Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Buying Food to Advantage.

DUYING in quantity always pays. but
ID in this era Of the food maggot and
other household pests it is advisa-
BILE to select carefully the line Of goods
to buy in quantity Sugar, soap. starch.
cleaning powders, canned goods of all
kinds, apples and oranges bought by the
box. potatoes, dried onions, rice and
beans by the sack. represent much less
Of an outlay than when bought by the
pound. but dried fruits had better be
bought in smaller quantities. while the
fresher the breakfast foods. flour of all
kinds, and meal. the better the cook s
appetite. If one can buy certain food
directly from the grower, a still greater
saving is made.
Advantageous purchases may often be
made on Saturday or before a holiday.
A fruit dealer or vendor at the door
will sell very cheaply in order to get rid
of his stock. Buying out of season Is
an expensive luxury. Strawberries may
be on the market in December, or apples
in May, but they lack the flavor Of those
grown in season. and the cravings of the
system would be better satisfied with
rhubarb or oranges.
The daily menu. however simple, SHOULD
consist Of those foods that contain a
proper amount of proteids, fats, car
bohydrates and mineral matter for the
upbuildng of body and brain, and to
supply heat and energy. Meat. fish,
eggs, dairy products and the dried beans
and peas furnish the most protein:
cereals, fresh fruits and vegetables and
dried Iegumes contain large amounts of
carbohydrates, and mineral matter is
contained in all the ordinary articles OF
food.
In the line OF meats it is generally con-
ceded that beef, veal and mutton. are
most nutritious. and those cuts In which
there is least waste in bone and refuse
material are most economical, even II a
little more expensive at first. Casserole
and flreless cooking has solved the prob
lem Of making even tough meat tender
and delicious.
If possible. buy your supply of butter,
lard, hams. sausage. chickens. eggs,
fruits and vegetables direct from the
country. The expense will be no more.
and the goods will be sure to be fresh.
Baking powder, spices and favoring
extracts should be the best obtainable
and always ought to be kept In alright
containers. The better grades Of these
articles are cheapest in the end, on ac-
count of the beneficial effect Of pure In
gradients upon the family health.
Cereals, dried fruits and such things
should never be put away in paper bags.
but in covered glass Jars. Thus at a
glance a housekeeper will know when
the supply Of any article Is running low,
besides keeping them just as good
months hence as when first bought.
A certain housekeepers' club has is
sued the following circular:
Don't educate your grocer before you
educate yourself.
Don't blame when you can praise.
Don't buy food exposed on the street.
Don't buy food exposed in dirty shops.
Don't buy food where employees are
unclean.
Don't buy food where employees have
no proper sanitary conveniences.
Don't buy food where cats and dogs
are allowed.
Don't buy without reading labels.
Don't buy bargain counter foods.
Don't buy without seeing foods.
Housekeepers who believe in true
measurements should paste the follow