One slice rye, whole wheat, raisin, or whole grain bread LIST OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS FOR PACKAGING Technological development results in improved techniques and products. It will be well to survey the field before making large investments in packaging supplies. The following items have been found to meet the needs of clients served by Baltimore Metropolitan Meals on Wheels: Wax paper or plastic sandwich bags - 6" x 1-1/8" x 7" 6 oz. styrofoam plastic cups for juices 8 oz. squat styrofoam plastic cups for salads and desserts 10 oz. styrofoam plastic cups for soup All sizes use a snap-on lid Insulated metal boxes to parkage hot plates. (This box is used by the dairy to protect milk delivery.) Styrofoam picnic boxes are satisfactory for packaging both hot and cold meals. Oblong plastic wash baskets with handles may be used for carrying the cold supper bags Freez-a-shelf, or similar product. This article is frozen and placed in the bottom of the cold foods box in warm weather. Variations: 1. Cherry crisp Yield: 25 servings substitute frozen pie cherries for peaches 2. Apple crisp substitute sliced apples for peaches Note: May be served with whipped cream, ice cream, or cheese. Drain cherries. To juice add cornstarch and sugar that have been mixed well. Cook until smooth and clear. Add butter and cherries and place mixture in baking dish. For topping Margarine (1-1/2 stick) Eggs beaten mix Sugar, flour, instant nonfat dry milk and baking powder. Add butter and blend until mixture is crumbly, then stir in beaten eggs. Drop small bits of this evenly over fruit mixture. Bake: 45 min. at 350° F. Yield: About 25 servings Test Melt butter in pan; add sugar and with cake tester. Loosen Bake in 350° F. oven for about 25-35 minutes. 1 Mr. BRADEMAS. Thank you very much. I have a question, in effect, to put to each of you, or an observation. I am impressed by your suggestions, Mrs. Lyman, that one way in which these programs will be provided will be through the establishment of luncheon clubs either in housing projects or in churches. This would seem to me to help solve some of the problems of distribution and also attack the problem of loneliness about which we have heard so much. Mrs. Snyder, you mentioned that you were operating in Baltimore under title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965. What kind of problems have you encountered in the operation of nutritional programs of the kind we are talking about here? Mrs. SNYDER. This grant I spoke of was the one that gave us the opportunity to have a coordinator such as Mrs. Sheeler. Let's say one of our biggest hangups was the paper work of getting all the reports back to the authorities from whence the funds came, but I realize this has to happen. Of course we started out with a very minimal part of local funds and gradually, because we were an agency liked by the community, we were accepted by United Funds so as the Older Americans Act grant diminished we were assured of funds. For instance, in this bill we are talking about a 90-and-10 matching, I believe, and the 10 percent very often can be the contribution of the individual person who wants to pay their own way. I think as it was said before here today, many people do not want charity handed to them, and even the minimal cost of this is important. We have been involved in the Metropolitan Senior Center, which is being used as the pilot project for the Waxter Senior Center. This luncheon club started out 1 day a week and now we are having it 5 days a week. The older people decided they could put 35 cents a day in for lunch but that doesn't give much of a lunch. I can see that this funding would help our Metropolitan Senior Center, for instance, as the backup money to provide a cook and services for sit-down service. At this moment 60 people are showing up for a coldcut sandwich for 35 cents. That is the best we can do without any other backup moneys. Mr. BRADEMAS. Do you have any comment on the question you have heard me put to other witnesses with respect to the administration of the program-Is it better to provide the authority in the Office of the Administration on Aging in HEW or in the USDA ? Mrs. SNYDER. I must admit I am slightly concerned about it being USDA. I have a strange feeling there would be a problem of coordinating because everybody would want their own "bailiwick.” I think the other gentleman's comment is very apropos-that the Administration on Aging was set up to take care of all facets related to aging and the funds might be in section 32 but fed in through other Administrations on Aging. The funds that come from USDA in most of the States come through the Department of Education. We stirred up a controversy last year when we realized some of our Maryland money was coming back as unused when we knew we had schoolchildren not fed. I would suggest that it would be in an area where we could know the money is available. |