Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-11
JOBSON ECONOMIES

Mrs Jobson." ing4jred Mr.. Jobson one
evening couple of. weeks ago. sitting
straight up in his Morris chair and gazing
at her intently, do you ever read the wo-
mans column Of The Star. or of any of the
other newspapers that you get hold OFF,
why, certainly do quickly replied
Mrs. Jobson- ITS the first part of the
paper turn to-
1T is. hey?" said Mr.. Jobson, with vic
torious CLEAN in his Ceye. well. will you
be good enough to inform me. then. why it
is that we waste in this house about twenty
OF twenty-five poundsSof good meat a week.
at a rough calculation?'
Mrs. Jobson's INVESTIGATION was plain.
''Woman's column? Meat wasted?" she
said in puzzled tone. I'm sure wish I
knew what in the wide world you meant"
well, I'll just tell you what in the wide
world mean.' said Mr. Jobson. oracularly.
Once In a great while 1 accidentally take
peek at this stuff in the woman's column
myself, and I never do this that l don't
find all sorts of mighty practical and
worthwhile suggestions for household
economy. Among these suggestions there
are constantly published wise little tips as
to scores, not to say hundreds. of methods
whereby the big meat bills of households
may be cut down. And let me tell you that
too. Instead of reading them, and prof1ting
by them, and giving. your husband a little
lift occasionally in the matter OF expenses,
you go right on chueking pounds and
pounds of first-class leftover meat into the
refuse can. You wouldn't think of going to
the trouble of framing up one of these nice
little dishes composed of the meat left from
previous meal. because you might have
to devote fifteen or twenty minutes study
to 1t, and that would be too much of a
drain upon your vitality"
Whereupon Mr.. Jobson sat back in his
chair In his regular that will be about ALL
manner, and resumed his newspaper.
When Mr. Jobson arrived home from the
office on the following afternoon he was
hungry.
Maybe that spring tonic I'm taking is
not phenomenal stuff" he said to Mrs.
Jobson. with greedy look in his eyes.
why, l ate a bigger luncheon today than
I've sat down In front of for twenty years.
and yet I've been so hungry at the office
nearly all the afternoon that several times
| was tempted to go out somewhere and
buy eighteen dollars worth of ham and
to steak as big as a bath mat smothered
IN onions or mushrooms or any old thing.
Whatchoo got for dinner, anyhow"
'Oh, something nice-something that will
just suit you,' replied Mrs. Jobson cheer
lily. as she led the way down to the base
ment dining room.
Out of the bowl in the center Of the
table she served out to Mr.. Jobson a rather
spices. saying to him.:
THAT is a beef saute, you know-Mrs.
Kaystreet was telling me how to make it
the other day. Doesn't 1t smell delight
full? And it is SO economical. too-it is
made from what remained Of the roast
beef we had for dinner yesterday"
Beef sought-who?" said Mr. Jobson,
looking rather crestfallen as he took a
mouthful Of the savory mess. "Well that's
a pretty good name for it. but it tastes
to me heap like the plain. old-fashioned
beef stew of years ago. Got any other
kind of meat to go with it?''
No" said Mrs. Jobson. amiably. There
is plenty of the saute. you know, and the
potatoes, and nice fresh bread and but
out for single, solitary thing for today's
dinner
'.Uh-huh." said Mr.. Jobson. gloomily.
do you enjoy the saute?" inquired Mrs.
Jobson after little pause.
''Oh. it's not such a bad beef stew" I'M
compromisingly replied Mr. Jobson: but
for the remainder of the evening he was
unusually grumpy and quiet. and a little
before bedtime he went out. saying that
he was going to the cafe around the cor
ner to get a sandwich and bottle of beer.
On the following morning, when Mr.. job
son sat down to his breakfast, Mrs. Jobson
placed on his plate couple of dark-brown,
obloid-looking things. reposing in tomato
sauce.
Another surprise for you," said Mrs.
Jobson. in her sweetest tone Beef Gro
quotes. and made from the same roast
beef that we had day before yesterday out
of which 1 made the -saute for last even
ing's dinner. you know"
Yes, know" said Mr.. Jobson-he had
already gulped down cup Of coffee-risng
from the table. And I know also that I
am going out somewhere and get some
thing to eat for breakfast. And I also
know, again. that if there's any more left
of that roast beef under this roof I'll send
hurry call to the board of health within
ten minutes after get home this evening
There's nothing mean about me in the
matter of grocery bills or meat bills, or
any other kind of bills, as you've had pretty
good occasion to find out for good many
years past, and If you got the idea alb
sorbed into what you please to call your
mind that you're going to work off back
number food on me as steady thing then,
madam. let me tell you that I am not TAX
Ing handouts yet. here or any place else,
and don't you fail to remember itr'