The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-24
Ten Dollars n Week Enough.

James Snort In N. \. sun.
of course Jennie and / have learned
many things in two years of housekeep-
ing, and we can live much better now on
The same expenditure than we could
eighteen months ago. For instance, it was
nearly q year before we discovered the
merits of flank steaks, and presume there
are many now housekeeping in New York
who are still in ignorance of them, though
have since learned that among epicHres
flank steaks are considered superior to the
iuiciest porter-house. There are two flank
steaks in beef. They lie, incased in fat,
on the inner side of tho flank, and weigh,
when dressed, from one to two or two and
half pounds each. They are clear meat,
high colored, delicstely larded with fine
| lines of fat, and the sweetest, finest favored
and iuciest part. A thin and extremely
tough membrane incloses them, and unless
this is removed, they are tough indeed.
But the butcher, with dexterous pull, can
strip off this tough skin in a twinkling,
and by little trimming with his knife,
you get a stsak that would make sn epj
cures eyes dance, for twelve cents a pound,
when round is selling ct eighteen to twenty,
ard porter house at twenty-four to twenty
ak cents. Some use them sliced, but they
should never be so mistreated. Instead
} score them, little only, on each side-they
are from three quarters to an inch thick
and then put them on your broiler, and le
the steak slowly frizzle over the live Goals,
with the damper turned down and sll draft
shut. This last thing should be carefully
attended to in all broiling, evenly rubin.
/ vour seasoning in with q knife blsce
When sufficiently cooked, dish up with
e lump of butter laid on. You will not wal
7 any gravy. Gravy! No, indeedl YOU
3. steak is q mass Of theiiehes., rs:est, pampl
. redolent juices hungry man ever bowed
I low in grateful obeissnce to. If you preie
1 the old fashioned style OF frying meat, fan
;. steaks go best cut in thin, straight strips
d half an inch wide cross wise of the steal
i Should you have mind to roll these strip
7. in an egg AID -four, or cracker and mea
e before you put them in your frying pal
IS will have charge in the way OF
70 meat dish truly delicious Now, that
A. cheap living, but not poor living. Jenn
It says l have put my foot in it again. 81
Ot means that about six months ago che e,
d plained to friend all about flank stea
or and then her friend explained to anoth
t. friend, aud she to another, until now Jel
g. ME is obliged either to speak in advance
N go hunting for steaks.
: But, after sll, il takes other things tbs
At groceries TO make home on $40 q week
any other sum. find thst as We honest
search after contentment and happine
they grow easier and easier TO find. the
sre many little things about house To
at cannot be represented by monetary valr
at A woman will naturally love anyone w
n treats her kindly, for love and gratitu
ID, are her guiding impuises-so far above al
er beyond her otner instincts as to be no pa
ng or parcel of them, and respect, yes, a re
VS. erence, which il the handmade of her loV
ne she gives CRATE ully. thankfully to him W
q so far honors his own selfrespect. as to
lie, spect the weakness, the helplessness, q
he the dependent confidence Of her with who
II he builds his hons.