The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-04-17
APoTHEosls OF THE HASH.
Chicago Women Agree That 1t Repre-
sants che Acme of Economy,

Chicago Women Agree That 1t Repre-.
sents che Acme of Economy.
Chicago, March 27.--The acme Of
economy was expressed by the single
word .'hash," spoken at the meeting of
the Hull House Woman's club.
The meeting was devoted to a discus
sion of THE Small Economies" and
while some Of the women recommended
the manufacture Of sofa pillows out of
discarded neckties, and others went so
FAR as to advise the women to shun the
allurernents Of the bargain counter, the
most popular cry was "hash."
Mrs. Sarah Jacobs was Il stanch ad-
vocate of the utilization Of what the
women called ~'left-overs." She adj
vised all her hearers to make careful
inspection Of the ice chest before each
meal to see what might be turned to
good account in forms such as to con
ceal its identity.
IN buying, use good Judgment" she
urged. Buy only that which is needed.
Don't buy anything simply because 1t
is cheap. Shun the bargain counter.
In buying food, buy that which is re-
quired for nutrition. Green vegetables
and fruit take the place Of spring medi-
cines and are cheaper. I don't approve
Of pork, n there is little nutritive
value in veal.
"Stale bread can be toasted, dipped in
eggs and milk, and then fried. made
into cottage pudding, or used for dress
ing for poultry. Or it may be dried
well and grated and used for buildings
or for breading chops. If it Is soaked
1t may be made into batter cakes
LEFTOVER" vegetables may be used
in soup. Corn and tomatoes can be
warmed over together. A little tomato
improves gravy. Stale cake can be
teamed and used as a pudding with
auc
Meat which is left yer can be used
in hash or ~croquettes, OF warmed over
with onions and gravy. Hash is per-
haps the greatest of all economies. Po-
tatoes can be warmed over in many
ways.
Mrs. Giggenheim advocated "cro-
| quotes" as an economical dish.
"Slices of ham and particularly dry
bread have untold possibilities" she
| said, IAN I know a woman who I've
all the old neckties n makes sofa pill
lows out of them.''
Mrs. Joseph Il. Bowen urged the club
women not to buy pink stationery be-
cause it was a bargain under the de-
fusion that they were ecOnOmizing.
Don't buy cheap foods, either" she
continued, for there is less nourish-
ment in them and the economy is prac-
ticed at the expense of the family vigor
and vitality. Don't buy dress goods
that won't wash or that will fade.
Don't buy anything unless you need it.
Teach your children to save instead of
buying candy, gum, and later cigarets,
because it will teach them self reliance
and will make them better men. May
be, too, the father will be inspired by
his child's example n save some of
his beer and tobacco money"
Mrs. Bowen advocated buying on the
cash plan and urged in as large guam
titles as possible. She declared that the
amount of food bought on credit would
last one n one-half days, while cash
would purchase enough to last two
days, and, if bought in large quantities,
to last three days.
The three things she urged the mem
bers to avoid were the credit plan, the
installment house agent, and, the chat
tel mortgage temptation. .