The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-12-13

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-~~>-I Most Of uS. who
are thrifty and conscientious, know what
to do with bits of cold meat or potato:
/ but there are some things We do not
know what TO do with. For instance.
meat pie. If there is good deal left,
enough for u meal. the problem is easy
enough: but ii there is only scrap
left, what then" Such Il good meat
pie. Such nice crust and gravy, il is a
pity To throw it away. | will not do it,
Thus We say. and the next day We put
this nice scrap into little dish. with
its gravy. cover ii SO it will not get too
dry. and put it into the oven just long
enough to heat through-just while we
are broiling the bit of ham that is to be
the meat lin the main( for lunch. Re-
suit: every one wishes the nicely broiled
ham. and the meat pie scrap remains
the same size as before. At least, that
is what happens in my house. and when
| write upon these housekeeping topics.
l am very apt To write about what hap
pens in my house.
Then there is cold mackerel. Who
ever knows what to do with cold mack
erel? One can souse cold trout, or escal-
Top cold white fish, or do wonderful
things with cold pickcd-up cod fish: but
cold mackerel is too much of a problem
| have tried broiling it, if it was broiled
at first: aud have tried re-broiling if it
was first brcilcd; have tried the oven and
the frying-pan; but everything is IA fail
urr, yet who is willing to deliberately
throw away a good scrap of cold mack
crel? One" ! had IA whole cold mac kcrel
on my hands. 1t happened in this way:
The proNider in our house delights in
buying things by the kit dixie mackcren.
or by the bushcl like navy beams, or
by the 6o-pound box (ike cod-iiSh). and
everything becomes problem in climin-
alton before We get through Well, we
had kit Of ''beauliful' mackerel. to
which the family took kindly for quite
a spell" Then We had to take long
rest. one morning. as we were To have
three extra guests for breakfast. | had
one Of those ''bcautful'' mackerel
cooked. | knew | could expect nothing
from the family, So centered all my
hopes on the guests. Not one of them
ever ate mackercl. There lay the ma
ies'ic, solitary creature untouched upon
the platter! What did do? put on
my hat, took the platter just As it was,
and ran arosnd the corner To Mrs.
Brown, who sometimes does washing for
me. and who has a houseful of growing
children. The kit followed later, for
! was desperate
Perhaps the reader may think Mrs.
Brown might solve my problem about
scraps; but she does not. ] can carry
her whole markerel, but cannot carry
her scraps There are plenty of peo-
pI" just like her, are there not?
Again. what can a body do with cold
fried egg? 1t is such Il nice fresh egg
and the others tasted so good 1T is
conscicntiously slipped into "A saucer. put
in the ice-hoX and referred Ia the com
mitter on ways and means And a
hard time the 'committer has with il.
usually putting it on the table jus, as it
il. and urging every one 10 please finish
up that egg. No one wishes 10, any
more than the committee" does.
Perhaps We are all too dainty ! am
very much inclined to think We are; bn,
every time ] conclude that / am, surely.
aGd that ii is high time that Disciplined
myself. also lind that. when confronted
by thar piece Of meat pie offset by
tIbItl IdIl. vi tttdt tbiI nldthtItl tt
that cold fried egg. weaken. | claim
no singHlaritv IN this weakness. 1 am
strengthened in il If ] may use Il seem
ingiy contradictory phrase( by most of
my equally dainty friends.
NcN. what shall We do? Shall We
shut oUr eyes, a il We're. and throw all
these good scraps into the garbage
box? That i TOO bad. with 50 many
hungry people in the world.
For NSclf, | have found poor
woman living alone with one little gili
who car always use such. j. is not
easy To find Just such person, and it is
Il good deal Of trouble 10 carry the little
scraps To her when she is found; but il
IS quite worth While. If they are be-
slowed IN the right spirit, they will be
accepted, and viii be of decided benefit.
mol only TO the poor. half-fcd woman
and child. but 10 the duucr whose con-
science is made ca>y. Taking trouble"
is no. bad for any Of us. if taken rightly.
and gather mp the fragments that moth
ing be lost, may be oar part in solving
some Of the great social questions "f the
day concerning the redistribution of prop
eriy." This simple service j. not roman
lie. surely: but it viii be found sort O.
sati>Iyiu II faithfully tried.