Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-10-06
WHAT YOUR SERVANTS EAT
Copyright. 1916. by the Mcclure News
paper S~yndicate.)

paper Syndicate.)
In most large organizations. he ser.
vents are carefully fed. In the big no.
tells there are special bills of fare fol
the servants. In one large New YORK.
hotel, employing about 2.000 workers o.
various sorts. the matter of their fo0e
is an important one. 1t is damned
bought and cooked as carefully as thai
served the guests. OF course. it is not
SO elaborate. not so expensive. but 1t Is
bough- with a view of furnishing the
right sort of basis for efficiency. In
big private houses there is a special
servants dining room. where a special
menu is served. Even in small houses
in England, where only two or three
servants are employed. there is a spe-
cial food supply for the servants.
In nos American homes where IL
one or two or three servants are kept,
no special arrangements are made for
their food. They eat what they can
get. literally. Some dainties they are
forbidden-like sailed almonds or
fancy cakes. sometimes certain fruits.
Often all the pudding is served at the
table. often all the beefsteak is eaten
before the one and the platter go to
the kitchen. But still. we say. u SER
wants are allowed to eat what they
please.
Now this is the American way. no
doubt. 1t would be American.
many Of US feel. to provide a special
table for our n or two servants-t
would be u-ndemocratic. So we go or
eating all he steak and all the pud-
ding in the name of democracy.
In reality. it is far better. for your
own and for your servants sake. to
plan a special servants diet. For In
stance. perhaps the servant can work
better if she eats heartily after your
che II so. plan always to have
some nourishtng meat for her then.
An occasional chop. when there are to
be chops for your dinner. some of yes
terday's stew-for a stew is quite as
good warmed over as freshly cooked
"a piece OF fresh cod or halibut which
sne may brotl. or some other appetiz-
ing meat. Soup. can always be saved
from the night before, or soup can
form part Of the servants supper. For
her dinner in the middle of the day
there should b vegetables-in the
summer tomatoes. cucumbers and let
c with warmed-over cooked vege-
tables all the year around. And She
should have some sweet dessert. or
fruit. Then in the evening before she
serves he family dinner. she a eat a
simple supper-tea. bread and butter.
an egg or a salad. fruit or some other
dessert. with cheese. it she likes it. or
milk or cocoa.
The advantage of this
IS that after the luncheon is served
to the family at noon the servant can
enjoy n dinner l%eisurely. at a neatly
spread table. without worrying about
settlng through 1t Immediately. If
sne tries 20 eat a hearty dinner after
the family dinner. the evening is gone
py the time she finishes washing the
dishes. And it is ~impracticable to eat
dinner before she serves the family.
as the dishes must most OF them he
sent to the dining room untouched.
He lighter supper can be eaten an
hour before the family dinner at night
and then she should have permission
to drink a glass of milk or a some
pus SIMPLE thing before she goes, to
Where the family dinner is n
IN the middle of the day the problem
Is simplified: but even then. don't eat
an the steak and all the pudding.
quite forgetting your servant because
% are too democratic to provide ;
special table for her.