10 Manitoba Agricultural College

SUGGESTED HELPS FOR THE PROGRAM

1. Roll Call responded to by how each member has reduced the household food expenses.

2. Suggested topics for papers by members : (a) Cost of food and waste through injudicious buying. (b) Causes of the high cost of living. (c) Foods in and out of season. (d) The housewife’s duty concerning the food supply. (e) The division of the income for food. (f) Bargains in foods.

3. Discussion on topic for the day, led by one of the members.

4. Questions on topics which might aid in discussion :

(a) State the objection for excessive use of fresh fruits and vegetables out of season.

(b) What are the chief objections to the use of oe vege- tables ?

(c) What influence will keeping accounts have on the high cost of living ?

(d) What influences the choice of cuts of meat, and what is the - effect on the cost of living ?

(e) What objections may be raised to the use of canned meats, and what relation does it bear to the Pure Food Laws ?

(f) Could a co-operative system of buying in large quantities be carried out in rural districts without interfering with store trade ?

o. Give suggestions from your own experience which might serve as a guide to others in purchasing foods.

References: ‘““Household Management”’ Fees eA a ee ee Ferrill. Oy RUIN a a a es ee eee Maria Paloa. eee RN Or Ge ee ee er A ee Richards. “Food Materials and Their Adulteration’’...:....:..4...<cccsscssssescessecspeissstussecetbecteanes Richards. “Pitman foods and mer MUtinie Yale oe a Snyder. ‘‘Food Customs and Diet in American Homes,” U.S. Dept. of Agr., Circular 110, 1911. “Food and Drug Ins pection””’ min haan Nevada Experimental Station, Bulletin 74, 1910 SI Ca a ER Be oi gt a a ae U.S. Dept. of Agr., Circular 49

‘The Focd Laws of the United Kingdom and Their Administration” U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bulletin 143, 1911