McKinley Junior High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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T Y 7YTfTYY1mfYYY?T1Y home as often as possible. She is able to do intelligent marketing, measure correctly and keep to exact quantities. l-ler father was very proud when his young daughter prepared a simple, but perfectly cooked dinner for him. l am sure all the other mothers are as grateful to you as I am. Gratefully, Dear Miss --, My daughter is getting along very nicely with her cooking. Quite often she makes some special dish for supper or-breakfast, and some- times gets the whole meal by herself. Last night she made a nice pan of muiTins for us. Dear Miss -Q-, We wish to say that we are well pleased with the progress that Florence is makinv' with her cooking lessons. We think she is do- ing nicely for a sfirl of her age. She seems to take quite a-nr inter- est in cooking the things at home that she has learned to cook at school. Yours verv truly, Mas. --- ---. Some Sample Menus The Food II and lll classes study the preparation of breakfasts, luncheons and dinners. Under this- Marketing, balanced meals, table setting and the preparation and serving of meals are taken up. The girls were asked to take charge of some of the meals at home. The following sample gives an idea of what was required of them. Some of the parents wrote notes of appreciation i-n addition to grad- ing their daughters. REPORT OF HOME MEAL Number served-3. M E N U Breaded Pork Chops Gravy Mashed potatoes Rye bread Butter Bean salad Baked Apples REMARKS- 1 Vivian's dinner was well planned and cooked. Everything was nicely seasoned and served beautifully. l surely appreciate the fact that she can cook a meal by herself. l think the mothers owe much 1-lLLlLLlL.lllLLl L LL LLL

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T YYTTYYY1 Y-fTY1'.Y,'!-? paise and gratitude for the instructions given our girls in the Cooking Department. MRS. ii SCORE CARD 1.--PLANNING MEAL ............ 10 Points Energy, 10 Points- Sufficient amount, considering ages, weight, and occupation of various members of family? Protein, 10 Points- Suitable in kind and amount? Mineral Elements, 10 Points- Generous supply? Vitamines, 10 Points- Are these provided? Digestibility and Bulk, 10 Points- Easy of digestion? Sufficient bulk ? 2.-PURCHASING FOOD .......... 10 Points Fresh? Good quality? Good return for money spent? Food adapted to family income? 3.-PREPARATION and SERVICE of FOOD ....................... 40 Points Intelligent Saving of time, niaterials, utensils? Appearance of the kitchen .............. Q- 10 Points Properly cooked in digestible man- ner? ........,.......... 10 Points Correct combinations? Pleasing to 'eye and taste? .......... 10 Points Food properly and attractively served? .............. 10 Points P TOTAL POINTS 7 You Could have had lettuce salad with this dinner which would have supplied more vitamines and bulk. Bean salad supplied protein which your meat had already provided. -TEACHER. Vivian s dinner was very -nice and we were greatly pleased. Her Father, --- ----. Il.-REPORT OF HOME MEAL Total Points 92 M E N U Lamb chops -Baked potatoes Creamed peas Salad Fruit cake Coffee REMARKS- We believe Grace did very well in cooking' this meal considering L1 LLLLJJJLJ-LLLLLLLLL