The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-20

ITO the majority OF people economy
means simply purchasing an article
for small sum of money 1t may be
that some comparison is made with the
price usually asked for the article. but
often no such comparison is made The
questions of value received and final
cost rarely enter into the calculations
The real cost of an article is not known
until those two items are counted in with
the original cost
Relying on sight or first impression is
responsible for much extravaganza with
people who mean to save. Not long
since ] saw meat displayed for sale 1t
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 there was probably quarter of a
cupfu1 of meat and large quantity of
bone Seven cents pound for meat is
not dear, but it is quite good price for
bone
First Cost and Last Cost
A shin of veal or lamb is compare
lively cheap; so is a cut from the neck
or rump The latter has the advantage
in the fact that there is no waste because
Of bone and grist1e The liver, heart
and kidneys of calves are cheap because
there is almost no waste. and the first
price is also low In some communities
the sweetbreads and brains are almost
given away They furnish valuable
food, and their purchase is true economy
because they are all available In other
communities they are esteemed as luxu-
ries. and the prices are almost pro-
nibitive The availability is the same
N both instances, and would make nc
difference in the final cost, but the first
cost makes the purchase an economy in
pne instance and an extravaganza il
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The same thing is true of the skirt
Of beef: in communities where it is not
esteemed its use would be true economy
on account of its cost Even where the
price is rather high it's use is still eco
nomical because it furnishes good food
without waste making the final cost
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The Fireless Cooker
The heads and feet of some animals
are often used as food The waste is
considerable but the price is usually
I low The final 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 ir
the market and what is ready to cook
in such things as Lima beans and peas
Where the original cost is high it be-
comes very high before the things art
ready to serve At any price the prep
aration adds materially to the cost. TIL,
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 tn
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
scalloped dishes and for cream soups /
near the line of extravaganza The eco
nomical woman will obtain the sam
delicate favor by using kohlrabi or cab
bage substituting her own skill 70
money Few persons would know tina
they were not eating asparagus or caull
flower