LESSON FOR THE FARM HOME 



L. H. Bailey, Director 

 Course for the Farm Home, Martha Van Rensselaer, Supervisor 



VOL. II. No. 43 



ITHACA, NEW YORK 

 JULY i, 1913 



FOOD SERIES 

 No. 9 



THE BOX LUNCHEON 



Clara W. Browning 



The box luncheon — what a train of thought that word suggests ! You 

 may think at once of a picnic ; you may recall a cold lunch that was eaten 

 in solitude; you may lament the bother of packing lunches; or you may 



Fig. 75. — Desirable types of luncheon boxes 



picture a neat box filled mysteriously with dainty surprise packages, 

 expressive of some person's thoughtfulness. Whatever the memories 

 that come to each, certainly all persons will agree that luncheon boxes 

 should not be associated with picnics only. A serious problem presents 

 itself when we consider the great band of workers and of school children 

 who daily depend on the box luncheon for one third of their food supply. 

 So considered, the box luncheon is not a means of furnishing refreshment 

 between meals, but is for the purpose of supplying one of the regular daily 

 meals. From this viewpoint the problem of providing the box luncheon 

 is as important as that of providing any other meal. In her home no 

 woman would neglect to prepare a suitable breakfast, dinner, or supper. 



Published semi-monthly throughout the year by the New York State College of Agriculture at Cor- 

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