Farm Home Demonstration Schools 



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sources of power, as building material, and as regulators of body processes; 

 (2) the feeding of young and of growing children; (3) the planning of 

 balanced and satisfying meals. The talks are supplemented by colored 

 food-charts, printed outlines, and other reference material. Members 

 of the school are furnished with A Syllabus of Lessons for Extension Schools 

 in Home Economics, The Cornell Reading Courses, Course for the Farm 

 Home, Lesson 57, a pamphlet that outlines the talks of the series and 

 contains numerous illustrative recipes. Notebook material and bulletins 

 are distributed during the week. 



The part of the lesson devoted to cooking is illustrated by a demon- 

 stration of the preparation of one or more dishes belonging to the class of 



Fig. 60. — A demonstration school held in a church 



foods under discussion. Sj^ecial emphasis is laid on the principles that 

 underlie the cooking of such foods as cereals, meats, vegetables, and flour 

 mixtures. 



A sample outline of the first year's work follows: 



Monday: The needs of the body and how these are met by the food 

 materials. Water, sugars, and starches in the diet; 

 cereals. Demonstration: Rice cookery. 

 Tuesday: Fats and fatty foods in the diet. Milk as a food. Demon- 

 stration: Some things one cup of milk will make. 

 Wednesday: Nitrogen in the diet. The cooking of meats. Demon- 

 stration: Pork chops; how to make and use a simple 

 fireless cooker. 

 Thursday : Why we need to supply mineral matter in the diet. Demon- 

 stration : Salads. 

 Friday : Planning meals. Demonstration : Desserts. 



