Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 268, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1917 — Cooking and Conservation [ARTICLE]

Cooking and Conservation

At the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago, the first week of December, an interesting course in Home Economics will be given. There will be daily lectures, under the direction of Catherine J. MacKay, dean of the Home Economics Department of the lowa State pelThis branch of food conservation is unusually interesting at this juncture. It is intended to provide instruction concerning the cooking and preparation of the cheaper ana coarser cuts of meats tqhich have, to a certain extent, been neglected by the American housewife, whose training has not been with a view to utilization of portions of the carcass that during the period of beef, pork and mutton plenitude were not seriously regarded by many housekeepers. The Home Economics Department of the 1917 International win be one of its most valuable features. The best talent available bas been secured and those who attend will be abundantly rewarded.