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In these days of automobile outings, when the repast is eaten close to Nature, the need for a greater variety of sandwiches is clearly seen. The school-child’s lunch and the informal social affair have also stressed the same need, until it is now true that of sandwiches, canapés, ete., there is a variety far greater than our grand- parents or parents would have conceived possible.

But the motorist or hiker’s repast must contain real nutriment, and it is this need that the pecan fills so well. If the pecan were of such pronounced flavor as some other nuts, it might soon become unwelcome, but it fortunately has a mild yet alluring flavor whieh, combined with its food nutritive merit, makes it the best source of protein and fat for the sandwich filling. Nor can its superiority in mineral salts and in vitamin be