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SUBURBAN LIFE
Thursday, January 16, 1975
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'It was not hard work—when
you're with frlehds you don't
even notice you're working. It's
nice to know we're all contributing
to our big trip.'
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KIM HUYSKEN (left) and Shelly Smith are learning that girl
scouting is not all tying knots and earning badges. Here they help
prepare logs that will be sold as firewood to raise money for a
Troop 620 trip. (Staff photo by Art Emanuel)
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Scouts learn LOG-istics to finance trip
BY SHERRY KAHAN
For most of the day the fire that
txjmed near them had flames reaching
40 feet into the air. But members
otLivonia Girl Scout Troop 620 were
tcc""busy to stop and roast marshmalk>$vs
JThey were in Belleville with saws
and sledges to cut wood so they could
se^l it as firewood to raifee money for
a!troop project
^The weather was cold as they
slashed branches, measured logs and
fed brush into the fire. But who cared
when they knew that with the money
earned by theii; efforts the troop
u&|ld go on a two-week vacation the
fquowing summer
{kit they did have to admit that this
was a little different from some of
tQrfr other fund-raising projects
Vfhjle they once baked and decorated
ni^es for fun and profit, now they
wire about to sell logs for $25 a face
(18 inches wide, four feet high
a&0 eight feet long )
HAVE A FRIEND in Belleville,
wfea had some tgpees bulldozed on her
pftjperty," said' Mrs. Joseph Zedan.
and her her husband. Joe, lead
tte troop which meets in Emerson
SSool
•'She told us that if we would cut up
the trees, carry off the wood and burn
the brush, we could have the wood,"
she added
Scout members voted in favor of
the project, knowing it would bring in
funds to take them to historic spots of
colonial America as well as battlefields
of the Civil War.
So the logging plans were worked
out. Sledges, saws and wedgfes were
secured. Three fathers who could run
chain saws were enrolled.
A truck was borrowed from George
Wakefield, who once was a member
of a troop led by Zedan. Two nights of
winter camping were planned and the^
nccessary food and drink obtained.
"THE GI&LS were up at 7 a.m. the
morning of the first workday," said
Mrt. Zedan. 'TVy cooked their breakfast
and started work a little after
eight. They worked until five that
night I mean, THEY* WORKED!
"They first marked all the fallen
trees in 18-inch lengths. They sawed
off the branches so that the logs were
ready for the chain saw."
After the fathers sent the sawdust
flying, the girls carried the logs to the
splitting area
"Using wedges and sledges, they
split the woon, home economist who lives in Livsnia.
could give her in the more complicated
aspects of the subject.
3#RS. CERVENAN, though, wasn't
ly your typical shopper.
ly, in a hurry to get on with the
weekend, zapped by the stands
^ere volunteer home economists
set to dispense advice, both via
and in person
accepted printed pamphlets
and murmured something about
ig to help cut costs" would be
at least three of the Wrigley
in this area, the promised adwas
not at hand. Because of
problems with the volunhome
economists, shoppers in
Cfrden City and Westland would have
hard put to get extra help.
•Jjut Livonia, Redford Township and
jfrmouth storps had tables set up and
women *n who hid made a s^udy of nutriready
to both hand out meal plan-
dan
flfog ideas td< and interpret new governil
programs connected with
F HAD A LOT of questions about
stamps, said Ltoette MacFariane
who had a stand set up
in the store at Ann Arbor Road and
Haggerty
"There was one husband and wife
who came in to shop—both had been
laid off for several weeks and yet
they didn't know they were eligible
for food stamps. I gave them the information
on how to apply."
Coloring books with pictures of nutritional
foods were handed out to a lot
of youngsters perched in basket seats,
and one mother took one with the
words that it might be helpful to her
junior girl scout daughter working on
a nutrition badge
Helen Hermans of Plymouth, on
duty in another store, said several
shoppers asked her about cutting
meat costs and she had urged higher
use of protein fill : ins like beans and
peanut butter.
One woman told her "I'd like to
learn anything I can—I have been cutting
every corner I can and the bills
are STILL too high "
IRENE CAMERON, who took a day
off from her work with -the Dairy
Council of Michigan, had on display
an overgrown milk canton that
showed the kind of nutritional label
that soon will be required by law.
She could show customers just how
the labels listing the amount of nutrition
per serving and the percentages
of U.S. recommended daily allowances
will help shoppers make wiser
choices.
She also dispensed a few hints like
the one that came from the labels on
two cans of pineapple, one diet pack
and'one regular.
"This shows," she said, 'that the
dietlc can actually has seven more calories
per can than the regular one,
yet it costs several cents more,"
Mrs. Cameron said she was glad to
note, both in studying recent surveys
and in noting the contents of 1 parts
that passed her stand, that the increased
costs seem to have reduced
Consumption of "junk" foods.
"Potato chips and pretzels really
are down in sales," she said.
IRENE CAMERON, home economist
spending a day in a Livonia
supermarket to give nutrition advice,
talks over new nutrition labeling
systems with Jenny Cervenan
of Livonia.(Staff photo by
Mitchell Booth)
Some tips for economical shopping
Here are a few hints for nutritious
shopping compiled by Marilyn Nagy,
of the home economics department of
Mercy College of Detroit.
b Encourage your family to keep an
open mind and try new foods, recipes
and combinations.
b Plan your menus based on foods
that are plentiful and on special sales.
• Cut down on empty calories
(foods that provide calories, but no nutrition
such as pop and potato chips.
• Shop when you are not hungry.
Studies show people spend more when
they are hungry.
• Plan your menus so they are nutritious
and attractive without being
gourmet. •
• Discourage the use of sugar covered
cereals in your home.
• Cook only needed quantities, reition
to cook a little
take of
from meat
y reduce your family's incost
complete proteins
Substitute proteins from
cheese, eggs and peanut butter.
• Tike advantage of food stamps if
you meet the eligibility criteria.
• Save plastic bags for re-use.
• Leave the children at home when
you shop. Studies show more purchases
are made when parents shop
with children.
• Modify your entertaining. Have
potluck suppers or give your guests a
simple evening snack rather than a
dinner.
• Prepare nutritious snacks such as
carrot sticks, homemade pizza snacks
and cheese to satisfy your family's
craving for snack food.
• Shop by cost per serving, rather
than price per pound or box. (The leaner
meat, more expensive by the
poind, may be cheaper in the long
nm than a fatty, inexpensive cut that
has a lot of bone.) "4
• Comparison shop, but don't waste
gas driving to several stores each
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• Recognize that convenience usually
costs money. (Convenience foods
have a place in food buying, but how
often they are used can make a big
difference in total food budgeting.)
• Keep track of actual supermarket
expenditures for a month to evaluate
how you actually spend your supermarket
dollar. How much goes for
paper goods? How much for cleaning
supplies? How much for empty calorie
snack foods? How much for food
needed to meet nutritional needs?
•Resist buying foods on sale that
your family wont eat, yet take advantage
of those that are a good buy that
they will eat.
• Compare tha cost per unit, using
unit pricing posted on svpsrmaitat
shelves to see which size is the bsst
buy. Remember the large size not
always a better buy, particularly if it
only gets wasted or is eaten by those
who dont need the extra food intake.
• Place the extra pork chop that
comes in the food package into the
freezer, carefully wrapped, so it can
become part of another meal.
• Take the time to store food properly
when you come from the store in
order to minimize waste.
• Use left-overs without expensive
additions. (Adding pimentos and mushrooms
to left-over chicken is not necessarily
economical.)
• Wrap meat tn usable portions before
storing to freezer so the exact
amount needed can be removed easily.
• Use private brands of food and
compare them in quality and cost to
national brands.