New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
PANCHARD SHOWS HOW AMERICAN
HOUSEWIVES COULD PROFIT BY
FRENCH IDEAS OF ECONOMY

or stewed apples and stewed prunes cooked
separately and served together form an excel
lent dish.
The French woman shows the vital point
of her economy and knowledge in the use of
leftover bits in an attractive and appetizng
way. These dishes in France are called "des
re-hauffes." In this placement of rechauffes
are also soups.
Cor instance, with all bones left from roast
lamb use barley and nice broth is the result
or with white beans onions are added
to make a wholesome and savory onion soup.
Nothing is wasted in a French home; nothing
goes to the garbage pail.
Children in France are brought up in an
economical way and are taught not to waste
food at the table. Girls are taught to cook
and to keep house well and thrftily.
Marketing in France is not done by tele-
phone. You can see in the morning the French
housewife with a little basket going to market,
where she can judge for herself what she
ought to select and sometimes change her mind
about what she had decided to buy.
In this way she gets her supplies at better
price, and frequently obtains fresher thing,
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three days.
This uncovers a great part of the waste in
an American home-the poor buying methods.
Nobody benefits by it, neither the customer
nor dealer, for the latter has to sell what is
demanded, and therefore must keep big stock
of merchandise. If the purchaser comes to
the store the merchant is more likely to sell
what he has in hand.
A great deal Of the waste that is character
istic of the American home is eliminated in
the French home by care regarding three espe-
cial items: First, Incorporation; second,
dishng up in the Kitchen third, helping at
the table By way of illustration, bread
in this country is usually cut in unnecessarily
large slices 1t is better to cut smaller slices
and have more than one helping. Our eyes,
as a rule, are larger than our appetites.
There are certain other points where waste
can be eliminated from the American home.
These are, exactly poor cooking, which
can be remeded carelessness, burning, spoil
ing, careless supervision of the ice box. These
are not things to escape the vigiant French
housewife. The drain of an ice box will be
cleaned twice a week with potash some
odorless disinfectant, and shelves and walls
of ice boxes will be wiped dry at least every
day to keep the moisture out. This should
be done as quickly as possible, to prevent con-
densation of the air.
The French woman also has a care how she
keeps what is placed within the ice box. But
ter is covered and if possible kept in a separate
compartment with the milk in the coolest
place. Eggs are kept therein except in winter.
The average French woman puts up pre-
serves; but the conditions abroad are differ
ent. Fruits in season, even at the present
time, are cheaper than in America. Preserv-
ing at the present time is costly PROPOSE
tion in the small home, unless, indeed, you
live on farm where you have your own
fruits and preserve in cooperative canning
kitchen.
The small householder cannot compete with
the large factory. By the time you have
bought fruits and pickles. alcohol, jars. vine