The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-02-09
CHEAP FOOD IN NORWAY.
Cafe Where d Good Meal il erv
for Nine Cents.

for Nine Cents.
There is a novel institution in Chris
tjana in the way Of a monster cheap
restaurant. It is designated by the
name Of Danipkiokke, which means In
English steain-kitchen. 1t was estab-
lished in 1858 and is run by well-dis-
posed persons, not as a charitable in
stitution. but is made selfsupporting.
The aim is to furnish the most COM
plete, w~ell-coOked meals for the small
est possible sum and, as this idea was
brought forward in Chicago last win
ter, and may be this, l will give as'ac-
curate a description Of the place as
possible. 1t solves a problem. By an
experience Of t~hirty-six years the man
ayers have reduced the feeding ct q
large number of people to a science,
for 1000 men, women and children Sc
cur a good, honest, square meal at the
Dampkjokke daily at. the cost of about
81 ore per capita. To get at the small
amount Of currency obtained in an ore
we divide a kroner, or crown, by 100.
A kroner is equal to p 1-2c of u
money; therefore q ore is not quite
DC. The food, which usually consists
Of soup, and fish and hash or sausage,
| with bread and vegetables is well cook
ed and celan, and agood, large portion
Is served to each guest. The building
Is a large two-story structure, like a
public hall.
The. guests, after perusing the bill Of
fare, which Is exhibited at the en-
trance, buy checks at a window. AS
they pass up they enter either the first
floor or the second floor hall, as they
prefer. They then make for a conven-
lent window OF passage which lead
to the pantry. From this are handed
plates. knives, forks, and spoons to-
gether with portions Of soup and food!
Guests take their seats at a long table.
On this table are salt, pepper, cruet-
stands, bread and decanters filled with
fresh drinking water, and the guests
are allowed all the time necessary to
enjoy their meals.
There are no walters; in fact, the ex.
pense of running the institution is cut
down to the smallest possible mini
mum. Consequently every penny say
ed goes into the quality Of the meals,
About 500 can sit down in both halls
at once. 1t. therefore, takes nearly
Two uOuIS W leu lIC Usual alIChudlSS
Of 1000.
At these odd dinners are curious
combinations of people; old men, rag
ged, gray and footsore; Woodworking
laborers and men too sick to work
wrinkled women down in the world
fighting to live; shop girls with clean
bright faces, but who can I'LL afford
10c from their pitiful wages; womer
who have lost all by dissipation ant
drink, and boys who have no homes
fierce anarchists. driven out of othel
countries, and pitiable stowaways wht
have just arrived from foreign ports
Two thousand. made homeless and hun
cry by some cause or other known onl.
to themselves, and all looking with hun
CRY eyes toward one good square mea
per day, thanking God for the Danpk
Joke.
The great beauty of this institution
lies in the fact that it is not a charity
There exists in the breast of those VIII
sit down to this collation. the same in
dependence as the king enjoys in hi
palace, and they smack their lips witt
the satisfaction that they have pai'
full value for what they have received
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