Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-19
Some Good Hints
for housewives
What They Atc in the Days Of
ITO to Win The War of
Independence.

Among the George Washington rec
Washington is the old account book of
Caleb Gibbs, who bought the supplies
Tor oWashinston,s stan al through the
faded, but the old hero's records arc C
s SHAT ei ,h. and it Is interesting to see
W. me oook began in April. 1916, when
NeW YaTf City ea ere in
slte Cedar. At This time the War Dp had
not yet affected prices to any extent.
The first purchases on April 10 were
pound; one tongue at three shillings:
iour pounds OF butter ut one shilling
sixpe1ce pound, salad and seiiery,"
and shilling's worth of potatoes.
Ihere was no sugar at all. a Shilling
IN u, nose days was thirteen and a half
can see that Caleb Gibbs's EXPENSE ac-
count was not very large. according to
our standards to-day.
we ind beef. cabbage, salt, eggs. milk,
ASPARAGUS; cabbage and potatoes. and
occasionally cucumbers, are the oa!y
Se lFssrb ;s, men ,tis,neda; 49,
problems then as we have now
Transportation vas the cause OF short
ages. Just as IT often is to-day, but
down as they dragged along the coun-
Try roads or were blocked by military
th In sPs arst part OF the Revolution
money for feeding the army, but later
itself. instead OF money. 1t vas thon
that things were at the lowest ebb for
the Continental armies.
carried on" as his seyen-year account
book shows. with it's endless cabbage
potatoes and bcef-and beef, potatoes
The spirit of 177s is again abroad in
our land Land Win the same yalor and
we sba keep 5hey sodeFs @e then zen
with the simple staples without which
they cannot fight.
Simple Living for Victory's Sake.
The United States food administra-
ion has said that more food than ever
hat we must eat very simply this
year. trying TO get along with less of
the staple foods-cereals. meats, fats,
Breakfsst-Stewcd prunes, griddle
cakes. strip, coffee.
Lunsh-Cream pea soup. mullins.
Dinner-smothered chicken. scalioped
potatoes. baked squash, vegetable
aiad, queen of buildings.
SuEnr Saving Desserts.
None of US. If we are royal Ameri-
cans, have much sugar on hand now
United States food administra tH MAY ,as
help still further TO cut the use of
sagar without affecting the faniily's
Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding-one
quart milk. two eggs (lnay. be o.nitted),
one cup lo, light aan sttaps ene1hird cup
oiate (melted), one teaspoon Vanilla.
melted q. sRoe I: and strip; Mois nea
until THICK. Atd slightly beaten eggs
and vanilla; stir thoroughly. remove
II eggs are omitted cook a little longer
to thlcken. Omit chocolate il desired
Tapioca Fruit Mold-siS level tea
honey. or one-half cup light sirup; one
teaspoon vanilla, two cups milk, one
Heat milk in a double boiler, add
ioca. Cook for thirty minutes Pour sour
In II, a bowl to cool. then fold In. ne
berries, chill and serve.
Coddled Apples-.Two cups sliced ap-
pies. one,half cup light strip.
apples in the strip until tender. Serve
Honey. Cake-one third cup honey.
egg, one-;hird cup barley fiour. or one
quarter cup corn -four: one cup wheat
nour, one teaspoon baking DOwder,
one-half teaspoon soda, one half tea
spoon salt, one quarter cup melted far,
one teaspoon vanilla.
:, Combine ingredients n order given,
sitting, together the dry ingredients.
Bake the cake in a rather shallow pan
In a moderate oven thirty minutes.
rbread-One-haif cup fat, ere
and half cups molasses. or sor-
ghum. one cup boiling water. one-half
teaspoon salt, one and one-half cups
wheat flour, one and one-half cups
corn flour. or two and one quarter
cups barley flour; one teaspoon soda,
one teaspoon ginger, one teaspoon elm
namon, two eggs.
Cream the fat, add the molasses and
the boiling water. To this add the
sifted dry ingredients. Add the eggs
last Bake the cake in shallow pan
in a moderate oven.
Queen of puddinrs-One pint of milk
one-quarter cup light strip. one-third
easpoon salt, one-third teaspoon nut
neg, three egg yolks. or one egg; one
up cake crumbs one-quarter cup
'aisins.
Heat the milk and add the strip,
alt, nutmeg and the beaten egg yolks.
Place the cake crumbs lin creased bak-
ng dishes and pour the hot liquid over
hem and bake until set.