Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-16
GOOD FOOD COMBINATIONS
How TO Use Left Overs" and Save
Fuel and Labor AZ the
Same Time

with but little trouble in themselves
will supply the major part of a we'll
chosen meal. Such combinations
should be used very frequently 10 sim
pllfy and make more economical the
serving Of rational diet for the fam.
lily, say specialists OF The L. 5. Depart
ment OF Agriculture Combining LETT
overs into palatabe dish, for eS-
ample. effects considerable saving in
material, in fuel, and in the labor OF
preparing meals and OF cleaning cook
ing utensils and dishes. Good use
thus is made Of food which might
Otherwise be wasted. when one dish
is prepared. cooked. and handled. in.
stead of several.
( The Character OF any one OF the
daily meals should be determined 10y
that Of the other meals that are sert-
ed. A light breakfast and light sup
per or luncheon. for instance, usually
makes desirable heavier dinner. In
some families the preference may he
tor ., hearty breakfast ana dinner
very light supper. and so on through
considerable range OF individual
tastes. II the meal Is TO be light
one. the combination dish Together
with the bread and butter, which
usually accompany American meals.
may be all that is wished. II the
liz .
part of 4 heartier meal, it is in ac-
cordanC~ with our usual food customs
10 serve with it, in addition 10 bread
and butter. such foods as garden yege-
tables, fruits tfresh or cooked. and
simple desserts. Good planning neces-
states in the principal meals of the
day such variety as has been suggest.
ed, in order that all the varied nutri-
live substances which the body re-
qures may be supplied.
The following are some suggestions
for few : the many nutriti 3 COM
hination dishes which may be prepar-
pie toodmaterials and common left
food materials and common left
oyere," and for other foods which can
accompany them to make a we'll
rounded meal Every housekeeper, Of
course, viii have q special lining for
certain dishes and com binatons.
Some Typical Combination Dishes
and Foods Serve! With Them to Mike
Rational Meals.
Spaghetti or macaroni or rice cook.
ed With tomato, onion, or green pep.
per and cheese, or cheese sa {, w.
ed with white, graham. or whole,
wheat bread. and butter, and stewed
or sliced fruit and nple cookiee
Boiled rice baked tscalloped). with
minced lslt over meat Clipped beef or
fresh canned fish. ferved with beet.
dandelion, or other greens, dressed
with peanut. olive. cottonseed, or
other table oil, with vinegar and
lemon juice enough to flavor the
dressing, and wheat, corn, or rye
bro and honey.
Boiled rice scrambled Nth eggs,
served with a succulent vegetable
such Is stewed tomatoes, canned corn.
green peas or beans and bread and
butter and nuts and raisins or other
dried fruits.
Green peas and canned salmon
with white ii. G., thickened milk [
sauce served with corn bread and .
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Meat pie tmeat from inexpensive /
cuts) or fish pie with flour or potato .
crust, served with turnips, riots. /
onions, or parsnips. and Biscuits and /
butter, with jam or jelly or hot choco
late.
Mashed potato with creamed cod
hsh q. e., cream sauce containing
little salt codhsh). served with lettuce
with oil and vinegar or lemon Juice f
dressing, and crackers and cheese or
peanut butter sandwiche.
Meat stew Inexpensive cats or left .
oyers). with turnips or other yese.
tables including left overs, and with
rice in the stew or -four or corn meal
dumplings, or fish chowder made
from fresh, canned, or dried FISH,
crackers. skim milk. and onion, serv.
ed with bread and butter, and fresh
or stewed fruit.
Boiled dinner (corn beef or corned
mutton cooked with fresh vegetables,
as potatoes, turnps, carrots, etc).
sefved with bread and butter, and
applA or other fruit and bread crumb
puddin
Cow peas boiled with pork and com.
blned with boiled rice. served with a
green vegetable or vegetable salad.
and honey. brown sugar, maple sugar, /
or date sandwiches.
Bean baked with pork or bacon
served with Boston brown bread and
butter, and tart apple sauce and
cookies.
Bean and cheese roastta mixture Of
cooked beans and cheese prepared
End seasoned like a meat loaf v'itE
tomato sauce or brown gravy, served
with sweet potatoes, and bread and
butter. and sliced orange and banana
or other fruit