Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-28

+ the patr'archia1 system ~ family IRE
fr practically unknown such cond
tior should erisf There is rnore and
more ~ demand fo~ small apart
r7en's IN tho cities ana IN fh- rotir 4
tries II iz fha srnait bungalows end
ra'taees hot are rnos9 ~ demand
onoa not long p so tho rarrlsd dauzh
ter ~ tha family. II resources we're
limited would have lfvsS wlth her
parents and they would aii have o~-
otipiad The oid family homestead vhsre
fhara weva fifteen or twenty rooms m
really enough space for such large
hnusahoid Vow he oid house. = s0if
and The newly rnarrind couple starts
on' for 'hernsAtva and the old rnarriad
couple ~han the rounrssara have aii
uarriad aT m gone oT m their own
business intant eattie Gown sornervhAre
In neat liffls cottage ur hunEalow m
spend second honeymoon amidst
modern ~onveniences and q freedom
from I'D fashioned housekeeping thar
adds rears ~ their span ~ li'e
IN certain Oriental countries cooking
for two is comparatively Unknown FOR
fhere fhe pafriarchisl household attIi
prevails and there is m need ~ aHits-
tiou fnr co- operative living FOR three
and four generations i've together IN
the same abode arectinz co-operstive
thrift often Al The cost ~ peace and
harmony IN Russia. zoo. he patvi-
archisi mode of living prevails n = great
measure and The people who pride
themselves on keeping alive old na
tiouai traditions scorn the dee u
starting out housekeeping on a small
scale
Here tho only disadvantage IN house
keeping for two IS in tho difficulty that
tho housewife sometimes encounters
in getting rarietv n an economical
sort when planning meals FOR hut two
individuals
The difficulty that is most perplexinR
IN planning meals FOR two IS n nc
matter u meats. Most vesetabies. If
course, can be bought in whatever
quantities NE wish. To De sure. ths
housekeeper for two may be perpiexed
when i comes 10 ordering watermelon,
but N the cities halves and quarters
Of melons can he got from The fruit
/ dealers. and then. Of course. one can
preserve the watermelon that = eft
after the family Of two have eaten
what they wish.
The problem Of having leg x lamb.
roast beef boiled ham IN fact. any of
the large meat roasts-is one that can
not easily be solved in he very small
family. There are some housewives
with SO little ingenuity that the only
meats they can think - for the family
Of Two are lamb or pork chops and
small steaks. but with present prices.
one could not navigate the household
bark very FAR on such a diet. even
We're ono able 20 stand the deadly
monotony OF il Here Is a suggestion.
then. for the woman who has 70 face
this problem on a small food allow
ance. Look through any complete
cook book with a note book in hand
And after glanctng through all the
various meat recipes. pick out those
that YOU see ara feasible. The great
est culinary fault with most OF US IS a
tendency 70 narrow down and 10 fall
TO keep up our repertoire. Having
discovered fifteen or twenty different
sorts % meat dishes that can be used
for two persons. and that are within
your means. go about il quite system
atically and use them in rotation. Tn
less YOU have certain dish on a cer-
tain day OF the week the one for whom
YOU cook will never discover tha,
there IS any system about IL. All he
VII o"SSAN " - thdt there is pressing
variety In the diet.
Here are some OF the things thai
YOU may discover from the cook book:
Ways With Beef.
A small potroast can be cooked 20
advantage. To be sure two narron4 /
cannot eat il all the first serving. bur
the leftover parts may be made into
hash, stew or meat pie Get a I
compact piece so that IL will not dry /
out.
Oxtails can be prepared in small \
quantities. They NAV be aithar brsiS-
ed or made into a stew
very small stew Ia feasible But .
as stew Is Just as good az the second I
: aSs II j. as 90 first. mutton,