Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-24

quite proud of the variety / have Of
these for nearly every kind Of meat
comes prepared in this way. For in
stance, corn beef comes for Is cents
a can, good roast beef is % cents a
can, veal loaf, is a trifie cheaper. Be
sides these, l have ham loaf, hamburg
steak, chicken loaf, cooked turkey, VI
emma sausage, potted turkey and pc
lite frankfurters. l didn't know there
were so many kinds until l began to
stock up my closet. But these aver
age 10 to 20 cents a can, the most
expensive is so cents and they are
good cold or can be heated quickly.
"Of course 1 have shelves with jel-
lies and preserved fruits and when |
want more than l put up myself l find
| a get at least a dozen varieties
of jelly that are always In the mar
ket, orange marmalade, barbecue
jelly, guava jelly and canned pineap-
pie, cherries, plums and peaches. So
| am eve at a loss in the matter of
sauces To supplement these | keep
on hand different varieties of waters
such as vanilla, fruit, c%ocoanut, etc,
for often have no cake in the house.
Thus you see l am provided with a
soup course, a meat or sandwich
course. and a dessert. At times | want
side dishes and for these | keep pea
nut butter which | often make in sand
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mustard, olives, cheese sandwiches,
and lots of other fancy goods that are
on the market. When it comes to the
matter of something to drink, of
course I always have coffee and tea
in the house, but | also keep on my
emergency shelf a can of cocoa which
can be prepared easily and rapidly
and various fruit juices, like grape
and raspberry. These last are deli
cious in summer, served with ice. If
l happen to have a lemon in the house
l put in the juice also. l always keep
in my company closet a box of nice
layer raisins and two or three kinds
of nuts. These | use for dessert when
I do not have fruit and waters. Some
times l vary these with a jar of honey,
figs and dates.
Don't think we live on such canned
goods all the time, but like all fani-
lies we often have enough for two
and not for three, and are without
cake and delicacies one wishes to set
before a guest. My company closet
solves the problem at once. Bob thinks
it is a miracle, but | know it is simply
that | look ahead for an emergency.
Then, too, with these varieties of
goods l am always ready to serve a
cup of cholocate with waters to the
afternoon guest who calls in winter,
or if in summer, | have my fruit
juices to serve with a thin, sweet wa
fer. 1t is really as simple as can be.
The wonder is more women do not do
the same and everybody does not have
a company closet. The English call
these pantry groceries, and have
stores that carry nothing else. Lots Of
times l am complimented on my soups
and sandwiches by the men that Bob
brings home to lunch, and | smile and
say l am glad they like them. They
little realize that l have prepared the
whole meal out of my emergency clos
ct, and as to telling them-not l.
What's the good Of telling all of ones
domestic secrets? l tell you that you
may be prepared the next time that
husband of yours m home sudden
ly with My old friend Dick, who is
l spending the day in the, city, and ycl
l have nothing in the house to eat"