Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
Mrs. Americas Waste.

"I read somewhere that there is an
old Chinese proverb which says that
adversely never walks alone, but is
attended by industry and invention,
said Mrs Happy Homemaker. mu-
singly.
THAT is whole lot more comfort
ing than our sayings about misfor-
tunes never coming singly, and things
of like nature. 1t makes of adversely
a sort OF benign spirit, a stimulus to
greater things
We housewives are learning lessons
from our heroic sisters across the
water 1t might be said that it is be-
coming fashionable to be economical.
and even the women who are not in
the least under obligation to do so are
finding it exciting pastime to
search out and try to stop the thou
sand little leaks which are always oc
( curing
MY dear little old French friend,
Mime Secour, was having tea with me
the other day, and / asked her what
she thought was the cause for the rep
utation of the French housewife for
economy.
Her answer was one word-'soup.
She went on in her delicious French
English. All! it breaks the heart en-
tire to walk along your avenues and
behold repose there in-what you say
Your pail de garbage, our beautiful
potage. There it all is. The bones of
meat, the carcasses of chicken, the
juicy. sweet heads of celery and the
green tops of SO fine flavor. pieces
of bread, vegetables, those pauvre veg
etables of yours, You do not peel you
cut off one-half inch of outside and
throw all that good away. So what
can YOU expect? We come here and
Americans are not millionaires: all
cannot afford to throw away so good
food, il must be the American
housewife is a waSteful and ignorant
the back Us that how you sayD, and
We say, "Oh! how much wiser are We
And when you hear US say We are
wiser, and others tell you the same
and-voila, re reputation"
Il felt both instructed and rebuked.
and for once l had not word to say
Care Of Vegetables.
Fruits need as much if not more
care than vegetables when We welcome
them into our homes" Mrs. Happy
Homemaker assures us.
Strawberries are often ruined by
being hulled and allowed to stand in
water, or by being held under a stream
of running water
The water soaks into the berry
through the unprotected end, and the
fruit loses its rich flavor.
Strawberries should be poured on a
large platter and put into the ice box
When ready to prepare put them into
bowl OF cold water and lift them up
and down until all the sand. etc. are
washed off; then hull. cut of the
bruised spots and serve.
"All kinds of berries should be
poured on platter. SO that they may
have free circulation of air and free
dom from pressure as well.
In the closely packed boxes one bad
berry may work havoc, for the crush
ing causes more rapid decay
"A good way to keep the juice in any
parts remain. such as grapefruit. or
ange or lemon, is to cover the exposed
end with piece of oiled paper and
lay. cut side down, on dish.
Watermelon may be kept in this
way if part of the melon remains after
the meal, though this is most unsat-
isfactory fruit to attempt to keep. for
il toughens and loses flavor so soon
after being cut
Slices of lemon unused after the
o'clock tea may be kept from drying
by turning a glass over them.
The object in all this Is readily seen
to be the exclusion of air from the
fruits in which the juices run freely
Tor the air causes the evaporation OF
this liquid and leaves the fruit dry and
Havorless.
IF canteloupe is cut and allowed to
cracked ice in it the flavor Is entirely
destroyed.
IF special chilling is desired pack
in cracked ice before cutting and al
low to &and for . few hours.
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