The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-01-02
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Why Not Have = Com
pany Closet7

emo 20 lunch, out my vile 10 never
ready. says she does not have things
In the house for unexpected company
hAd Il II 20 much bother" remarked
khe business man.
"You ought to have . company clos
Ut like my wife has" answered B.
Y. number two. II don't know how Il
y. but Name always manages to get
something up II bring people home
without warning. asked how 1t was
one day, and she said she had emer-
Gency shelves"
So I asked Name what Q company
closet was. "A company closetT oh,
its two or three shelves in my pantry
that devote to keeping goods that
can use In an emergency. You know
I started in by doing light housekeep-
ing and living with Q chatting dish.
This taught me how to use prepared
food. Then kept house and had
canned tomatoes to make soup II any
one came Unexpectedly, but now I
keep quite an assortment of goods
ready for instant use.
what are they? Well, to begin
nth, there are lots of things out Of
which can make sandwiches when
Bob turns up with an old friend from
the place he used to live in, and my
refrigerator IL empty. There are all
sorts Of canned pates. among them
chicken, wild duck, grouse, partridge
and quail. Then keep canned lob
Bter, sardines In oil, shrimps, little
neck CLAIMS and such things that vary
m price from IL to IS cents. and are
always ready to put In between thin
plices Of bread and butter to make de-
ncious sandwiches. Out of the shrimps
and lobster can make salad with my
bottle Of salad dressing that Is on the
same shelf.
ION another shelf keep all sorts Of
canned and bottled soups and 1t is
astonishing how many varieties there
are. All that 10 needed IL to heat
them up. put in some celery salt II de-
sired, and thicken them with q little
macaroni, or one can use them with
out any thickening at all. Among my
canned soups I have mock turtle. to-
mato, OF tail, consomme. julienne,
chicken. celery, vegetable. tomato and
okra, and beef. buy these cans by
the dozen and get them in this way at
. reduction. They average ten cents
Q can. When I am very particular I
open q can Of green turtle soup or
clam chowder. but these cost more.
So you SEQ I am all right as regards
soup in an emergency.
When 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
. can, good roast beef is 20 cents q
can, veal loaf, IL trifie cheaper. Be-
sides these, I have ham loaf. hamburg
steak, chicken loaf. cooked turkey. vi.
emma sausage, potted turkey and pc
lite frankfurters. I didn't know there
were SO many kinds until began to
stock up my closet. But these aver
age IL to 20 cents can, the most
expensive is so cents and they are
good cold or can be heated quickly.
"Of course I have shelves with jel-
lies and preserved fruits and when I
want more than put up myself I find
can get at least a dozen varieties
of Jelly that are always In the mar
ket, orange marmalade, barbecue
Jelly, guava jelly and canned pineap-
ple. cherries, plums and peaches. So
I 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 I am provided with a
soup course, a meat or sandwich
course, and dessert. At times want
side dishes and for these I keep pea
nut butter which I often make in sand
witches, Jars Of cheese, pots Of made
mustard, olives, cheese sandwiches,
and lots of other fancy goods that are
on the market. When 1t comes to the
matter of something to drink, OF
course / always have coffee and tea
In the house, but I also keep on my
emergency shelf 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. II
happen to have lemon In the house
put In the Juice also. always keep
IN my company closet box OF nice
layer raisins and two or three kinds
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