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Baked beans, fish balls, hashes and salads are all illustrations of 

 combinations of food materials tending toward a balanced ration. 

 But we have not yet tried experiments enough on human beings 

 to know just what is the best ration for work of different kinds. 



I have here half a pound of cheese, the average price of 

 which is sixteen cents per pound. Here we are getting much 

 more for our money than from meat at the same price, for while 

 beef is two-thirds water, cheese is only about one-third water, and 

 the kind of nutriment is similar in both, mainly fat and nitrogen- 

 ous matter. One objection to cheese is that it is not easily 

 digested, and this is mainly because it is so concentrated. There- 

 fore it is often better to dilute it with milk and combine with eggs 

 and toast something after the fashion of Welsh rarebit. Such 

 dishes from cheese may be occasionally substituted for meat and 

 be very satisfactory in family life. The seasoning should not be 

 too high; that is the fault of many dishes made from cheese. 



In answer to the question how to make beef tea for invalids; 

 there are several ways. One is to broil a piece of juicy beef 

 slightly, just enough to warm it through, then cut into small 

 pieces and press through a strainer of some kind. Another way 

 is to scrape the meat fine, cover with water and leave for an hour 

 or more. Then strain off the water, heat slightly, season and 

 serve at once. 



At the close of her address Miss Barrows invited any in the 

 audience who wished to come forward to the platform and sam- 

 ple the food she had prepared. The invitation was accepted by 

 about one-third of the large audience and the dishes pronounced 

 delicious, especially her fruit dumplings. 



These illustrated cooking lectures afford so much useful in- 

 formation on the preparation of nutritious and healthful foods 

 that all ladies should make an effort to attend them. 



Miss Barrows was asked as to methods used in other States 

 to introduce the study of domestic science in schools. She re- 

 plied that it was usually started by some woman's club or organ- 

 ization and then taken up by higher institution of learnings. 



A committee was appointed to revise the constitution of 

 the Auxiliary, consisting of Mrs. R. B. Galusha, Jericho ; Mrs. 

 E. T. Carpenter, Waterbury, and Mrs. S. A. Vail, North Pom- 

 fret. 



It was voted to ask the Vermont Dairymen's Asiociation to 

 change the date of its annual meeting that it may not come 

 on the week of prayer. 



Officers elected for the coming year : President, Mrs. Mary 

 A. Smith, Morrisville ; Vice-President, Mrs.S. A. Vail, North 

 Pomfret ; Secretary, Mrs. Alvira A. C. Ware, Brattleboro. 



