The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-13
Marketing.

Every housekeeper should be able to
do her own marketing, as almost as
much depends upon the selection of the
raw material as the manner of cooking.
Therefore few directions will not
come amiss.
In selecting corned beef, the house
keeper should first remove her gloves,
and then step up to the meat stall and
shuttle the pieces of beef until they are
thoroughly mixed. She must then
take up each piece in succession. and
insert her forefinger into it, afterwards
carrying the finger to the nose. By
this maneuver the housekeeper not
only ascertains if the beef has \ sweet
breath, but she also gives pleasure to
the butcher, who can rot but feel flat
tered at having his stock in trade treat
ed with such End sconsideration by his
fair customer. But OF course she will
not purchase at the first -stan. On the
contrary, she will repeat the the opera
ton at each stall until she has visited
ali of them, thus securing to herself
healthful exercise, besides treating all
the butchers impartially, and prevent
Ing any feeling Of jealousy which other
wise.nigm arise among them Having
performed this necessary part of mar
keting, the housekeeper should wipe
her hands upon some good-natured
butcheS frock, put on her gloves and
return home, leaving her order at the
family provision shop. She will by
this means give the dealer an oppor-
tunity to weigh the meat in secret, and
TO dispose. also, of IN unstable piece,
at paying rates
No particular directions are neces-
sary in buying lamb or mutton The
terms " lamb" and mutton by the
way, are merely-Felatiye, and are used
interchangeable. their use in each case
depending entirely upon the conscience
of the DEALER Opinions differ as to the
comparative excellence OF eve and
wether mutton: therefore. it will be
well for the house keeper to defer to
the butchers decision If his stock
consists of ewes, he will not be likely
to recommend wethers against his bet
ter Judgment, nor Will he. providing he
has wethers exclusively, be inordinate
in his praises of ewes. Hence, it will
be seen that IN either case he can not
giveu other than an unbiased opinion.
Therf is nothing more TO be said in re-
gard 10 purchasing mutton, excepting
that the meat should be weighed before
it is trimmed; but the butcher viii at
tend TO this without instructions from
the housekeepeEl mn g.
In'buying beefsteak- care should be
taken TO select flesh with firm texture.
1t viii 60 much farther than the less
rigid parts, especially where there are
good Sappetites in the family The,
same piece of steak may sometimes be
put on the table for several snccessive
meals, whereas the so-called -.tender''
steak wGaIld haye been devehred at one
sitting. = AZ - - p
When going TO buy butter. fial your
pockets with crackers. 1t Is much
easier 10 eest butter with the aid of
crackers or bread than to eat it alone
BY borrowing the crackers of the deal
er, you may make satisfactory and at
the same time inexpensive meal
Therefore, ds not hurry about purchas-
ing. You may have TO 90 down town
again soon. aad only persons of ex-
trayagaut HABITS will go to restaurant
when q meal ~cIn be got for nothing.
What Las hem said of butter applies
also 10 cheese. Irdnscript