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Bringing Up Father.

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A PAGE FOR WOMEN

Men Like This Kind Of Picnic

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By Gwendolin Keene

Have you ever noticed that pic- tures of the typical American plenie almost invariably show several ladies and just about and

a restless- L that? men friends or relatives are picnic-shy, they can be cured by being invited to a strictly masculine-style affair. And if they're allowed to take hold and run the picnic,

anchovy once they have conversion is as- arrived, their sured.

The group generally numbers eight, and provisions are describ- ed as follows:

1 quart bottia tomato cocktall (better than plain Lomato Juice).

"Kenneth's own" is a picnic formula evolved by a

young bachelor friend to the delight of his friends of both sexes and all ages. It's good for day or evening, And with slight changes it could be adapted to take in any young- sters the "young marrieds" might bring along. It takes a good two hours and a half to accomplish; and the host is on the job every minute. But the result is more than worth it.

1 box mali salty crackers, any

kind.

Enough

cheese or

to

paste, peppy other spread take cara of the. Grackera

Steaks, onę apiece--squares, or what have you; no circles bones of course. Stand over the butcher and make him cut them specially for you, and have them at least an inch thick. Get what ever grade you can afford, and personally I allow three-quarters of a pound a person and it's never thrown away.'"

Salad-about 2 heads of lettuce,

4 or 5 tomatoes, couple cucumbers, 1 pepper,

1 roll aplace, any kind.

1 pound butter.

16 medium sized onions.

8 cup cocoa ready to rohoat.

1 box sugar.

2 boxes marshmallows.

1 bottle prepared French dress.

ing.

of

water

Pick your site with "seclusion to suit," preferably with and firewood available--though if you choose the beach you may have to bring your own. diately on arrival'start a fire, us- ing small sticks for quick embers. 2.potatoes apleco, ong, white and When you get them, rake them

ang sweet If you like.

Australia's Canteen

Cooks

By Olwen Francis

Imme-

off, insert potatoes in ashes, rake embers back on top of them, and relax, While the potatoes bake (it takes about an hour and a half) get the girls started on pre- paring the salad and buttering the rolls. Set out your dishes and en- joy another breathing spell.

Start the onions frying in but- ter; use a cover on the pan for myself and the Australian Pre- faster cooking and add more but- sident of the National Council of ter from time to time as needed. Women just two years ago, the As the onion-fragrance, is wafted idea having struck- us both in the down the breeze you'll find your Sydney Lyceum Club elevator. friends returning without delay We had just left a meeting of the to the scene of operations. Get The other morning, before the newly formed Australian Women's the girls to spread the crackers Voluntary Services. We decided and open the tomato cocktail.. early office rush, I met my very

ídea Hand them around to the hungry attractive young neighbour stag-

good" gering down our shady suburban to work out a plan immediately throng and began to reheat, the street in Sydney. With her hus- for training women volunteers in band in Palestine, and her two large-scale, emergency cookery. boys both ardent navy leaguers, she has thrown herself with all

it would be 2

Services Canteen," she answered rolled groups my uplifted-eyebrows, "and last- theatres. Each minute breakfast rush for the Air 100 members. Force on leave."

сосов.

When the onions are practical- Within a month my organisation ly done, cook the steaks, broil- her lovely fervour into women's (the Australian Gas Light, Com-ing them for ten minutes in long- of the toaster war work. "Night session at All pany) was lecturing to eight en-handled broilers

in our cookery variety. Hold them almost direct-

group included

ly on top of the glowing embers. The scheme has since grown to such an extent

Excavate the potatoes, award that not only the Women's War the steaks, and smother the whole also other in onions. As the assemblage I felt. partly responsible, but organisations, but

power of quite happily so, for the scheme bodies have chosen groups of their gradually regains the in which my young neighbour is members to qualify as Canteen speech, distribute the rolls, cocoa now participating. was started by Cooks..

as. requested and salad. Prepare for a chorus of heartfelt compli- This training consists of ten ments. two-hour cookery demonstrations,

GUESS IT'S

BUT.

BALONES

LOVE IT!

Gold digging Gert says sho doesn't mind being taken for..... za -rida, lf, the trip, day on ∙luxury yachta;

at the end of which a theory ex- From now of the moon may amination is held. From those who rise and wane, stars may wheel qualify in this examination are in the heavens the success chosen groups of 12 students, to the party is assured. take a practical cookery. course

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season, Dishes can simmer in a pan or be forgotten. Here's to Immediately after the declara-masculine picnics long may they tion of War, many of these flourish. trainees in Sydney and in other capital cities they now number several thousand who have quali-

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