DIET NOTEBOOKS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3049, 10 April 1917, Page 2

DIET NOTEBOOKS

HOW TO FEED WELL THOUGH V V ; ON RATIONS. ' Tho oareful and house-, holder is the man who'provides . himself with.a little' single-entry pocket oashhoolc so that ho. .oan ;Cnter. up, day by day the quantities'.of meat, bread, and.' .sugar lieconsumes" and" compare them with the. rations allowed by the: 'Food Controller... /; ; ' "It is W interesting "but - somewhat .complicated, entertainment," .'wrote.- a correspondent of; the "Daily Mail, 1 ' •Wfip had been "trying tlie experiment. ."But allowing: for, one meatless day and carefully measuring everything, I find that it is easy enough to keep well within, tho limit. I began , with ; porridge, l eggs arid bacon, and toast J for'breakfast arid two lumps of eugsir in my coffee; .4oz. of meat' and "two slices of bread' for, lunch, with: one lump of BUgar in my "blp-ck coffee; a round of toast and two lumps of sugar in my cup for afternoon tea; and ft out 'from tlie joint (30z.) for dinner,, one slice ■of bread, and a spoonful, of sugar over the sweet (a pancake). "This worked,out at 42ozi of meat for the six days, 35 lumps and 7 spoonfuls of sugar and nearly. 41b. of bread.. By omitting my bacon rasher and sub- , st'it\iting a vegetarian or fißh luncheon and adding another slice, or its equivalent in weight, to my dinner portion, I have found that Aon. of meat a day is niore than sufficient for me,' although; I possess what is -.usually termed a good;' healthy appotito. ' The I exact weight of tho brcad_ cqnsumed i pas not so ■ easy to but il I should isay it is very. near .tTio limit 1 of the allowance." -■ '

Mrs. Cacltomaille is visiting Mrs. J. Wilson, New Plymouth. ,

Mrs, and Miss Newman accompanied Mr. E. Newman, M.P., on a visit to New Plymouth. V.",

■Mr.' N. • Kettlej (Napier) . v alid: Miss Aubrey: Kettle • motored- through- to lloto'rua for. the Easter . holidays.' '•:

. A .conoort and daiice was'held last evening at tljo Returned Soldiers' Club in L/.mbton Quay.| Thanks to the efforts of Mr. F. Fox and tho other members of tho committee, tho gathering was ■entirely successful, and tho Jarge ; attendance of soldiers and tlieir friends spent a very enjoyable time. The concert. items were provided :by a party of naval men/ including Messrs. Val Atkinson, Abel Rowe, A. •E. Isaacs, aid Norman Tait,'. Mr,' Tait gave i a fine exhibition of juggling, and the others mentioned' sang and recited. Tho ! dutieV of accompanist? were dis-. charged by Mrs. Lo Merchant-