Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-30
Hartford
A WEEKS ECONOMICAL BILL or
FARE

is surely up against a most puZZt1ng
problem, namely. How a family of
five can live on the average wage
earner's income of $500 per week.
'Perplexed' is the pen4name of the
writer, who, naturally, looks to The
Bulletin Social Corner for the solving
of this problem; and perplexing, in
deed, is the problem itself
The high cost of living like q
green-eyed monster, these words glare
at us from every newspaper and mag
azIDe This monster is not newspaper
talk, but real
eating manager of a large family
the housewife ITO live within our
means seems to be the only way out
of this tangle According to an edi-
torial in the Courier of September II
on "Olden Time Prices, our fore
fathers had something of such a prob
lem to face as now confronts their
children. They found a way out of
their numerous difficulties; surely
their children have inherited sufficient
tact and perseverance to handle the
eating" problem justly.
The housewife on the farm, or small
place, who is blessed with the neces-
sites for cooking at hand, has the
advantage of her sister living in the
city, who must count the cost of ev-
cry article. The former has access
to fresh eggs and milk, with plenty
of fruits and vegetables. To get these
articles the city housewife has to pay
enoromus prices; even then the quail
ity is often poor. Hence the eating
problem is most puzzling to her; she
must cut down somewhere. but Where?
Human beings vary so in their fam
cies that a menu which exactly suits
the tastes of our family would fail
to satisfy the appetites of another.
In selecting a menu, the wise house,
wife follows a few important rules
First-Use all the "left-overs-'' The
garbage pail is proof of a family's
economy.
Second Fruits and vegetables,
whether dried or green, should be
used in season; out of season, they
are Injuries
Understanding is saved by buy
ing sugar, flour, molasses, canned
goods and dried fruits in large guam
titles.
Fourth-Fried meats are usually
expensive for the large family, besides
being destroyed of their nourishing
qualities.
Fifth-A food which requires several
hours cooking on gas before it is
ready for the table is usually expen-
sive.
A family of five finds a menu like
the following very economical and sat
isfying. During the winter months,
this family finds a menu with meat
more economical and nourishing than
Tie lOliOWiHS WltHOul DItdl.
Tea and coffee are omitted from this
menu as they are used only occasion
ally:
Weekly Menu Without Meat.
Goods marked with an are those
which take the place of meat)
Sunday Dinner-Baked potatoes,
boiled onions, stewed lima beans with
white sauces mullins, rice pudding.
SUNDAY Suan~r Slowed rear~
bread and butter. layer cake.
Monday Breakfast = Quaker Oats
stewed prunes, bread and butter.
Monday Dinner = Tomato tapioca
soup, baked sweet potatoes with
bread pudding.
Monday Supper-Stewed peaches,
steamed corn bread, plain cake.
Tuesday Breakfast-Cream of wheat,
sliced bananas, bread and butter.
Tuesday Dnner-Succotash,* bread
and butter, boiled rice.
Tuesday supper-Rice croquettes.
mullins, jelly rolls.s
Wednesday Breakfast = Pancakes,
sliced oranges, bread and butter.
Wednesday Dinner-vegetable SOUP"
bread and butter, prUne pie.
Wednesday SuEper-Orange short
cake, hot biscuit, preserves.
Thursday Breakfast = Cornmeal
mush, stewed apricots, bread and but
ter.
Thursday Dinner = Cornmea1 Gro
quotes, creamed potatoes canned
peas, apple dumping.
Thursday supper-Potato salad,
bread and butter, apple sauce.
Friday Breakfast-Pancakes, bread
AND butter, apple sauce.
Friday Dinner-Codfish cakes,* bak-
ed potatoes, mullins. stewed tomatoes,
tapioca pudding
Friday supper-Cabbage salad, gin
gerbread. .
Saturday Breakfast-Oatmeal stew
ed peaches, bread and butter. cocoa.
Saturday Dinner-Tomato soups
baked potatoes, mock-scrambled eggs,
mullins, corn starch pudding.
Saturday Supper-Boston baked
beans, brown bread, pickles, ginger
bread.
Sunday Steamed brown
bread, baked beans (reheated).
Motto-'"Use up the left-overs,
cheat the green-ey monster. :.
A DREAMER.
Washington.
ISABELLE SENDS