Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
DINNER FOR SIX
At TOTAL COST
Of S1.22
Expert Rings Bell on the High
Cost of Living-Market
Basket Results.
You can DO If.

You can reduce the high cost Of liv-
! ing almost one-haif
At least that is the opinion Of IN
expert who has devoted the greater
portion of his life TO the solution OF
this very problem.
/ Seeing the merits Of the Market Bas-
ket in last Fridays Georgian and ap-
| preciating the great saving TO the
housewife from the bargains offered,
and the splendid opportunities, Ebert
L. Thornton, steward of the Atlanta
Athletic club and for years steward 0t
large hotels throughout the country
for five years Of the Kimball house in
Atlanta-has submitted an interesting
digest, with suggestions which will
prove Of great value to the housewife
and the man who pays the bills alike
The Solution.
Following is the solution offered by
Mr. Thornton:
In addition 10 the bargains offered
in the Market Basket. the following
suggestions may be Of benefit to Geor-
gian readers:
Don't throw away the handful of
mashed potatoes, potato cakes, potato
croquettes, etc.
The chicken is cooked; the broth is
left. Why throw it away? Save Il
for Monday 1t can be used for chick
en- soup with rice and Is delicious. You
had a small amount Of rice left over
from your Sunday dinner. The left
over rice would make nice pudding,
or II you want wheat cakes for break
~. Ia, ba ~
makes them fine.
The small amount Of lard that is
left after frying the bacon is enough
to fry potato cakes or could be used
in making waTles. 1t also gives
splendid flavor.
Ways to Save.
You had large soup bone. Why
not. after the soup Is made and the
meat Of the bone is tender, put II in
the oven and brown and serve as
meat, and not stop at that. but should
any be left, few blocks OF raw po-
tatoes and a little onion mixed with
the cut meat make a delicious break
fast hash, served on toast?
After dinner there was a small
amount Of stewed corn left. Corn frit-
ters is the answer. Make little bat
ter Of flour, salt and baking powder
and bacon grease and add the left
over corn and fry in a pan.
Another way to save is in the gas
bill. In cooking with gas, don't have
too much fame under your pots after
getting the pot to boil Reduce the
flame and It will continue to boil on
! - M q hi 10
are being cooked at the same time, get
the vegetables to a boiling point, then
place them I'm the top oven while the
roast is baking underneath the flame,
and one gas burner will do the work of
! the two.
Tasty Menus,
Il submit the following menus. the
cost of which Is the maximum, and
can be reduced considerably by pur-
chasing from the firms who offer bar
! gains in the Market Basket:
Menu For Sunday Dinner.
Roast Chicken with Dressing.
Mashed Potatoes Steamed Rice.
Stewed Corn.
Macaroni with Cheese.
Tomato Salad.
Lemon Gelatin. Ginger Waters,
Cost-Chicken. 75c; dressing. left
over bread mashed potatoes, sc;
steamed rice, &c: stewed corn, loo;
macaroni, &c; cheese, &c; tomatoes,
sc. gelatine, SC; ginger waters, sc.
Total. $122 This includes a family
of four, with two visitors for dinner.
Sunday Supper.
Cold Chicken.
Macaroni and Cheese-cold.
Sliced Tomatoes
Coffee.
Cost-An left over except coffee,
which would be SC,
Monday Breakfast.
Chicken Hash on Toast.
Hot Grits.
Wheat Cakes.
Coffee.
Cost-Chicken legs and wings, left
over; potatoes and onions, SC; grits
&c: wheat cakes, SC; coffee, SC To-
tai. Tic.
Monday Dinner.
Chicken Soup with Rice.
Roast Beef Brown Gravy,
Drowned Mashed Potatoes,
Steamed Okrs and Tomatoes
Celery.
Bread and Butter Pudding.
Cost-Soup left over; roast 400,
potatoes. left over. cen okra and to.
matoes loo; celery. sc; pudding breat
left over, eggs, butter and rice, 15c
Total, zoe
Monday Supper.
Beef Croquettes.
Corn Fritters.
Bread and Butter Pudding.
Coffee.
Cost-Croquettes left over: corr
fritters, left over; pudding. left over;
coffee, &C.
Tuesday Breakfast.
Il Oatmeal.
/ Bacon and Eggs
Toast.
Il Coffee.
/ Cost-Oatmeal sc; milk, SC; bacon
loc; eggs. SC; toast, &c; coffee. Sc