Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-24


fta ton, comes a proclamation from
@AA19 a Chicago cooking school which
provokes interest and discussion. The grad
uatlng class consisted Of ten young women.
They are brides-to-be. who took the cook
ing school course 10 properly 1t themselves
for managing households. At their gradu-
alton they prepared tempting meals for two,
costing from 81 10 90 cents, and announced
their ability 70 keep house and supply the
needs for two for $40 week.
Not only can these graduates meet the
bills Of the grocer, the butcher and the
rent man with a weekly allowance of so.
but they can make the necessary payments
on furniture hold out enough for cloth
ing. provide car fare, buy few boat rides
and theater tickets and make regular adj
ditions 70 the fund set apart for a rainy
day.
To the young man who recalls that when
he orders a meal In a cheap restaurant
the check always reads at least 30 cents.
and that he has to provide for such checks
three times day for seven days a week,
I'm addition to footing laundry bills and
settling with the landlady. II would seem
that the SO plan would leave little for
the other half Of the family.
Miss l. T. Bond, director Of the school.
smiled good naturedly at the suggestion
that young couple venturing upon the
matrimonial sea with a total Of S15 week
TO live upon would have pretty rough sail
ing.
The ten girls we have been training
here under the direction OF Prof Taylor"
she said. could set a table for two on
S.2j a week l know, because we have
proved II by actual practice.
That is about the minimum for healthy
nourishing foods But SO a week should
give plenty and q variety. It is really a
sort Of extravaganza from the standpoint
of our cooking schools menus
THAT amount of money would allow not
only for the gas bill. but for the rent OF
a small fiat, and the young man who earns
but 32 or Sl5 a week and Is willing to
economize need not hesitate to marry"
Miss Bond has prepared a menu for use
In the cooking demonstrations which she de-
clares can be used by the young house.
wife at reduced cost and still provide
plenty Of food. nourishing food OF a suit
able variety. In figuring the cost of this
menu Miss Bond has taken into considera-
ton all seasoning, butter. sugar, lard, -four.
spices, and bread, where some substitute
Is not provided.
"A very good average American breakfast
can be prepared for p cents" she declares
The cost Of the breakfast would be divided
something like this: Bread, 3 cents: coffee
cents; eggs, cents; cereal, 4 cents; cream
or MILK cents. This could be reduced
rev cents by using stale bread for toast.
and milk instead of cream for the cereal
Now here is one Of our sample dinners
which was prepared by the graduating
class In the final cooking contest. and II
costs only 90 cents:
Baked Beans, &C. Brown pra.d so
cor Lettuce su Salad. with esq, i2c.
, Baked Apples &c. ~
Ahen IL the young couple is getting along
nicely and the wolf is being kept a con-
siderable distance from the door. they NAV
get extravagant and serve a Sunday dinner
Ut the cost Of 30 cents. This dinner is a
iui course meal and includes soup, two
vegetables, meat and entree and dessert.
The cost OF such a meal is divided as FOL.
lows:
Cream OF Tomato Soup, 10c
- Dreaded Pork Chops baked 12c
New Potatoes, &C. Green Resns Go
strawb MnS@r PIa with cheese lie e; :.
From these sample menus a fair idea
may be gained of the expense in preparing
the average meal. The cost of these meals
Is no Buesswork, and the girls and myself
know just what we are talking about.
IL VIII be seen that our menu does not
ouer great variety on the table for one
meal But 1t is intended 10 vary the bill
OF fare from day TO day. to have the food
properly cooked and to have plenty Of II.
We want to show the girls the dignity
OF doing well the small things which come
into their everyday lives, and to impress
them with the beauty Of well-kept home
even though IL be poorly furnished.
"Ot course, the question OF rent IL the
only one which cannot be definitely settled
But for the sake OF argument we will say
that an apartment NJ TO shelter a faniI,
OF two can be rented for SIS a month Tn,
household expenses for the month woult
then run something like thist
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This is practically a $40 a month. or slo
week. and leaves a margin Of q a we.,
Tor clothes and incidentals. % course. 4,
some cases this IS would not go far towur,
buying clothes for the wife alone. But mos
OF the girls who leave our training schoo
are fitted TO make their own clothing
necessity demanded IT,"
Wives OF StinEy Husbands,
Mary Stewart Cutting in Harper's Baza
wonders In how many households this seen
takes place ms "he' is leaving the break
fast tablet
SHE'LL have TO ask you for a iitti
money before you go, dear. There are som
things I've got TO btIv todav