Volume 15 Article 5 Number 1 The Iowa Homemaker vol.15, no.1

1935 Join the Picnic Parade Cook It Out-of-doors Marjorie Griffin Iowa State College

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drop an egg in the middle. Thus the egg is held intact and may be easily slid or lifted off the stove-using the end of a bacon strip for a handle. The beveled edge of the large can serves to hold together any bacon fryings. Too, it lessens the hazard of one's egg going for a toboggan into the lap in case the stove is not truly leveled up. "And," chuckles Miss Young, "eggs a u ghn cooked on this stove are peppered and salted with the real things rather than ashes." Pancakes are another breakfast ~ nd paste favorite which may be prepared on ·read rest this small stove. If one likes fruit for breakfast he :d:: might take oranges, and they serve g day. a dual purpose at the out-of-door meal. urchased cut and save a circle about 11:, inches !y grind­ Join the Picnic Parade in diameter from one end of the- orange. nds very Eat out the juicy fruit, being careful II pound not to damage the skin-for it is to be •htly over Cooli It Out-of-doors used as an egg cup. Drop an egg into Ften until this orange-peel cup, replace the lid cook mix­ by Marjorie Griffin which you cut off the end of the orange r.ad. and bake in hot ashes. The egg protein coagulates in the heat to seal this small I.Fastnacht HETHER in youth, middle- or as a chimney. Tum the can open side oven. It takes only a few minutes to ~tiona ! in down on a level piece of ground or W old-age everyone responds vib­ cook an egg thus, but experience is the 1 is made flat rock with the fire-wood opening rantly to warm spring breezes, best teacher since the intensity of the ~ Wed­ facing the wind. To determine the budding trees, flowers and sprouting heat in the ashes may differ. ~e; hence direction in which the wind is blowing green grass-only Nature's intriguing, Coffee is always welcome at the [ e night wet a finger and hold high in the air. clever invitations to go into the out-of­ out-of-door meal. To make coffee put doors to either work or play. The side which feels coldest indicates the necessary amount with water into P, of but­ No wonder picnics, steak fries, marsh­ the direction from which the wind is beaten a milk bottle and place in hot ashes­ rll mallow and wiener roasts are always blowing. away from the flame. As soon as the ·k. Stir popular this time of year. On the tin-can stove may be prepared . Add coffee boils and the grounds settle A local director of Girl Scouts for several foods, but it is especially handy back to the bottom of the bottle the ~r. Roll metropolitan Detroit for nine (years, Miss in preparing an early morning break­ gs and coffee is ready for serving. And is this Gladys I. Young, hall director at Welch fast. To fry bacon and eggs lay three fascinating to watch! are still West, can give many suggestions for strips of bacon in triangular style ed sugar. preparing and serving picnic food. across the top of the stove; break and ( Turn to page 11 ) Picnics have always been thought of as a chance to eat all one's favorite delicacies-balanced or unbalanced diet. If You'd Be But nutritionists have changed all that. Miss Young explains that some of the odd names given to out-of-door dishes, Wife to an Artist such as Squaw Corn, Hunter's Stew, Somemores, Walking Salad and K abobs, by There e Warburton. are so deceptive as to cover up the "nasty vegetables" which, clothed in these clever names and eaten in the "T O be happy is to forget yourself fresh out-of-doors, are eaten with much and when you forget yourself gusto. you find yourself," summarized Tin-can cookery is a favorite with Mrs. Christian Petersen, the wife of Miss Young. To make a tin-can stove the sculptor. take an empty No. 10 can and starting That philosophy is a practical thing at the open end cut a hole into the with Mrs. Petersen for she smiled hap­ side about 4 inches high and 3 inches pily as she expressed herself in a wide. This opening serves as the recent interview on a topic which may dress up her face before donning the mouth of the stove through which well be entitled, "The Life of an kitchen apron. may be fed the firewood. Artist's Wife." Early morning hint no. 2: Pick up "A wife should forget herself," she friend husband's things to keep him wooD from toothpick to pencil size repeated, "especially an artist's wife." cheerful. A toe stubbed on a misplaced shoe might end in tragedy. may be used. It is well to have a College women whose ultimate pur­ If friend wife feels chatty on a bright, large pile when starting the fire and poses are to be successful and happy thus save oneself much effort in getting wives may be interested in the sug­ sunshiny morning and knows that the man of the house disapproves, she must up and down, for it is possible to sit on gestions that ensued from this con­ the ground right beside this small versation. keep her thoughts to herself until tin-can stove and do the cooking. First of all, Mrs. Petersen suggested breakfast is over. t the base of the can and on the that the wife must be attractive, even It is said that reading the morning oppo ite side cut a small round hole before breakfast. II she is the type who paper over the coffee is a just cause about 1 ~-inch in diameter; this serves wears make-up becomingly she should ( Turn. to page 12) THE lOWA HOMEMAKER 11

Cook Out-of-door 1 FACTORY ( Begins on page 5) Numerous recipes are prevalent now FUR SERVICE for one-dish meals. Miss Young sug­ gests that "Kabobs" serve this purpose e. I Hygro-Cold Storage for a picnic luncheon. Cut pieces of Cleaning-Repairing meat about %. -inch thick and l-inch Re tyling-Relining suare. Thread alternately on small green sticks with pieces of onion, bacon and potato; roast over fire. Since it COWNIE FURS takes potatoes a longer time to cook DES MOINES the slices should be very thin. Ottumwa-Fort Dodge With "Kabobs" one might serve "Walking Salad" prepared by filling a FRANK THEIS th stick of celery with cream or pimento DRUGGIST or cheese. Sprinkle this with lemon juice EASTER SUNDAY and salt and wrap in a lettuce leaf. 217 Main Street Tie with pieces of green grass. Arne , Iowa April 21 If one desired a dessert at the picnic Order Your Easter Lilie Early luncheon baked bananas could be pre­ Coe' Flower Shop pared. Cut a long, narrow rectangular Phone 111 piece of skin from the inside of a g boot-shaped banana. Eat out a little ZOTOS They are part of the fruit from this opening, Licensed Permanent Waves then fill the cavity with bits of marsh­ No Machinery-No Electricity WEAR mallow; replace rectangular shaped covering and bake three to four minutes FIELD'S BEAUTY SHOPPE BRANNBERG & ALM in warm ashes. Phone 1069 In broiling steak for a picnic dinner FAMOUS FOOTWEAR Miss Young likes to use a long willow limb. This is shaped into the form of RED CROSS a question mark and the open end ENNA-JETTICK tied to the main stem. Over this loop HART STUDIO GORDON STOCKINGS is placed, fairly equidistant, some PHOTOGRAPHS straight twigs and through these are of the Better Kind woven other twigs. Arrange stems BRANNBERG & ALM or forked sticks around a bed of 216Y, Main St. Phone 336 DOWNTOWN-AMES glowing coals and rest the willow broiler with its steak over these. Potatoes scrubbed clean and baked in glowing ashes would taste well with a broiled steak. And one might You Can Get It A Photogmph for also like to serve an apple salad which Mother' Day may be prepared in the home. Cut a firm rep apple crosswise in slices about at the Made at '• -inch thick. Rub each slice with lemon and spread with Philadelphia LINCOLN WAY cream cheese with a little sugar and cinnamon sprinkled on. Put the apple PHARMACY back together again, wrap in wax paper and place in the picnic basket the Rexall Store ready for serving. Miss Young thinks that "Bread Twists" West Ames Phone 1030 are delicious with this heavy meal. 109 Welch No utens ils are required excepting a paper bag. Turn back the top edge of the bag to form a mixing bowl. Measure in by fingerfuls the flour, NO MATTER WHO IS THE salt, baking powder and shortening. ew Pieces of pring OBJECT OF YOUR Pour in milk or water to moisten. Jewelry Ju t in AFFECTION Mix well with fingers. Take small portions of this dough and roll between ELEGANT BUT you'll like our both hands until about t., -inch thick and over 5 inches long. Over the end INEXPENSIVE a ·ortment of of a medium-sized green stick shaved to a snowy whiteness pinch one end E TER RD of the dough and then twist tightly TALLMAN around the stick until length of dough CAMPUS DRUG CO. is used. Toast over fire and when done slip out stick, fill w"ith butter and jam Je,~elry Store UN OL,' WAY 'D WELCH and turn "twist" so that entire open­ ing is well flavored