A cockery demonstration organized by the Public Health Movement (PHM) was held at the Savisthri National Office Rajagiriya on 07.02.2012 commencing 0930 hrs. attended by the Savisthri staff the members of the PHM and the neighbours. The demonstrator made several delicious sweet meats out of flour prepared from Jak seeds which is available in abundance in most parts of Sri Lanka. Jak is a nutritious food which the Sri Lankans eat as a substitute for rice the staple food of our country.
With the Jak seed flour using suger syrup and scraped coconut the demonstrator prepared a nice palatable sweet meat in the quickest possible time. Apart from this several other sweet-meats too were prepared using the Jak seed flour and Jak bulbs.
The cordial she made out of olives was very tasty and nourishing. The demonstration was well attended and ended up 1730 hrs.
Another such cookery demonstration would be held at the Savisthri National Office on 13.03.2012.