Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Summer 1958, p. 21

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Miss Anne Mclntyre. of Home Economics Service, left, discusses a tossed salad with members of Riverview institute at one at the Middlesex summary days. Riverview's casserole supâ€" per included, along with the salad, in iellled fruit dessert with whipped cream and coffee. Summary Days N HOME economics extension the “sum» mary day" following a season's work in local leader groups provides the show window, the evidence of achievement, in the project or study undertaken A summary day also provides an occasion for local leaders and members to use their own ideas in setting up exhibits, giving talks and demonstrations. putting on skits, all in the interest of enter~ tainment as well as education. The summary days held at the close of this year’s work gave an encouraging picture of what can be accomplished through local lead» ers, and of what the experience in teaching local groups may do for the leader herself. For example, at Rednersville after the leader and her assistant had held some meetings with their own women on the rLigmakinp, project, the leader was asked to give the same Members of Markstoy Institute at Sudbury district's suni- mory day, at their buffet supper table. The menu was tomato juice, glazed hum, potato salad, iellied salad. devilled eggs, rolls and cheese cake. â€"Pliuto caiu'li j Smllmru [hiin .Vt'ir ('ttSSliltULlu‘ SlTl’l'la‘lt 'riiii THIRD Mi-Ji. i. R i rim r i i; w in 7 l'lmtii roiiriv‘sii Linitluii l-‘rri‘ ['1'4 sn instruction to the older girls in the public school as part of their craft Work. The Third Meal "The Third Meal" was the project for Brant, Elgin. Middlcsex. Perth, Waterloo, Wentworth, Wellington, Durham, Petcrbor- ough, Victoria. Cochrane, Tcmiskuminc, Al- goma, Manitoulin, Sudbury, Nipissing, Mus- koka and Parry Sound, At each summary day every group in the county or district exhibited a “third int-at" which might be a luncheon or supper. 1.1 hutlet meal, a TV tray, 3 children's party meal, zi lunch box for at school child or :i workman or some other third meal that an original woman could think up. In the Algomii illiCl St. Joseph Island display there was "a moatâ€" lcss supper," “the Monday noun int-til," "an economy supper" for days when the food budget has run low. In the programmes of the summary days all over the province the meals ranged I‘rnni an elaborate buffet for six. complth with it fancy casserole uvcr :1 audio warmer and :1 special Valentine party. to a simple. il[3[)t'- tizing supper of sc-usuiioblu foods uriiiluhlc on the farm;macaroni with at incut and tomato sauce, cabbage and 'ttl‘l'lil salad. whole wheat rolls, cookies and houn- cunned fruit_ The meals were shown in pl'uptii'l table setâ€" tings and with explanatory posters i-inpliusiz- mg the nutrition angle. The home economists who had conducted lltt' lcaclers' training schools were especially pleased With the wziy thr- womcn had {tiltowud Canada's Fond Rules, with the pleasing combinations of col- ours. textiirL-s and flavors observed in their meal planning and with the general attrac- tiveness of both food and table settings. Freâ€" quently recipes were given. especially when there was a dish not generally well known in the exhibit. Sometimes the recipe 'ilS originalâ€"at the training schools the instrucâ€" tors had encouraged the women to use their imagination in varying basic recipes. ‘ 2|

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