Show hints for the home SCHOOL LUNCHES A housewife who has to put up tip three lunches every morning for or three children insists that this Is the very hardest thing about keeping house it seems seema to tad her as if housework would be a pleasure were it not tor for those lunches doubtless the thing that makes them hardest to Is that they must be prepared in the early morning when there usually Is enough to do simply in preparing the breakfast to be sure some housewives simplify the task by putting them up the night before insisting that if the sandwiches are wrapped in waxed paper and placed in the refrigerator they will be quite fresh the next day even though you do not actually make tho the sandwiches the night before you may very easily get some of toe things ready it Is well to get into the habit when you first go down to prepare breakfast to take as much butter aa u you think you will need tor for the sandwiches and set it out so 60 that it will be warm enough to spread easily when you want lt it bread should be freshly cut buttered and filled at once and therl then wrapped drappi ed securely in waxed paper 40 40 0 egg Is if helpful A wide variety of sandwiches bebes may be am made ads from egg one of the easiest Is made by letting the eggs boll boil very hard then peeling and cutting up fine and then spreading on buttered slices of bread some people like a tried fried egg sandwich egg with mayonnaise is delicious waxed paper la Is so inexpensive that you have little reason nc not it to be fairly generous with it it Is a good plan to place each sandwich in a separate piece of waxed paper and other things like calce cake and deviled eggs should likewise each have their individual piece of waxed paper 00 40 use ise containers the young business girl who carries a midday mid day snack to save the cost of buying luncheon at a restaurant or cafeteria usually wants to have her lunch package well disguised and as small as possible fortunately most school children have no reason why you should not provide a lunch box that la is large enough to hold bold a variety of good things in convenient containers to protect the luncheon and to keep the things from crushing it Is a good plan to line the box or basket with a substantial cotton or linen lunch napkin providing a paper napkin or two every day tor for actual use then as part of your packing equipment you should buy some waxed paper cups cupe with closely fitting pasteboard tops topa in which to put soft foods such As aa salad mixtures custard cutup cut up fruit rice pudding or something of the sort in cold weather even gel gelatini gelatins gelat atins lne preparations such as jellied tomato or bouillon or jellied fruit desserts may be 10 included in the lunch when aben these tightly closed containers are used without much trouble one may contrive always to have some addition to the school luncheon in the wily way of surprise this may consist of a few candles candies wrapped in a piece of waxed paper a few salted or shelled nuts a lollipop lollypop loUy lolly pop some milk chocolate or even an unexpected five cent piece with a little note to 0 o explain that it Is to be spent for some specially liked candy or bakers cako cake on the way home from school i always if possible the school luncheon should contain some sort of trul in an apple a banana an orange ft 91 poor par a bunch of grapes 40 10 40 chocolate cream I 1 orate grate three squares of bitter chocolate and mix with two cups of cream half I 1 1 cup of sugar and the well beaten yolks of six eggs cook in a double boiler until smooth and thick stirring constantly then add a package of gel gelatini gelatins gelat atins lne which has been soaked and dissolved take from the fire and when cool but not set told fold in a cup of cream which has ba been whipped solid add a lew few drops of vani illa ilia mould chill and serve with whipped whipped I 1 I 1 ream cream 1 |