Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16
MISS Cliff GIVES
LESSONSON MEAT
Buying and Cooking for the
Family to Be Explained
in Tuesdays Lecture.
LIVING COST IS AN ITEM
Expert Maintains That Purchasers
Should Visit Market instead
Of Phoning.

II you can't tell the difference be
tween lamb and mutton, now is your
chance 10 learn. Just how TO buy and
cook the meat when you have bought
II will be fully explained by Edith L.
Gift at Tuesdays cooking school II
IS because we had the interest OF our
subscribers at heart, we persuaded
Miss Cliff 10 give one special meat
Lesson, for We know how hard il is
Tor an inexperienced housewife 10
know just what 10 buy and the right
kind 20 buy. When our reporter called
10 see Miss Cliff today. she found her
making out a list OF meat and grocer
les for the cooking school, but these
were quickly laid aside, and Miss Gift
declared herself only too willing TO
talk on a subject that means so much
20 the average housekeeper Miss
Gift used the word average" advised
~, for as she says now that meat is
50 high in price il behoOves every
housekeeper 70 know just the right
cut OF meat 70 buy, so that she may
get value for her money. Speaking OF
marketing, Miss Cliff said the tele-
phone is great convenience, but
should not be used for marketing
that Is n you have 10 practice econ
omy, as IL adds greatly 70 the cost OF
living
ALL TOO LAZY.
But q is 80 easy we suggested
20 order by telephone and so hard
often TO dress and 20 out 70 see what
Ia. ID. Ill La
trouble springs from, Miss Cliff re,
piled. We are sometimes too lazy 10
go out and do the marketing person
ally, or again we are afraid 70. because
Ci what our nCiFhbors will think; all
because II has become quite the cor
rect thing 10 telephone an order each
morning. Where ordering is done by
telephone. 10 is impossible TO use the
same personal judgment as would be-
the case IN the event OF trip 10 store
Ct market It may happen that the
very thing which was planned for din
uor Is scarce and consequently high
iu price. hut n the order ls telcphOn
ed. II will be accepted and the item il
question delivered while IN the i'm
stance OF q personal trip something
else viii be- found which viii sery,
tire purpose equally we'll and still moi
BE- expensive
MUST ACQITHE knowledge.
As we'll close watch car
J., kept that, I'm the case If meats
and FISH. the amount desired IS rur
chased and not a larger quantity cut
which must be kept and paid for
though not wanted One of the grea
troubles IN connection with our school,
Of domestic science is that they equil
teachers rather than housekeepers
whereas there are so many NOR,
hCusekeepers I'm proportion 20 the pop
ulatiGu than there are teachers of thi
arr that II would seem wise 10 maxi
more courses OF study attractive ant
practical so as 10 attract a create
number OF brides and prospective
brides. 10 say nothing Of the more ma
ture housCkoepers. who have discoy
cred from their own experience, tina
n knowledge OF foods and theiT value
docs not come naturally" rs so man
seem 10 imagine. but must he acquire
Icy patient practice and observation.
MORE PRIZES ADDED.
In addition 20 the prizes announce
Saturday. n fine Hoosier kitchen cab
ret Cor which the Spencer Furnitur
company is agent, Eve 1O0.pound sack
Of Goldrim -four and 25O oue-poun
cans OF Calumet baking powder hav
been added 70 the list. a page ad d,