The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-31
BY Mabel Abbott


Seattle housewives, let me In
trodvee Mr.. Frank c. sullivan.
president OF the Pacific Com.
ntisssry Co.. houseseeper e.
traorcinary.
Mr.. Sullivan is the man who
has been feeding $500 work.
men, besides the administrative
staff and tho Visiting public, a,
Camp Lewis, with such cor
spieuous success that the gov
eminent has asked him 20 take
charlie also. at least for
time. Of feeding the $500 off,
GERS who are now arriving.
This means that they have been
operating some 30 or 10 mess
houses and are opening 10 moro
They have served $4,000 or 1900
meals n week.
Lesson for Housewife
The reason ! want you to know
Mr.. Sullivan Is because he says the
secret OF his gigantic. yet smooth.
running housekeeping IL within the
reach OF every housewife.
ITS SYSTEM" he says. That's
tho whole thing. And while some
OF the details OF our work a, tho
camp would not be applicable in
the average household. have no
doubt some OF them would be help.
ful."
So. for the benefit OF Seattl.
women. he showed me a few OF
them.
The Pantry
The pantry OF tho cantonment II
at present the comuissary com.
pany's warehouse.
Here carloads OF canned milk.
hundreds OF melons. green onions
by the thousand dozen. fruit b. the
hundreds OF boxes. staples and per.
lshables IN piles Ike mountains are
drawn upon by the cooks.
On the wall II big blackboard.
with tho names OF every variety
OF foodstuff In tho warehouse
painted on II. and with n number
written in chalk opposite each.
Every time anything is taken
from the warehouse. n IL subtract.
ed from the number on the board.
The result Is that at any moment
the warehouse man can tell exactly
how much OF each article he has
left.
There is no danger. under
Mr.. sullivan's system. OF find
ing oneself out Of baking
powder when the cake 10 part
~ mixed.
When the cooks In Mr. Sulllvan's
kitchens go TO this enormous pantry
they take a truck and g-t all they
are going to need for what they
are doing. Mt one trip. instead Of
running backward and forward for
the butter. tho eggs. the sugar and
the flour.
But the most important thing in
tho whole system. Mr.. Sullivan
says. is the planning OF meals
ahead.
He plans them for n week or
two in advance. Plans them posi-
lively. too.
Meals Planned Ahead
You are absolutely safe in an.
nouncing today" he said. that the
workmen at Camp Lewis will have
for breakfast next Saturday rolled
oats mush and milk. steak. pork
sausage and country gravy. cottage
fried potatoes, stewed fruit and
cake. hot cakes and syrup. coffee.
wheat and raisin bread and hot bis
cults.
For dinner they will have one
relish. one soup. short ribs OF beef
Spanish. corned beef and cabbage.
Drowned potatoes. boiled bayo
beans and pork. macaroni and
cheese. sago pudding. cold tea, hot
coffee. bread and crackers.
For supper there will be one
relish, roast beef and brown gravy.
tripe Dreaded. corned beef. hash
macaronl and cheese. minced pota-
toes Drowned. baked navy beans
with tomato sauce, stewed fruit
and spongecake, cold tea. hot tea,
wheat and graham bread and hot
rolls.
Planning ahead In the only sure
way TO get variety. to buy cheaply
and to eliminate waste.
I'VE plan for whatever may be
in season and buy IL before IL ls
needed --cxcept perishables. OF
course We avoid serving the same
Things on two successive days. And