Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-13
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Wayside Tea Rooms


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Conducting waysde tea room Is
practical and pleasant method Of
moneymaking which often appeals to
college girls, teachers and other self
supporting women who have summer
leisure without an income Such all
enterprise is likely TO be successful
privided the location is we'll chosen.
;he initial expense is kept at the min
imum and the few simple dishes ser
we'd are such as to give uniform salts
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The location, il possible should com
bine the evident advantages Of a pop4.
lar automobile route and a rural troll.
ley line, for accessibility goes a long
way toward insurng success. An at
tractive sign is necessity, .or new
business and catchy name are valu
able assets.
An arrangement can often be made
for the summer only, whereby one o,
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purposes and when the season Is over
the equipment packed away and stored
in the barn until another year BY
keeping the same stand from year to
year in this way tea room gains a
clientele without the expense u pay
ile an all year rental
Two young women who are making
success OF such 8 venture secured
The first floor OF country home for
their enterprise, the original occu
pants taking up summer quarters on
The second floor and retaining only the
kitchen downstairs. This enables the
summer tenants to pay only rent Tor
living Accommodations and tea room,
while the meal question is settled by
arranging to pay the country house
wife for MONDAY dinner, Breakfasts.
and suppers are easily prepared Oven
the small gas equipment in the pantry
which has been fitted up as a kitchen
cite in connection with the tea room.
Even in rural districts gas, electric
l,shts and telephone are often found,
all of which contribute to the comfort
Of the city woman starting in business
in the country.
The question q supplies has been
carefully worked out SO that variet,
Of dishes can be prepared with the
tcwest number OF ingredients Let
tuce, salad dressing, hard boiled eggs,
cold boiled potatoes. smoked beef ana
a few yarities Of canned goods are
always kept on hand SO that salts
tying lunch can be prepared at short
notice should patron want some
hing more than the sandwiches, cake
md tea usually called for.
One of the best methods OF obtain.
lng good results with the minimum OF
effort is to have a speciality on which
to base the tea rooms reputation
Watfes and honey make strong
drawing card for popular New Eng
land tea room while people come from
miles around TO enjoy the hot biscuits
and ounce marmalade served at All.
other wayside establishment.
Where the business does not war
rant giving up the entire day to the
work, 1t is a good idea to serve during
certain hours in the afternoon only.
A popular ten room on the Maine
coast is open only from to O'Clock,
tut during those hours as much money
is taken in az the average tea room
receives all day.
THIS qnnia' establishment is the OF
jettiye point for palking and trolley
parties, MS well as motorists, and the
little tables On the wide piazza are
filed with tea drinkers every pleasan
afternoon. Forty cents Is the price
asbsd for a plate Of tiny assorted sand
wiches and y small piece Of cake. Will
TIA, coffee or chocolate. Nothing else
IA served. but variety is given In the
way Of different sandwich filings ant
cakes Snveral young girls from the
village act as Mattresses and are pal,