The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-21
acknowledgement:


Economical ttoustAtrpo
To the Editor Of the Chicago Tribune :.
BATTLE CREEK, MlcH- March l6:.-l
have been verymuch interested in reading
,Es articles in your paper under the head
oi "Housekee ping, and, being house
Greper myself, feel anxious to learn
everything pertaining theFeanto. u
c,nr.e, il Is all right to know about bread
,ca.t, cookie.making, etci but l would
lie TO sneak Of meats and the great
waste there is in the present system O.
cooking them. Generally, the steak y
mt on the gridiron just Us II is brought
IN with the bones, fat, gristle, or tough
end. all adhering to 1t. But have KEEP
for sometime what is called in France the
"not.au.feu," or "pot-on-the.hre," and ~
,6thi. are thrown all such odds and ends
together with the pieces left from the "a y:
bIss, the bones from the roasts, cutle's, o.
even the well.picked carcass Of tuFAe!i
in fac, everything in the meat line e&SeP ~
nork. As often as is necessary the Wnole
L poured through acolAnier INTO stone
onJ oIIowed TO cool; the tat or grease
~, S "mS "ar.fnIIv removed, and goes into
Is 1ne Io s mr. is used for frying
I n and one would hardly believe
there could be SO much Of this as an ordl'
nary kettlciul would have IN It. Inc
i;";o- il now stock for soups, oil which
nv Mt End one chooses can be'made, by re-
J"ci"r with water and adding such yege-
tables and seasoning as may be required.
The meat can either be made into
mince pies, hash, or meat-balls, the latter
hslnr as we think, the incest way Of dis
po.iag OF it. My. way Of making them is
70 chop very fine, removing all fat, bone,
grislle, ETC.; then season highly with pep
Der. salt, sage, or summcrsavory, one or
Two weli-beaten eggs, little flour, pat
OF into balls, and Try to nice brown in
butter, and they are fit for the breakfast
Of an editor.
Not long since read an article written
bv one OF our own countrymen travelling
sbroad, in which he speaks OF this GUS
tom Ms practiced there, and says "that is
wby the 100000 in Europe can live on
what the 100000 in America throw
away"
lis surprising how many good meals
can be made out Of what we have been in
The habit Of throwing to the dogs" and,
to one coming in cold and hungry, the
.pot.au.ieu" emit fragrance only
rtvaled by the famous coppers OF John
Wil!ets, OF the Maypole Inn.
In these days OF female extravaganza,
i, stands us in hand as wives and moth.
er. to practice economy in cooking-not
that we deny ourselves or families any
thing needfuI to health or comfort, but
by not wasting the supplies brought in by
the husband and provider. There is an
old adage that the wife can throw out
with teaspoon what the husband can
bring in with shovel!
For many years was obliged to keep
girl, but now, having one Of my own
raising large enough to help me in the
care OF the others, and in the duties OF the
house, besides going to school, keeping
up her music, etc, ain freed from that
bane Of the housekeeper-a hired girl
and my husband often remarks chow
much better we live, and how much less
it costs us than formerly"-only because
I look after these little matters myself.
In answer to "Paierfamilias"I would
saw, that my family numbers seven per-
sons, and that my table expenses do not
exceed SD so a week, and we live very
comfortably-that is, ii comfortable liv.
ing consists OF such bill OF fare as ] will
here set down:
Breakfast - Beefsteak, potatoes, hot
cakes OF some kind, and coffee.
Diuner-RoaSt beef, potatoes, one 9TH
er dish of vegetables, good bread and but
ter, with dessert OF either pudding, pie,
or fruit. :.
Tea or lunch-Cold meat, warm bis
cult, cold bread, cake, and fruit, with tea
or coffee for each meal.
This bill Of fare can be changed, OF
course, to suit the taste without extra ex-
expense, adding the relishes that belong
to each dish.
But make no allowance for wastefnl
servants, as prefer to do my own baking
a. we'll as marketing, paying cash for
everything, us have found by expert
ence that buying provisions on trust is a
very ex pensive way Of living. should
think il his wife was unable to look after
the welfare and comfort OF his home, that
"Pa,eriamiliasn would find it economy
to discharge some Of those able.bodied
servants and secure an experienced house
keeper. MRS. D L. b.