothly and hap-pily. • ome of the ill-atlju ·ted girls profit hy the e:q•<'ril'nce, other find excuse. antl '<·If-satisfying reasons or ju. tification fur tlwir inahilit~- to <'Ope w;th the <~ituation. In the main, the girl are a incere, fun ]o,·ing, cnergcti<· nnd capable ~troup of young wom<•n. \\'t· S!'nd them out \\;tit <·onfidente that as futun· honu:nHtkers they will do their part in the world and make it h<•tt<'r for the part they have tnkrn in it. When t:he Box W as Opened (C'ontinut'd from pnge 4) higg •st t·ont·t•rn . . Let u. r~memlwr lht·n. that an i<ll'al Jundt for a chil<l wnul<l <·ontuin: J<'irst, one full cup of milk (on!'-half pint) or foocb <·ontnining thi. amount, a~ milk !ioup, it·e c·reant, ('(Jt·on, et(•, • <·<·<m<l, n n·gt·la hie he. itll', potato, or a fruit, or hoth, a hig s(•n-ing, not just ;, ta-.tl'. Third, two sen-ing. of . CHill' Mher suh· tantinl food as hn·:ttl uJJtl hotter, potn-tot·., lwan~, ment, <"h·. In <·old \\t'Hthl'r one of thC<l' footl-houl<l l>l' warm. In :ultlition there· ma\' lx• n <l<·'"'rt, nit hough it i" n;,t "-''entiai, arul it is often till' most I'XfJ<'D i\·e part c.f tlw ml'al. The milk and fruit or ,-,.getahle houlcl I"• pro,·ided fir t. THE I( .l Jloga:i~e \01. XI 113rgar>'l 1 Carl~n p rl Rn<k 11 1 Burotlt I!J lW l tft Ben II r- L I• Ku •q i'r,rr I 1 Be n w.u. 

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