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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
it should be remembered that every bit which is used in 
cooking serves the same purpose as if it were taken from 
a glass, but little children do not ordinarily get enough 
milk unless they drink some. Fruit should be served at 
least once a day and better twice, and some vegetable 
other than potato should be not only served but eaten 
by the family. Children who are not taught to like vege- 
tables when they are little sometimes never learn to like 
them, and it is really important to eat vegetables, not only 
because they contain important substances for growth, 
but because it is only good manners to learn to like all 
the ordinary foods which are served. Anyone who has 
cooked knows how discouraging it is to feel that some 
member of the family does not like the food. There is 
a temptation in the city where fruit, vegetables and milk 
are high, to use too much meat and but little of these 
foods. It has been suggested recently that in forming 
an idea as to whether the money is being spent to the 
most advantage, the money spent for fruit and vegetables, 
for milk and cheese, and for meat and fish should be 
compared. In a well-balanced diet these amounts should 
be nearly equal. An increasing number of people are 
becoming lacto-vegetarians, which means that they eat no 
meat or fish, but balance their absence by using more 
milk, eggs and cheese. 
Before starting to prepare a meal the Scout should not 
only have her menu in mind, but should have an idea 
how long it will take to prepare each dish so that every- 
thing will be ready to serve at the same time with all the 
hot dishes very hot and all the cold dishes very cold. If 
all the dishes of the meal require about the same length 
of time in their preparation the ones should be started 
first which can be most easily kept in good condition. 
Enjoyfnent of a meal depends quite as much on neat 
and comfortable service as it does upon good food. The 
