The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24
nine CENT MEAL NOT
POSSIBLE IN MANKATO
I. I. I. 1. !. i I. J. !. !. 1. + + j. I
+ NINE CENT MEAL. !
Noodle Soup Wafer Crackers
Fried Chicken Mashed Potatoes
Gravy Pickles
Cabbage Cold SIaW
Bread and Butter
: 1. 1. + 4 !. j i + I. + !. + i 1

+ Tea Vanilla Waters +
!. 1. !. I. I. j. !. i 1. !. 4. j I. !. I.
ut can't be done in Mankato This
was the general opinion of Mankato
Society and club ladies when asked
| to give their opinion of the posi-
bility of serving a meal similar to
the one served by the home ecOnOm-
| les club in LIE Sueur at cost of
nine cents for the food for each
person The menu for the repaSt is
| given above.
| Mankato ladies have considered
the cost of food stuffs here and COM
pared it with similar articles in LIE
Sueur and the unanimous opinion is
that meats and dairy products are
much higher here than in LIE Sueur.
Difference in Cost.
Mrs. ]. w. Andrews president of
the Civic Improvement league, said
| that with the exception of the chick
en- and potatoes she thought it would
be possible to serve the meal here
at the same cost But potatoes cost
| forty cents bushel in LIE Sueur and
seventy cents bushel i'm MankatO.
| The difference in the cost of the
chicken is about the same. LIE Sueur
chickens sell for seven cents a
pound and Mankato chickens sell
for about twelve and one-half cents
per pound. Mrs. Andrews also said
that in order to have the meal served
as cheaply at that, it would be
necessary for the housewife herself
to oversee its preparation, that there
would be a waste if it were pre-
pared by the servant.
Agreed With Mrs. Andrews.
Mrs. G.. j. Holman a prominent
club woman held the same opinion
as Mrs. Andrews about the cost of
meats and dairy products, but said
that the cost of the other things
cooked for the meal could be OBJ
tanned for the same prices here as
in LIE Sueur.
Mrs. Walter Brooks stated that
she thought that the meal given there
was an exceptional one and that it
| would be difficult to prepare as
appetizing a meal every day for so
small a cost. She said that it would
not be possible to whip cream which
was taken from quart of milk
bought in bottles as most milk in
Mankato is bought. She also said
that the amounts of the various foods
used would not permit very generous
helpings for each person.
Given Short HeIpings.
Another lady who did not care to
have her name mentioned, said that
she did not believe each person
could have been very generously
served on the quantities of food
used She also spoke of the difference
| in price of meat and butter. The
general opinion is that such meal
as was served in LIE Sueur could
not be duplicated in Mankato for
| the same cost and that even con-
sidering the difference in the prices
of the various articles used, such
meal is unusual and it would be
hard to get meals as substantial as
this and have a variety without
greater expense.
Abundance of Fruit.
No one who has the price need
go hungry on Thanksgiving. At
least not if their craving is along
the fruit line. The local commission
houses are receiving large cOnsign-
ments of fruit from all sections of
1'the globe. One of the local COM
mission houses expects the first car
of naval oranges in a day or two
| This is about the earliest that naval
oranges have ever been shipped
out of California. The stock is
strictly first class and is much ripper
than in former years at this time.
The local market is well supplied
with Florida grape fruit. Apples from
New York, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa
and Missouri are in plenty here.
Golden kiln dried sweet potatoes
and also genuine Jersey sweet pota-
toes, Cape Cod and Jersey cranber-
ries, California celery and everything
that will help make up first class
Thanksgiving dinner is in the local
market.
Green Vegetables Next Week.
This market will be supplied next
week with all sorts of green vegeta-
bles, lettuce, leaf lettuce, head let
tuce, celery, parsley, cucumbers,
California tomatoes, green onions,
fresh cauliflower and everything that
the most epicurean appetite Graves.
One local commission house has
received two solid carloads of the
coloDTdISu DTOWU OdlllOIHld OillOu
grown from seed which has been
imported from Australia. The first
shipment of Smyrna and Persian
dates, arrived yesterday and were
being sold to local retailers. These
dates were of excellent qualities.
Grapes and Nuts.
Catawba grapes from New York,
Malaga and Tokay grapes from Cali
fornia and Malaga grapes from AL
meria, Spain, have been received.
The various kinds of nuts are also
now in stock; the walnuts from
California, Tarrogona almonds from
Tarrogona, Spain, the filberts from
Sicily, Brazil nuts from Brazil, pc
cans from Texas, have just been re-
ceived in large consignments.
Few people realize what large
variety of fruits, vegetables and
nuts the local houses carry. In re-
tail stores, almost every country of
Importance was represented on the
fruit stand. Fruits coming from
all climes were there and in de-
mand For long time people have
! been waiting patiently for the new
consignments of dates, and their pa
thence has now been rewarded, for
the new shipments were of more
than ordinary quality. :. :. :. :.