The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-08
POINTS OUT WASTE
exPgRT SEES FAULTS IN MOD
GRN hoUSEKEEPINo.
Women sf Chicago are Said to Spend
On Enormous Amount NsedIsssiy
-oId.Fa Methods Got
the Best Results.

o6ures, taken from commercial reports
aad the percentages Of waste calcu-
lated by domestic science experts,
show that $1s3, 900 10 lost annually
By careless buying, unscienufic cook
ting and other domestic extravagances.
The School of Domestic Science
sums up the causes under several
heads. Among these the half-dozen
following are selected by the Chicago
Tribune as the most prominent:
/. Buying provisions by order and
telephone instead Of seeing them.
!. Buying prepared foods.
3. Buying fruits and vegetables out
Of season.
I. Taking goods as offered by deal
ors instead of insisting on quantities,
brands and cuts wanted.
3. Loss on delight. wrappings and
attractive glasses. cans. etc., In which
food Is put up.
6. Lack Of expert knowledge OF
cuts of meat and how to cook least ex-
Densive things to bring out food values
and good taste.
THE thing which the average house
keeper figures upon as most import
ant now is her time" said Miss Ly-
ford Of the School Of Domestic Science.
when she buys 50 as to save this
she has to figure against 1t not only
loss Of money. but loss Of nourish.
mont Again, you have to figure II 1t
isn't better to spend moro money to
Uet more nourishment"
OF the gain in the old-fashioned
plan Of going to market instead OF or
dering by telephone or by the order
boy, the women of the school cannot
speak too strongly. Said Mrs. Wag.
10y. the secretary:
"It Is a matter of fact that your
roast will cost more II you order 1t
than It does II you see 1t weighed
Your butcher may prove perfectly hon
sst and you may have him for years
and years and not find fault II you
90 get your things yourself. The min.
ute you begin to order, however, the
total Of your weeks bill will be higher.
Another advantage Of going Is that
your butcher does not happen to have
the cut you want, you simply and
easily can walk to another place with
Many housekeepers do not do this.
but It 10 the most logical thing in the
world to do. You ask for q certain
thing. he says he hasn't 1t. You say
nothing, but 60 to another place to
get what you have decided upon"
One Of the things which Mrs. Wag-
Icy considers Is absolutely indispen-
sable to see cut is hamburger steak.
which she says should be cut on as
wanted and put through the grinder.
The kind that Is ready prepared In
variably will have scraps and trim
mings put in 1t.
One reason for the common habit
OF ordering Is given by a housekeeper
IN the fact that In the majority of mar
kets the fresh goods are not brought
out until nearly noon, and this leaves
tho housekeeper no time to market
but In the middle of her day. To this
10 attributed the crowding of markets
Just before dinner, when 1t takes an
almost impossible tome to get waited
on.
II 10 on the buying of ready.made
foods that the greatest loss Is believed
70 be found, both in money and nutri.
uon. Says Mrs. Smith:
"Ready-made cakes, pies and almost
al ready-made foods are only an imi
tation. They look beautiful and appe.
Using on the outside. but did you ever
eat anything In your life bought In
this way that was not disappoint
mont? In too many cases they are
maAA NJ uatoriala that wa vould nof