New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-28
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY DECEMBER 90 1854
hundred pounds Of Graham -four is worth as mu,o IN
family as one hundred end thirty three pounds OF

brnd,ad pouods Of Graham -four is worth as much In
family as one hundred and thirty three pounds oil
.r,arne white four Corn meal c,ss less ID IN half
= : rriec If nour |, is worth twice as much. IL 10
70. economical in summer because ittskes 50 much
s, 20 co-kit The fret greaterror in ces-n@al 4 10
grinding II too much, ard rext in not cooking II
snoreh. Corn neal roush shoad boil t~o hours: y
better if boiled four ard rot fit 20 eat If o)hed less
than one hour. Buck wheat aour should never DC
rurchas by family Who sire obliged 70 econom 70
food. II is deT at any price. II mus; be h's'ed III
der bu'ttr 70 be eaten, and hen 1t Is not he Amy
Oatmeal i, ss good in cakes rs bulSTheat aod Tar
more nutritious. But it IS most Nutritious ani Is
particularly healthy for children in the form oil
pondge.
The cheapest Of food Is white beans. They are
worth from 81 50 20 So bushel. and retail for eight
cent? Quart Prof Liebig has stated that PORK ani
beans form compound of substances peculiarly
adapted TO furnish all that is necessary TO support lie
and give bore muscle and fat in proper p,rtioRs,
TO msn. This food will enable one TO perform more
labor, at less cost, than eny other substance.
quart OF beans cents half pound ofpork, cents,
viii feed 4 large family for day, with good strength
enirg food And who that can raise remnscen-e
Of good old times in Nes-Engand, but will remem-
her that glorious old.fasbioned dish called "bean
"porideel' We should csll it bean soup now.
Four quarts Of beans and two pounds Of corned beef
would give a good meal to fifty men-one cent
neal.
Potatoes should be utterly abandoned by the
POOR this winter. They cannot afford to eat them
Potatoes are selling at wholesale for four dollars
barrel. That is 81 Is bu'he. At retail, the poor
nav 50 20 bushel, or about five cents pounds
twice the price of CON meal fye-sxtas Us mach as
fine -four; OF fifth more bushel than beans while
one bushe Of the latter are worth for food much
ms a cart load Of potatoes Al other veg tables arc
etll more urecOnomi al than potatoes. Carrots are
the CHEAPEST of all roots But they bu, little used
as human food though very nu ritious They are
partially used in soups. They good simply boiled
and eaten with little butter, or meat gravy. They
should elway form al Ingredient of soup. They are
sold by the quantity at 80 cents bushel. rurnips
are dear at any price. There is more n1trmcnt ia
quart Of carrots than in bushe of turnps. They
are % per cent. wafer. Cabbage is nutritious, but
very expensive. Buy very little of it if your money
il short Dried sweet corn is an article that all per-
cons are fond Of 1t sells for 81 TO s. bushel, which
WEIGHS 70 BIS and would retail at shout DC. poaod
We don't know about the economy OF eating it, ai
compared with other breed.tufJ, but as compared
with coarse vegetables, it is immeasurably cheaper
A pound of sweet-corn cooked to DO eaten with meat
Is worth more than three pounds of IN meat il Is
also very excellent and nutritious mixed in the bean
soup.
Another very excellent, nutritious, economical
article Of food is Tried peas. They are generally
little more costly than beans, but some think they
will 20 further At sny rate, they are good for
change. It would be good for change to those who
are put 10 their wits end to know how to get food
enough TO feed their families, II anything that we
have soid shall put them in way of changing some
of their old habits, so to buy such articles as will
satisfy hunger while giving them health and strength
for less than half the money they are now expanding
tLouoh living only half comfortably.