The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-11-02
CO. OPERATIVE EATING.
ONE SOLUTION TO THE VExINc SER
WANT GIRL QUESTION.
Meals Ten Cents and No Care-A Michi-
gan Village Teaches Lesson to the
Big cities - Problem of Economical
Living and stlII Having the Best.

experiment with pan 10 soiNS lhS
problem of economical living and to
do away with the servant question.
Briefly stated, the idea is the main
tenance OF a common table by some
twenty-five of the leSaing families OF
the town, about one hundred persons
being served in this way. A place for
the experiment was found in vacant
shop building, which had been fitted
up for the purpose.
The first week the cost averaged
! IL IL cents a meal for each person.
The second week the cost vas 10
cents
l.. G. Stewart a merchant. first
thought of the plan. Mr.. Stewart was
asked to tell about the undertaking.
There were two chief considera-
tons. he said First, thought it
would be a great convenience for the
business men of the village, who are
often hurried az lunch time, and do
not like to leave, their stores.
Then, even in this little village,
the servant question cuts considerable
/ of a figure. The girls prefer to work
in the shops or in the fruit fields and
it is difficult TO get competent help.
had experienced some difficulty in
these respects and so | began to fig
/ ure.
| THE result was the organization Of
/ this cooperative scheme. We do not
have a formal organization. nor keep
1 elaborate books. The best people in
/ the village are interested"
Mr. Stewart proceeded to explain
! the practical working of the plan
/ Two competent cooks were engaged
and sufficient number of walters to
/ serve the different families promptly
Each family has It's table, except that
. several families, consisting OF only
/ two persons, may be seated at one
table.
A strict account of everything is
kept and at the end of each week all
bills are audited and the expense div
i6ed pro rata. In this settling of ac-
counts everything is included, such as
rent, fuel and lights. When the bills
for the week are settled the organiza
tion owes nothing, and has as assets
whatever may be left over in the COM
missary department.
I'VE get the best of everything"
said Mr. Stewart, the best groceries
and the best meats. Our butter is
creamery butter and all the rest of
the materials are equally good.
The management is in the hands
of an executive comittee of five elect
ed for thirty days and the menu for
each week is prepared by another
committee OF five
81 believe that the same plan could
be worked to advantage in the large
I cities. and it would go far to solve the
/ vexatious servant question 1t seems
to ME that it would be feasible to Sc
cure some dwelling. for instance, and
fit it up for the purpose 1t would
then be possible to have private din
ing rooms only the cuisine being com
mon"
Mrs. H. c. Lamond who is a member
Of the executive committee was asked
for a sample menu She furnished
the following;
Breakfast.
Breakfast Food.
Fried Potatoes. Eggs.
Cookies. Doughnuts.
Coffee. Chocolate
Dinner.
Roast Beef Roast Pork
Gravy Dressing.
Green Corn. Boiled Potatoes.
Tea, hot or cold.
Tapioca Pudding. Apple Pie.
White Bread. Brown Bread.
Supper.
Cream Potatoes
Cold Meats
Warm Bread Cake. Plum Sauce.
Tea, hot or cold.
She was asked if the plan worked
wen and if it was economical.
1T has its advantages and some dis
advantages" she replied Whether
it is econmical or not depends some
what on the style in which a person
is accustomed to live; whether one
hSSpS SCI wants Ut not, lot instance.
But, considering merely what is fur
nished it certainly is economical.
we are able TO get better dishes at
lower cost than if we set a separate
table. The plan enables us to buy at
wholesale and We reap the advan-
tages.
Take the matter of roasts. as a
point of illustration. A good roast of
meat is not an economical thing for
a small family to buy. You cannot
get good roast unless it weighs sew
eral pounds, and the small family
finds on its hands a large remnant
not all of which can be well utilized
no matter how clever the housewife
is in planning.
by this method we get twenty
pound roasts and of course we get the
best. Then our bread is baked fresh
every day in our own ovens and that
is a fine feature.
I'VE have our individual tables. Al
our table there are three families. each
consisting of husband and wife.
I'VE each furnish nur o,un s;1,.o,.