McKinley Junior High School - McKinleyan Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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1 POLLY rqr THE KETTLE ON fp Last term an interesting series of dainty luncheons was served to various members of the faculty by Miss Morrell's A9 cooking class. The table decora- tions were made by the girls after having received instructions from Miss Trow- bridge. Four groups of girls planned and gave these luncheons, each group electing a captain. For the graduation luncheon they sent out invitations in the form of small diplomas tied with their class colors, American Beauty and White. The color scheme was carried out in the class colors. At the Christmas luncheon an interesting menu was served, and the favors were tiny baskets of rose petals in red with green frills, thus repeating the Christmas colors. The menu was: Fruit salad Cheese crackers Boneless bird Mashed potatoes Cranberry jelly Green peas Celery Mince pie Coffee Salted nuts. These luncheons show the students' ability to plan and execute luncheons as successfully and independently as if they were in their own homes. -X Bread Making Our experience making bread proved to be most interesting. Conditions for making bread are never ideal at school, but this bread received much praise from those who ate it. Of course, we were given careful directions as to how to make l ' - . f l A 4 ' i V , 4 1 l -, lx l i 'V' l , I M lk, f l I l . i . i 5 , i . ' I l ff 4 'i ' ' - ' 1 Q l . , if as ff fi

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Ejg,,PoLLY PUT THE-KETTLE on Raviolis One day four of the girls from H. R. 26, Jane Canatella, Angelina Bruno, Mary Dangelo, and Lena Governale, made some raviolis in Miss MorreIl's cook- ing room. We started them the sixth period and cooked until the end of the eighth. Mary and Lena made the dough and the tomato sauceg Jane and Angelina made the Iilling and the meat balls. Mrs. Struthers, Miss Trowbridge, Miss Cone, Miss Newcomer, Miss Clapp, Mr. Beeson, and many other teachers came to watch us and were great- ly interested. When the raviolis were done we sent some of them to the various teachers who had been in to visit us. They said they liked this Italian dish very much. The girls in our class enjoyed them also. We had learned to make raviolis from our mothers, and were glad to dem- onstrate them to the class, in exchange for the American ideas that we carry into our home. Miss Morrell complimented us on our co-operation and the inter- est that was maintained.-Lena Gozfermzle, AS. Favor Making Miss Morrell's ninth grade cooking classes devote a lesson to the making of favors. Miss Trowbridge takes charge of this lesson and teaches the girls the fundamentals of working with tissue paper. Some of the girls last fall took orders for favors that were made especially for Thanksgiving. One of the ideas that turned out to be very attractive was a basket hung from a tripod. The colors were brown and two shades of yellow. Some of the suggestions received were carried out in green and red for the Christmas tables at home. Our room for this lesson was decorated with a kewpie bride and groom standing under a wedding bell, which could be used for a bride's party. These lessons are great- ly appreciated and enjoyed by all.-Marie Taylor, A9. - l . i l 4 I 1 T i gi 1 . Y , i E I

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' 1 PGQY PUT THE KETTLE oN IA it,-fhow to handle the yeast and to keep the temperature right, how to mix the dough until it is elastic. After it had stood until twice its original size, we kneaded it again, and shaped into loaves or rolls, let them rise again, and then baked them. My, but the odor made our hungry fellow-students' months water! Those who especially inspected the final product of all this pleasant labor were Mrs. Struthers, Miss Trowbridge, Miss Noble, and Miss Hobart, and they gave us much praise,- Eflwl Mac Davis. Tidbits and Sweetmeats Everybody likes to visit the little store under the bridge. No one has to go to Alaska to get Eskimo pies, for Katherine Pennachio sells them. And she gets them in the following way: first, the National Ice Cream Company has them imported from somewhere in Alaskag then they are delivered to McKinley in a large truck. They are put into a can with ice all around to keep them from getting warm. About eighteen dozen are sold every day, for the children love liskimo pies. Across the passage stands another store full of goods, things that you like to eat-chocolate bars and lemon drops,-and all day suckers for the A9's. Two girls of Mcliinley sell the candy, Tillie Benkle and Leona Redmond. The candy store always keeps fresh candy, and if you have not visited it, you are invited to do so soon.--Ry the Salasgirls.