Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-16
Systematic Women Find Marketing
Real DeIioht

If there is a single housekeeper in
this city today who uses the old
time, worn, out-ofdate expressions,
81 can't think Of anything to cook"
its the same old thing over and
over" she had better put On her hat
and coat and go down TO the market
Rows of rich purple grapes, entic-
ingly placed, and beside them tiny
red ones, then delicate green ones,
and final rows of Malagas which are
mixed in color, all giving a picture
not soon forgotten, to say nothing
of plums of all colors and sizes, to-
matoes, large and small, red and
yellow, could see the most beautiful
salads and preserves made from
these.
System In Marketing.
| Peppers, cucumbers and cauli-
flower which were carefully laid out,
l picture all made up in the most
delicious, appetizing chow-chow and
there must have been many other
| women of the same mind as myself
| for they were there with bags and
baskets ready for carrying home in
automobile or street car. They add
a pretty bit of color when filed with
celery, carrots, white and red cab
bage, parsley and at last on top a
rich purple egg plant or two. / be-
lieve women are learning to market
and take pleasure in 1t. These are
| the ones who no doubt have their
work in the home planned and sys,
tematized So that when market days
come they can leave home and leave
it IN a settled condition, not in al
upheaval.
This spoils the marketing for any
woman if she has TO consciously OIL
unconsciously have leftover things
on her mind to be done after her re
turn home. Go into a store or stand
on q street corner and watch the
strained. forried looks on women'S
faces. It is because they carry to-
much in their minds. Find out what
there is to do and the time necessary
20 do 1t. Do it and then forget it
If it can't be done, forget it, too
then whether shopping or marketing
with no other worries on the mind
it will be a pleasure, and when thi:
is true there is very little if an,
fatigue.
If possible know before Ieavini
home just what is to be purchased
then the selections may be mad
quickly and easily, and when this i
done pigeon-hole il and take up tn
next work or pleasure in the orde
planned, but don't have constan
hang-overs. They are nerve-wearint
Red Cabbage, German Style.
Material-Red cabbage. one head
bacon, four slices; tart apples, two
onion, one; green pepper, one; 81
gar, one tablespoonful; butter, on
tablespoonful; vinegar, enc tabl
spoonful; cream or stock. one-ha
. cup.
p Directions-Select a good size
head of red cabbage and trim, cut
y halves and let stand in ice watt
= half an hour; drain and cut fine, al:
pepper and onion. Turn the ca
bage into a kettle OF boiling wat'
and boil rapidly uncovered FIVE mi
utes.
q Drain, put the bacon or salt pol
a cut in small pieces into the spid'
4 with the chopped onion and peppe,
a turn and shake a few minutes, az
n to the cabbage with the peeled al
sliced apple. Season with salt al
d pepper and stand over slow fire f
d three-fourths of an hour; an hour
y over a very slow fire will do no harl
e stirring three or four times. Add Il
g cream and butter and when hot sery
4. Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style
Choose pump well-ripened Pc;