The candied peel of oranges, lemons, grapefruit, and other fruits makes a good sweet which is economical, because it utilizes materials which might otherwise be thrown away. Its preparation makes an interesting school exercise. The skins can be kept in good condition for a long time in salt water, which makes it possible to wait until a large supply is on hand before candying them. They should be washed in clear water, after removing from the salt water, boiled until tender, cut into small pieces, and then boiled in a thick sugar syrup until they are transparent. They should then be lifted from the syrup and allowed to cool in such a way that the superfluous syrup will run off. Finally, they should be rolled in pulverized or granulated sugar. A large number of recipes have been given, in order that a selection may be made according to season, community conditions, and market prices, and so that sufficient variety may be secured from day to day. Attention given to this matter will be well repaid by the improved health of the pupils, the greater interest taken in the school by the parents, and the better afternoon work accomplished. It has been well said: "The school lunch is not a departure from the principle of the obligation assumed by educational authorities toward the child, but an intensive application of the measures adopted for the physical nurture of the child, to the end of securing in adult years the highest efficiency of the citizen". USEFUL BULLETINS _The Rural School Luncheon_: Department of Education, Saskatchewan _The Box Luncheon_: New York State College of Agriculture, Cornell University _Hints to Housewives_: Issued by Mayor Mitchell's Food Supply Committee, New York City _Home Economics in Village and Rural Schools_: Kansas State Agricultural College _Home-made Fireless Cookers and Their Use_: Farmers' Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture _Hot Lunches for Rural Schools_: Parts I and II, Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts _Rural School Lunches_: University of Idaho, Agricultural Extension Department _The Rural School Lunch_: University of Illinois College of Agriculture _The School Luncheon_: Oregon Agricultural College HOUSEHOLD SCIENCE WITHOUT SCHOOL EQUIPMENT There is no school so unhappily situated or so poorly equipped that it is unable to teach effectively the lessons previously outlined in the "Care of the Home" and "Sewing". Now that a grant in aid is provided by the Department of Education any rural school may procure one of the sets of equipment for cooking suggested or some modification thereof. As a stepping-stone to the provision of that equipment and as a means of educating the people of the district in regard to the advantages of teaching this branch of Household Science, it may be advisable or even necessary, in some cases, to attempt practical work, even where no equipment is installed by the school authorities.