New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-18

lt is as true As IL is piteous that the
destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Strength and competence, the high roads
Of escape from poverty. depend primarily
on health. which in turn depends 80 much
upon food. For these many. many years
II has been patent that many Of our fellow
creatures have been handicapped in the
race OF life by improper food or the i'm
proper preparation OF cheap food that
would be health giving If prepared properly
for the palate.
l-nder-nourisheG bodies and brains can
earn no more than the wages OF mcom-
retence. The wages Of incompetence will
90 little more than keep from starvation.
So the vicious circle goes on and on.
There is opening now an avenue Of pos
sirle escape l mean the paper bag. BY
It's help the cheap cuts. which alone are
within the compass Of slender purses, MAJ
be cooked in such fashion as TO Yield the
last grain of nourishment they contain and
be bettercd in the process. Furthe~. they
will sauce and season much other cheap
foodstufT. thereby doubling or rebling its
dietetic value.
This can be accomplished through the
medium Of stews. The average housewife
signs over the prospect of stewing things
knowing that it entails eternal vigilance.
Scorched stew is almost worse than none
quite worse indeed. when II Is Favored
with regretful hunger. Unless stew IN q
not is carefully stirred and tended there
Is danger OF scorching. also Of boiling over.
All this the paper bag does away with.
Further. IL will cook the stew with low
slow fire and leave the range top free for
other things.
Meat for steving may be bought AT the
lowest current prices-hank, neck scrag,
shank-it is all the same to the bag. Have
a care in cutting II up that no sharp bones
are left projecting. Wash clean. but very
Quickly after cutting up, dry with damp
clcth-which il not paradoMcal though IL
sounds so-season lightly with salt ana
pepper and let lie for an hour I'm cool
Mace. Wash the vegetables carefully cut
them up and put in cold water. The best
stew vegetables are carrots. potatoes ana
onions mutton stew may have nearly
half carrots. Pearl barley, soaked over
night. helps to thicken stew ana makes
q much more nourishing. Rice does the
eer,e-i IL can 10 used instead OF potatoes
IN afford a variety. The proportion OF
or,one should not go beyond quarter
otherwise. as the bag holds in all flavor
tho stew will taste too strongly or them.
Grease a roomy bag very weil-a ste" Oh
oil things needs not TO be skimped IN space
Put a thick layer Of the mixed VeSe'aDie7'
drinning wet. at the bottom OF H. on thd'
a LAYER of meat, then more vegetables
tho rest OF the meat. then the last or the
vaoeta HES. thrusting in among them goou
,,,r,n NJ fat. either drippings butter OF
lord that has been rolled in -four Pour
~ tablespoonful OF water for each pounu
Of meat fold the bag, clip II extra secure
" nut in a hot oven; after ten minutes re-
duce the heat one-half. and COOK from TWO
~ three hours. according to the bulk rake
I'm IN a deep dish. stir we'll, taste ada
moro salt and pepper II needed, and serve
very hot.
,r,ha rronortion of vegetables to meat may
10 +brae 70 one. or even four 70 one, If
.,,a~o is nIentv of extra fat. Bread crusts'
brou,n and crisp all through, are excellen'
oor,none1ts Of such stews. Three pounds
80 r1eat cooked this way, unless ii is very
hony. and very, very poor VIII MAKE a
sufficient and satisfying meal Tor ldli'iy
NJ six. Aside from the saving IN neat anu
in foodstuffs there is the material sd'iiie
Of strained attention. once the sue" Is y
safe in the oven the housewife can SIT
down to her sewing or her mendins' sne
can look out Of the window if interest
ing things are to be seen. or she can run
across to a neighbours kitchen Tor a It"
minutes of heart-warming gossip.
Stew Without Meat.-Try out TWO ouii.e'
% suet taking care not to scorch the us
enc hut TO get it brown put in enough
80 broad crumbs to absorb the fat en-
tirely; stir them well about spiiiiN'o ~.
salt and pepper then put II Dae - 80