The Columbus journal., 1908-12-23
FROM THE
ROUSFkffPfR'S
NOTEBOOK
Why Not Have aeon.
pany Closet?
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

Yes, I would like to bring friend
ready, says she does not have things
in tee house for unexpected company
and ii is so much bother" remarked
the business man.
You ought to have a company clos
ct like my wife has" answered b
n. Number two. Il don't know how il
is, but Name ALWAYS manages to get
something up if | bring people home
without warning I asked how it was
one day. and she said she had emer
gcncy Shelves
So I asked Name what a company
closet was. "A company closet? Oh
it's two or three shelves in my pantry
that | devote to keeping goods that
can use in an emergency. You know
1 started in by doing light hbusekeep.
frg and living with chatting dish.
This taught ne how to use prepared
food. Then l kept house and had
canned tomatoes to make soup IL any
one came Unexpectedly. but now
ready for instant use.
What are they? Well, to begin
with there are lots of things out of
which | can make sandwiches when
Rob turns up with an old friend from
the place he used to live in. and my
refrigera;o. is empty. There are all
SORTS o. canned pates. among them
chicken, wild duck. grouse. partridge
and quail. Then / keep canned lob
ster. sardines in oil. shrimps. little
in price from Is to 35 cents. and are
always ready to put in between thin
slices Of bread and butter to make de-
liciouS sandwiches. Out of the Shrimps
and lobster I can make salad with my
bottle of salad dressing that is on the
same shelf.
On another shelf I keep all sorts of
canned and bottled soups and it is
astonishing how many varieties there
are. All that is needed is to heat
them up, put in some celery salt if de-
sired. ana thicken them with a little
macarcni, or one can use them with
out ANY thickecing at all. Among my
canned soups | have mock turtle. to-
rs&to. OK tail, consomme. julienne.
chicken, celery. vegetable, tomato and
Okra, and beef I buy these cans by
the dozen and get them in this way at
a reduction They average ten cents
can. When am very particular
open a can of green turtle soup or
clam chowier, but these cost more
So you see l am all right as regards
soup in an emergency.
When I do not want to follow my
soup course with sandwiches ! can
open some of my potted meats. l am
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 car, good roast beef is % cents a
can. veal loaf, is trifle cheaper. Be-
sides these. 1 have ham loaf. hamburg
steak, chicken loaf, cooked turkey, vi
emma sausage, potted turkey and Pc
lite frankfurters. didn't know there
were SO many kinds until I began to
stock up my closet But these aver
age Is to 20 cents a can. the most
expensive is SO cents and they aie
good cold or can be heated quickly.
''Of course | have shelves with jel-
lies and preserved fruits and when l
want more than | put up myself l find
l can &c: at least dozen varieties
of jelly that are always in the mar
ket, orange marmalade. barbecue
jelly. guara jelly and canned pineap-
pie. cherries, plumS and peaches. So
l am never at loss in the matter of
sauces. To supplement these | keep
on hand different varieties of waters
such as vanilla. fruit. cocoanut. etc.,
for often , have no cake in the house.
Thus YOU see l am provided with a
soup course, meat or sandwich
course. and dessert. At times want
side dishes and for these | keep pea
nut butter which often make in sand
wiches, jars of cheese. pots of made
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 | always have coffee and tea
i'm 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
I happen to have lemon in the house
l put in the juice also. ! always keep
in my company closet a box of nice
layer raisins and two or three kinds
Of nuts. These I use for dessert when
do not have fruit and waters. Seine
times l vary these with jar of ho1ey.
figs and dates.
Don't think We live on such canned
goods all the time, but like all fami-
lies We often have enough for two
and not for three. and are without
cake and deiicacies one wishes to set
before = guest. My company closet
solves the problem at once Bob thinks
# is a miracle. but l know it is simplv
that l look ahead for an emergency.
Then 700. with these varieties OF
goods I am always ready to serve a
cup of cholOcate with waters to the
afternoon guest who calls in winter.
Or * in summer. l have NV fruit
tuiccs to serve with thin. sweet wa
fer. II is really as simple rs can BE-.
TIE wonder is more women do not do
tbs game and everybody does not have
Lock to Royalty for Example.
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