THE FARMERS' MONTHLY, NOVEMBER, 1927 

 HOME MAKERS DEPARTMENT 



TIED AND DYED 

 INTERESTS MEN AND WOMEN 



At a Grange Meeting in Greenwich a 

 demonstration on Dyeing was given to a 

 group of men and women. The men 

 showed as much interest as the women 

 by asking a great number of questions. 

 After the demonstration, Mrs. Dickinson 

 the leader of the Home Demonstration 

 group, asked the women to discuss pro- 

 jects for this fall and winter. The 

 women decided to hold one meeting on 

 scarfs and hats and at this meeting, when 

 more women would be present, they 

 would vote on a major project. 



The Norwich Bridge group in Hun- 

 tington met at the school house for a 

 Tied and Dyed demonstration and also 

 to select a project for the year. Ad- 

 vanced clothing was voted to be their 

 major project and later on they were 

 to have reupholstering of furniture. 

 Eighteen women were present at this 

 meeting, including two representatives 

 from Middlefield, Mrs. H. Bell and Mrs. 

 Cody who are acting as leaders of their 

 group. Middlefield is to carry on the 

 same project that Norwich Bridge is to 

 have. This group of women planned to 

 meet under the leadership of Mrs. F. 

 Knightly for a tied and dyed bee. 



The Norwich Hill group met the fol- 

 lowing day at the town hall to plan what 

 their project for the year would be. 

 Mrs. George Barr, the leader, suggested 

 that they take up advanced nutrition 

 having had Food Selection last year. It 

 was unanimously elected. 



Women from Ware met at Mrs. 

 Fisherdicks' home for a Home Demon- 

 stration meeting. The subject of the 

 meeting was Hats, Scarfs, and flowers. 

 After the demonstration on dyeing the 

 women discussed projects. The next 

 meeting is to be on the caning of chairs. 



GROUPS FINISH HATS 



The South Belchertown group under 

 the leadership of Miss Nellie Shea, 

 finished their felt hats that they started. 

 Miss Pozzi met with them for a criticism 

 meeting for both Hats, and scarfs that 

 they had made. Two teachers reported 

 having taught the children in their 

 classes the art of tied and dyed work, 

 with very good results. 



In Plainfield up to date, 28 hats have 

 been reported as having been made. 

 The women became so enthused with the 

 possibilities of felt that they voted to buy 

 a wooden block so as to be able to block 

 and reblock their own hats. This group 

 under the leadership of Mrs. Loud and 

 Dyer have decided to take up Children's 

 clothing for their project. 



Mrs. H. Conkey and Mrs. E. F. Shum- 

 way the two millinery leaders of Belcher- 

 town, held a class in millinery and re- 

 ported very good results. At their next 

 meeting, the agent is to meet with them 

 to discuss projects. 



SOUTHAMPTON GROUP MEET 

 AT MRS. BREWER'S HOME 



The Home Demonstration group of 

 Southampton met at Mrs. J. T. Brewer's 

 home for a demonstration on Hats, 

 Scarfs, and flowers. The women brought 

 in pieces of silk and cotton which they 

 dyed into scarfs and luncheon sets. 

 During the afternoon hat problems were 

 discussed. The group planned to have a 

 dyeing bee later on. 



EAT WHOLE GRAINS 



FOR HEALTH 



Prepared by May E. Foley, State 

 Nutrition Specialist 



Bread has been for ages, and in many 

 lands, called the staff of life. But the 

 original bread was not the refined white 

 bread which we see on most tables but 

 a very coarse bread, made of the un- 

 milled grain. Bread is made up largely 

 of starch, with a smaller percentage of 

 protein and minerals. 



The whole grain breads contain twice 

 as much mineral matter as we find in the 

 refined breads, and the protein is a bet- 

 ter kind, as the best protein lies close 

 to the outside bran layers, and is milled 

 off when white flour is made. For these ' 

 reasons, it is wise to use breads made 

 from the whole grains at least part of 

 the time. And we must not forget that 

 we may take some of our whole grains 

 in the form of breakfast cereals, as oat- 

 meal, wheatena, pettijohns, ralstons, and 

 -hredded wheat. Some of the whole 

 grains may be used in baking foods other 

 than bread. These recipes may help 

 give variety to your day's meals. 



Whole Wheat Yeast Bread 



2 cakes compressed yeast 



3 cups tepid milk 

 .3 teaspoons salt 



3 tablespoons sugar 



3 T. fat 



5 cups whole wheat flour 



3 2 cups white flour 

 Scald the milk and turn it into a mix- 

 ing bowl. Let stand until tepid, add 

 yeast, sugar, salt and white flour. Beat 

 well and add melted fat. Add whole 

 wheat flour. Sprinkle the board with 

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IS YOUR SINK 



THE RIGHT HEIGHTH? 



If one were to take a picture of you 

 at your sink, would your position be like 

 fig A or fig B? Are you one of those 

 people that are in a back breaking posi- 

 tion three times a day, 21 times a week, 

 1,068 times a year? Just stop to figure 

 the number of hours that you have your 

 back in agony because it is not in it's 

 natural position. 



The above pictures were taken of Mrs. 

 Johnson from Hadley, before and after 

 her sink was changed. 



In case you do not know the correct 

 heighth for your working surfaces, get 

 in touch with the Home Demonstration 

 Agent and she will meet you individually 

 or as a group to discuss working sur- 

 faces. 



B.— After 



