South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-08
Help Rap High
Cost of Living
Housewife can Save Much
By Careful Buying and by
Using Leftovers

One way to reduce the high cost of
living is by more careful buying. In
buying an article Of clothing, for in
stance. one should study carefully her
own individual needs. The attractive
ness of the large stores sells many an
article that, though fine in itself, is
practically useless because it is not
thoroughly suited To the needs of the
purchaser. In the first eXhilaration OF
seeing a beautiful garment one is
convinced that ii is highly desirable
but after several weeks of ownership
one must often confess that something
palmer. or of different color, would
have been much more satisfactory.
1t is wise TO make complete list
Of everything to be purchased, writing
remarks beside each one as to what
qualities are TO be desired or avoided
and what questions are TO be asked OF
the clerk otherwise these Will be for
gotten in the rush and stress OF shop
ping and possibly the desirable quail
ties Of the goods may be conspicuous.
when one has them at home, by their
absence.
Much money is wasted daily by hur-
ried or careless shopping.
Two SuggC stiOns for "Left-Oyers'.
Sometimes there is coffee left from
breakfast: instead of throwing it away
use the cold liquid TO make delicious
Coffee cream-One-eight box gel
atine. one-quarter cup cold water, one
half cup sugar, one-half cup strong
coffee.
Soak the gelatine in cold water; add
! the boiling coffee and sugar and strain
into an earthen or agate ware dish;
place in ice water to COOL stir occa-
sionally. When the jelly begins TO
| thicken add the cream or milk; stir
/ until it becomes thick, but not hard;
| Pour into glass dish. Of milk is used
] it may be added as soon as jelly is
strained.)
Asparagus soup-Often the ends of
| the asparagus are too tough TO eat.
| Place them in boiling water. Boil for
2O-30 minutes. The stock obtained
makes a very appetiZing soup IL USED
| in this manner:
one quart stock asparagus water),
/ two tablespoonfuls butter, two table
sDoonfuIe flour one teaspoOnful salt,
one-si, teenth tablespoonful white pep
per and one pint milk. Melt the put
| ter: add the flour, salt and pepper;
stirring it until smooth. Then grad
ually add the stock and milk, stirring
constantly. Cook until the mixture Is
of the consistency of thick cream
How TO Use Left Over Berries.
The following will make an econOm-
I ical dish, especially now that straw
/ berries and other fruits are IN season.
1t can be prepared in ten or htteeh
y, minutes; many a time l have had un-
expected guests for dinner and have
/ served this dessert. In most cases they
have requested the recipe:
i Take two tablespOOntuls sugar, one
1 tablespoonful of butter, white of one
egg and beat until smooth; one ana
! one-half cups of flour, one teaSpoonIul
baking powder and enough milk TO
make soft, spongy dough.
Grease custard cups with butter
place one tablespoon of batter In eacn
cup. then one of fruit and so on untll
the cups are three-quarters hlleq, al
lowing the batter to be the top layer
Place water in a pan one inch deep
and stand them up in and bake IN an
oven until brown Go mlnutes). Ihen
take the remaining yOlk OF egg, ada
one tablespoonful of sugar and one
teaspoonful corn starch, little vanilla
land one cup of milk; place over fire
until it is as thick as cream. Pierce
the top of each fruit cup and pour
over it.
. When using strawberries l often
! color this sauce with fruit juice.
Preserving Eggs iii Lime Water.
The thrifty housewife will make heI
lime water now, and as soon as con
venient get her winter eggs In II, as
tlthey will be at their best before ho'
weather Cover five cents worth OF
, lime with two pals Of hot water; still
! after il stops boiling; then let StanC
for > hours; dip off carefully the lime
water into vessel. Ct use large
stone crock holding four gallons)
then as your farmer can spare you &
, dozen or so eggs at a time place care
J fully in the water. l have FOLLOWED
this plan for years and never had {
failure Salt will cake and water glass
is a nasty Shiny mess; the lime Watel
is cheap and not unpleasant in an!
, way to touch or sight.