The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-07

HT(O the majority of people econo-
 my means simply purchasing an
 article for a small sum ot
 - money. It may be that some ally asked for the article, but often no such comparison IS made The questions of "valuc received and hnal cost rarely enter into the calculations The real cost of an article is not known until those two items arc counted in with the original cost.
 Relying on sight or first impression is responsible for much extravagance with people who mean to save Not long since | saw meat displayed for sale It was in small pieces, suitable for stew, and was marked at seven cents pound The first impression was that the meat was cheap at seven cents On having two pounds weighed out, discovered that ffrere was probably a quarter ot cupfu1tof meat and large quantity ot bone. Steven cents pound for meat IS not dear. but 1t is quite good price tor bone.
 First csst and Last Cost
 A shin of veal or lamb is compara- lively cheap; so is cut from the neck or rufnp. The latter has the advantage in the fact that there IS no waste because of bone and gristle. The liver, heart and kiHneys of calves are cheap because theress almost no " ste, and the hrst price is also low. . ne communities the sweetbreads and u aims are almost given away They furnish valuable food, and tAeir purchase is true economy because they are all available In other communities they are esteemed as luxu- ries and the prices are almost pro hibitivt. The availability is the same in bothNinstances. and would make no difference in4 the final cost, but the hrst cost makes the purchase an economy n one instance and an extravagance in another.
 The same thing is true of the skirt of beef; in communities where 1t is not esteemed its use would be true economy on account of its cost Even where the price IS rather high its use IS still eco nenicat because it fernishes good sfood without waste making the final cost small
 The Fireiess Cooker
 The heads and feet of some animals are often used as food The wa5te is z Considerable, but the price is usually z low. The f1aal cost would be increased by the long cooking required, but this could be Eliminated almost altogether by using the fireless cooker.
 Quite another example is furnished by the difference between what is bought 1T the market and what IS ready to cool in such things as Lima beans and peas Where the &oFigihaf cost IS high it be comes very high before the things arr ready to serve At any price the prep aration adds materially to the cost Eh' pineapple necessitates much waste il preparation; blueberries require almos no waste. Whether the use of sucl articles IS extravagant or not depend entirely upon the original cost
 Brains Versus Pocketbooks
 Another example of economy is in tn use of a cheaper article to obtain thu same results as are given by more ex pensive article The first cost of cauli flower and asparagus is comparativel. high in most communities :. their use Il scalfoped dishes and for cream soups l near the line of extravagance. The eco nomical woman will obtain the sam delicate flavor by using kohirabi or cab bage, substituting her own skill fo money Few persons would know tha they were not eating asparagus or cauli flower. .