Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-21
Concerning "A Cheap Breakfast -
Health and Economy I'm IA Bowl 81
wheat.


wheat.
Whom we read that some of the Railroad Com
panies have reduced the wages OF their track
laborers 10 one dollar day, without board, OF
course 1t is not untimely to offer suggestions |
concerning economical living. Cheap food, 30 |
far from being neceassriiy poor food, is in many
cases the best. and nobody makes greater mis- |
take tf... those who, from pride, or mere force |
OF habit neglect to investigate the methods Of
economy in diet 1t is true that the conceits
and notions OF people who don't like" any sort
of food but few fayorite dishes--snd these Of
ten costly, hard to obtain, and troublesome to
prepare-are difficult to reason with, and put a
serious obstacle in the way of showing that good
food and pleasant food may be had cheap-yery
cheap.
What we propose to speak of, just here, is the
feasibility of providing a breakfast at the rate
OF about three to five cents apiece for each per-
son who partakes-not counting the labor Of
preparing it, or the cost OF the fuel used to cook
it. This may be called cheap breakfast. Lily
ing at this rate, man could manage to support
small family on dollar day. II he has a large
one, some Of its members will help him to in
crease the income, we presume.
Such breakfast as we speak OF is TO be made
of crushed and boiled wheat. This is very
wholesome food, and all those whom we have
seen try it grow extremely fond OF it. 1t is the
same as the ''grits" of the grocery stores, but
twice as good, being fresh, and to be had at one
fifth the price. Tt is TO be bought in the grain,
Of the.farmers, or at the mills, and ground, dali
", in quantities needed, in mill to be had for
the purpose, somewhat larger and stronger than
common coffee-mil.
Wheat is selling at from S1.24 to Sl.37 per
bushel, but we will call its cost l.50 per bushel,
or2lg cents pound Now two pounds, ground as
cosrsely as possible, soaked over night in cold
water. and boiled half an hour in the morning,
will be breakfast for family Of six persons
of ordinary appetite. 1t Will be good, satisfy
ing, wholesome and welcome breakfast.
1t viii be served, We presume, with sugar
and milk, though neither are absolutely necessa.
ny. II so, the cest may then be stated thus
for six persons
The wheat at 25sc.. .............,......-..0 5
= pound white sugar. .....................O 3
Ia plnts OF milk. --.......... VIZ
Total. ............ l05a
This we declare, will be the breakfast for six
1t will be sufficient The cost is less than tire,
cents, each. But even if it is preferred to add /
cup OF coffee, or bit of meat or some bread t.
it, the cost should not be doubled, making it
for each person. not over five cents. o
course, to make the wheat mere partial break
fsst-one dish out of dozen others, it cheal
they cOstly-is not the plan The wheat, itself
with sugar aud milk, is satisfying and sufficient
except it be desired, as ehave said to add som
.rhe else, inexpensive but agreeable, to it.
Especially do We suggest the idea of thi
breakfast where there are children. They ik
the wheat, thoroughly, 1t is wholesome an
good for them. They will reject all the abou
Unable fried dishes which foolish American wome
pile on their breakfast and supper tables, an
take instead their bowl-fun OF wheat, slight
sweetened and swimming in milk. 1t is as goo
for them a. it is economical for the family purs,