HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



HOME MAKING 



SKETCHES FROM THE 



ANNUAL MEETING 



Mrs. Graves Stresses Development of 

 Local Leaders 



Some time ago Mrs. Graves was visit- 

 ing in a large city and as she was walk- 

 ing through a park saw a huge statue of 

 a primitive man. The statue interested 

 her and upon inquiring found it was call- 

 ed "The Thinker." It was almost im- 

 possible to understand why a statue of 

 this kind should be given the name but 

 after pondering over the matter for some 

 time she came to the conclusion it was 

 primitive man facing his first problem, 

 how to obtain his living with only his 

 two hands, and then finally solving the 

 problem by extending the reach of them. 



The problem which is facing the Home 

 Demonstration Agent at the present time 

 is similar to that of The Thinker. Only 

 by extending her work through local lead- 

 ers she can fill all the demands for work. 



And so we have the local leader train- 

 ing class where leaders meet with the 

 agent or specialist, and are given in- 

 formation to carry back to their com- 

 munities. 



More women should be willing to be 

 leaders. So many offer the excuse of not 

 knowing enough or not being able to j 

 teach. But Mrs. Graves thinks it an op- ! 

 portunity to be a leader. They have an 

 opportunity of getting more out of the 

 work by coming in contact with the spe- 

 cialist. It is something like the Christ- 

 mas spirit. When we are young our first 

 thought is, what are we going to receive? 

 But as we grow older our thoughts turn 

 to what can we give? Let us grow up \ 

 and be leaders. \ 



Mrs. Riedell tells of Food Selection 



Work I 



For a year or more the Edwards I 

 Church Mothers' Club had tried various j 

 speakers on diff'erent subjects and found 

 that the interest of the members was 

 waning. So they decided to try an out- 

 line of study. There was some discussion 

 whether they should choose a clothing or 

 a nutrition project but finally decided 

 that every member was vitally interested 

 in food selection work while only part of 

 them made their own hats and clothes. 



The group consists of twenty-one moth- 

 ers representing thirty-three children be- 

 tween the ages of three months and three 

 years. For the first meeting the funda- 

 mentals of food selection were studied 

 and many of the mothers were amazed 

 at the high percent of starchy food they 

 were sei-ving. At the second meeting the 

 mothers used the food habit score card 

 and scored themselves. The average for 

 the group was only 67%. Mrs. Riedell 

 showed a score card and what they were 



scored on, stating that many of the wo- 

 men were low in the amount of vegetables 

 they served, the amount of dark breads 

 used and the small amount of water 

 drank. They are working to raise their 

 score to 85%. 



Several mothers are working on special 

 diets, some for overweight, a few for un- 

 derweight and several for the relief of 

 constipation. 



Millinery Style Show Displays Work 

 Done by Local Leaders 



A millinery style show which to all 

 appearances interested the men as well 

 as the women was shown at the Annual 

 Meeting. 



Women from Granby, Hatfield, North- 

 ampton, Southampton, Westhampton and 

 Easthampton wore the hats they had 

 made this fall under the supervision of 

 their leaders. 



The hats were of various types, square, 

 round and sectional crowns, wide and 

 narrow brims, new and old material, 

 ready made and home made trimmings, 

 blight and dark colors, but they were 

 always in keeping with the wearer. 



What particularly appealed to the men 

 was that good looking hats could be made 

 for a comparative small amount of 

 money. 



Mrs. Qoldthwaite tells what the Home 

 Department has meant to Granby 



Granby has no dressmaker or milliner 

 and so it is of double importance that the 

 women in this community grasp every op- 

 portunity available to help them take care 

 of their clothing problems. 



The women not only look forward to 

 the Home Extension Meeting as a means 

 of learning but also as a social function. 

 The meetings are all-day afl^airs and the 

 women bring ba.sket lunches and have a 

 general good time. Friend husband is al- 

 ways willing to stay at home and eat a 

 lunch when the sewing meetings are held. 

 Mrs. Goldthwaite ended her short talk 

 with this original clever ditty : 



"Now can't you feel what a thrill it will 



be 

 To ride through Granby and see 

 Hats, gowns and lingerie 

 And kiddies' clothes so choice 

 Directly traced back to Mildred Boice 

 So here's three cheers for Mildred B. 

 Another three for Marion T. 

 And last and best and long and loud 

 A whooperee for all the workers of 

 M. A. C." 



.sugar, 1 tsp. cream, 2 eggs, 1/2 tsp. mace 



(if you like it) 1 c. cream sauce. 



Blend butter and flour, add cream and 

 spinach. Remove from fire. Add eggs 

 and seasoning. Beat well. Drop from 

 tb p. into boiling salted water. Poach 

 four or five minutes or until firm. Serve 

 on buttered toast with cream sauce 

 poured over. Cheese may be added to the 

 cream sauce for a richer dish. 



Lima Beans Fermiere 



Soak two cups dried lima beans over 

 night in cold water to cover. Drain, put 

 in casserole dish and sprinkle with 1/2 

 tsp. salt and 1/8 tsp. pepper. Cut a two 

 inch cube of fat salt pork in small pieces, 

 try out and strain. To fat add one .small 

 onion thinly sliced and 1/2 cup of 1/3 

 inch carrot cubes and stir till vegetables 

 are browned. Add to beans, dot over 

 with 2 tb p. butter and add water nearly 

 to height of beans. Cook in slow oven 

 till beans are soft. 



A RECIPE FOR GOOD TEETH 



Put above ingredients into a healthy 

 mouth daily. Chew thoroughly. Wash 

 chewing machine carefully after using. 

 This recipe will help to make 32 strong 

 teeth. 



Note : The following may be substituted : 

 For Spinach: Lettuce, cabbage, celery, 



beet greens, etc. 

 For Orange: Apple, prunes, apricots, 



peaches, dates, etc. 

 For Graham Bread: Any whole grain 



bread. 

 For Oatmeal : Any coarse, cooked cere- 

 al. 



HAVE YOU TRIED THESE? 



Two of the outstanding recipes passed 

 in by the Edwards Church Mothers' Club 

 as new ways of using vegetables are : 

 S|iiach Balls 



3/4 c. left over spinach, chopped rather 

 fine, 2 tsp. butter, 2 tsp. flour, 1/2 tsp. 



CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION 

 2B STARTS WITH LEADER 

 TRAINING MEETING 



The first meeting of the Clothing Con- 

 struction 2B training class was held at 

 the Extension Service Rooms last month 

 with the following leaders present: 

 Mrs. E. S. Hewlett Southampton 



Mrs. Frank Clapp Southampton 



Mrs. Fred Pomeroy Easthampton 



Mrs. Lawrence Bergman Easthampton 

 Miss Stella Duda Easthampton 



Mrs. Avis W. Clark Easthampton 



M -s. Thaddeus Graves Hatfield 



Mi-s. John Bitner Hatfield 



Mrs. A. R. Mosely Granby 



Mrs. Ethel Holman Granby 



Purpose of Project 



As the clothing projects are planned to 

 help the homemaker toward a wise ex- 



