, 1876-11-25
THE HOME.

THE HOME.
ECONOMICAL HOUSEKEEPING.
10 the Editor or TAe Tribune
CHICAGO, Nov. 94.-No doubt there arc n1any
among tho readers ot The TRIBUNE who, like
Mrs. Lester" and myself, have bit limited
means, aud yet desire to furnish our homes md
tables In rs tasteful aud generous manner ns
possible. We would like to try NIL these recipes
that the good cooks give us through the Homo
Denartmcnt, but tho most wo car do IS to read
and enjoy tho Barmccldo feast, tlleu lay away
tho papers for use "wi,cn our slip comes mn
But few Of tlts class hare ''spokcn out in
mceting," hence felt little hesitation In
writing as did before, for felt as though tho
contributors to the Homo we're all Of the clRss
who could spcnl per capita each week Tor table
expense alone. But fiul ono at 1cust who
has tho same problem to solvo that I llayo.
Hcro's my hnnd, "Mrs, Lcstcr'; como aud VIC
will sit down together and talk over this mat
ter, md tho rest may listen or not as they
please.
Keep my tabln expense within tho limit Of
Il per week. "TIow 10 do itin I'M gov
erned BY three rates I'll my expenditures. First
old Ben Fransltn's, toti--"Spenl every day
ono penny less than thy clear gains" II have
but 81 to spend, that Is all do spend, Govern
spsi 70 ts & hesth ad stsoSsth y!1ins qaaiitfcs @
Of food material rather tHnn to those which ap-
peal merely to fnncy. Second. buy by the guam
tsty Us much Us possible. But just here Ii
oss 9ey I Is ' 6yr e sS nGS5 e1 % sss
allowance for tlnc, IT. 6y 30 .lo.
ing the means cau ho hal to purchase
Wholesale There Is q difference Of nGarly - a
by tho barrel. Thu third rule Is, "l'ay as You
90" I've beei behind the scenes and kfiow
how tho groccr8 tuck 1n ccnt here, a,l1 q hall
cent there, wlleu bill is run from month to
month Ncr is 1t a1togcther unreasonable that
thcy should in some way reimburse themselves
for waiting.
So much for general principles. As for par
ticn!arse, wo do not use either tea, or coilco
Ssfr hG@ eah T an Wptsf Or s ss1e e,sD s
them III the house to set before my friends who
do use them. III meats we limit ouraelvcs to
beef and mutton, and Of these wo do nat buy
tho fancy cuts, nor do We consider Il necessary
nj make k''le' our own own bread. l" Eake l'S' an,l plu
arn dalntics reserved for special occasions.
Fruit and yariuus plain dessert dishes answer
We uso most would not bc rcltshed by m4ny, hut
Fortunately for us We like them. Corn meal
n,,tsh md milk Is favorltc dish With us, At
the mill twenty-tiye pounds Of meal can be had
for forty cents. This 1usta us about a month.
make IL kettle Of nush for supper, and the
remnant cut in slices aud fried furnishes nice
breakfast 1isll. thinls therc arc nany who to
not know how to make good snnsh. i must 10
n e,,"r.s ~ ,t a "t" ~ t sntS
w yo, hsgIn 70 sir In ti,c mssi .S' nu.1 XII XII
stce'1,5y mil tonc. s,tt IN ,hn mcai I''I so~,v
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vnnt i1,mns. I.F Il hi twrStv 1atn,stns ~. ~ aIf
m hnur and w., vii h"vn yon.1 ,n,,sh VI t,..t tt
nnrn % III mc sI snv ~" ,bat ,som "', nv grss n.s,
md ,nst lover IL nv nrot,c,rnrw IN ~ myo,.auy
,n,,sh ,she" ,rns nf M vnara ~, tis - ,.ni;s;
nrovInr tint thc ,nv n n ,5o; ,nor1t e. tre.tl
lis st,1na"n ;f,,nn tncrr IL nnth;ntr ,;",r Y.
breakfast or dinner tnap llot corn bfea'l' fur M
Tint wi)l not riSe mine. though It IS dif1src,,s
I'm in rho ah,,a ~ IaEea an, s,as,n1 ,.,,9
,j1,s m all, of rnrncai and tnr tnosn .ya pnu enn
cnt Il cnr neal IA "hennrr v. t1,n.' WY .saat S.
ti.,nr mi It ni. 70 -. hoa 'is s,an Mhcat M
msn Il ns al nIi,nst ~ ,rhca{ mn = Si,a.t1. "s
Now ior nv Sanjay dinner C Cold bollr.I hecf
s,frrI. hnlc} 1,is '3ntntm"s ~ sss,na .ec
noatncs euo Mape.as ~ nrss tIaS9 u,aS 1s,. sWee.
fruit ri sono kind ami msunt,v snmc ,;aii, Ia
sert list, that en- Lo prrnarSd viii, ,t,c ,cast
mi far a soncc Ia III eatgn VIII sagar atla
son of the vcar A. ntirr ,a o 70 ~ hata sae sS
Iiscs. wish % saad Is wit H. S9 ..,sp s ncat usSe
s;lt als 81 eris sa1baSo cloppea ttno scasonc4
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ltna'. ~" -ovn thn, ts g VIZ p'Esu OF tlat
prs ~ Viii. ,nuta ma ,,,at II ct 'e stcaks
nisat ',; lat9 !no.inf WalSa propotly saitcu anu
t ste.'y M%hl. 1Gect, e "Eeit !eHuares ABOUT
roaI. "oals S % ~ ,"s r,!0 "MpI ~ o9 out, anu
roast or fatueF the tueaI III tue pot, tuk!n5