Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-25

ExpEAT SEES FAULTS ih MOD.
Ess HOUSEKEEPING.
Momsa es Chicago are SAID 10 spsac
an EnoFmoss Amouns ssscisssay
-OasFsshicmed Mssneds Got
the Best Resulss-

Chicago honsekeepers waste nearly
500. .000. go every year. The exact
figures. taken from commercial reports
and the percentages Of waste ealea'
lated by domestic scienes experts.
show that slss.iso 900 10 lost annually
By careless buying. unscientifc cook
tng and other domestic extraTaganees-
The School Of Domestic Science
sIms up the eans<s under several
heads Among these the haif-dusen
following are selected by the Chicago
Tribune a. the most prominent:
l. Buyins provisions By order and
telephone instead of seeing them.
? Buytng prepared foods,
}. Buying fruits and vegetables out
Of season
l. Taking goods as offered by deal
ers instead Of insisting on Quantities.
brands and cuts wanted
g. 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 bow 10 cook least ex'
pensive things To bring out food values
and good taste.
The thing which the average house
keeper figures upon AS most import"
ant now 10 her time said Miss Ly'
ford Of the School Of Domestic Science
/ When she buys so as to save this
she has 10 figure against II not only
loss Of money. but loss Of nourish.
ment Again. you have TO figure II it
, isn't better 20 spend more money to
get more nourishnent"
OF the gain In the oldfashiened
/ plan Of going 10 market instead OF or
dering by telephone or by the order
boy. the women of the school cannot
, speak too strongly. Said Mrs. WaS'
ley. the secretary:
1t Is @ matter Of fact that your
roast will cost more II you order II
than II does II you see II weighed
Your butcher may prove perfectly hon
est and you may have him for years
and years and not find a fault u you
20 get your things yourself. The min
ute you begin 10 order. however. the
total OF your weeks bill win be higher
Another advantage Of going 10 that
your butcher does not happen to have
the cut you want. you simply and
easily can walk 10 another place with
out any talk or argument about It.
Many housekeepers do not do this
but It Is the most logical thing In the
world to do. You ask for certain
thing, he says he hasn't II. You say
nothing, but 20 to another place te
get what you have decided upon"
One of the things which Mrs. Wag
ley considers Is absolutely indIspen
sable to see cut is hamburger steak
which she says should be cut OF a.
wanted and put through the grinder
The kind that - ready prepared In
variably will have scraps and trim
mings put In It.
One reason for the common habit
Of ordering Is given by a housekeepeI
In the fact that In the majority Of mar
kets the fresh goods are not brought
) out until nearly noon, and this leave!
the housekeeper no time to market
but In the middle Of her day. To thi:
IL attributed the crowding Of market:
Just before dinner, when 1t takes an
almost impossible tome to get waitet
on.
II Is on the buying OF ready made
foods that the greatest loss is believed
to be found. both In money and nutri
tioa. Says Mrs. Smith:
"Ready-made cakes. pies and almos
all ready-made foods are only an imi
tation. They look beautiful and appe
tizing on the outside. but did you eve
eat anything in your life bought II
this way that was not a disappoint
ment? In too many cases they ar,
made OF materials that We would no
employ In our homes"