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Show R. G. COOKING "HITS' FRANCE JOST RIGHT Expert Dietitians Devise Palatable Palata-ble Menus for Soldiers in Hospitals and Canteens, France Is much Interested In American Ameri-can eooklnc, which I truly a gratify-iiiK gratify-iiiK compliment to n nation which I . t iii'- its faehloOObte menus mostly In French. The two hundred anil more American Red Cram canteens dottlnx both the French and American lines of communication have been a success with the Pollu an well as the Yank, and thai well known French oiganlza-tlon oiganlza-tlon for the wounded, known as the P.lcn Flic du lilesse, has opened a Dumber of model kitchens In French hospitals, usually lu charge of amateur ama-teur dietitians, who consult a professional profes-sional dietitian provided by the American Amer-ican Red Cross, who gOM ahout amoiiK these boepitall and otters sug- geetloni und edi ice. Three hundred trained dietitians are now in service in hospitals, canteens or kitchens on Red Fross hospital trains In France. The American Kx- pedltlouary Force took with it a trained train-ed dietitian for each Imse hospital. These women are civilian employees of the Army, recruited through the I'.ureau of Dietitian Service of the American lted ( Toss. Red Cross Model Farm. For the double purpose of providing enottgh fresh milk and vegetables for sick soldiers in hospitals und well soldiers sol-diers In canteens and providing health fill outdoor exercise for the patients well along In their convalescence the Red Cross has established a number of lanns und dairies In connection with hospitals. Resides their great practical practi-cal value they have given an enormous amount of entertainment to the men. The French government, more than Interested, In-terested, has loaned some thousands of cows, and altogether It Is a scheme which appeals to everybody. Rut It Is not alone for the soldiers that the Red Cross does some of Its thinking In terms of cooking and foodstuffs food-stuffs The Rureau of Dietitian Service Serv-ice has helped to solve the food problem prob-lem of civilian refugees. The American Red Cross In France thinks In terms of huge figures, marvelous mar-velous systems. of transportation, tons of shipping space, and It also thinks in terms of the white of egg or orange lulce for one single boy. Thnt Is why 'J-'.tKHMHH) people l.ave affiliated them-selves them-selves with the American Red Cross and why Christmas this yenr in the lllilud Kluteu lu mm Led by the lted Cross Christmas Roll Call. |