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New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

THRIFT than Tor their pastry aad
sauces. The only superior we ever admitted
was the French cook. But the French cooks
often came to US for the secret Of some of
our dishes.
remember that it was u French cook who
felt he had learned what that secret was. He
had been watching my own cook, Danish
woman, while she prepared dinner.
,"Ah," he said to me, ~ understand it all now.
Your food has the taste of no other food in the
world because you whip it, and stir it, and
knead it--likc regular devils"
1u realizing this he certainly was close to tho
e.>rct And at the outset, want to empha-
size the fact that stirring, whipping and knead-
ing not only gives a favor which nothing else
ran give, but it is the method Of thrift. Let
me Illustrate:
VEGETABLES WITH HOT BEATEN
BUTTER
We serve a favorite dish of boiled vegetables
land presently shall show you that they
like no other boiled vegetables in the world)
with hot butter. This would look extravagant
upon any table but the Danish. 1t is not
extravagant, for the amount served upon the
table is just twice the amount of butter used.
We take, for instance, half cup Of butter
We add to that some of the boiling water in
which the vegetables have been cooked. And
we beat it! 1t is beaten until it becomes a cup
full of molten gold, of consistency to be heaped
up on the platter at one side Of the vegetables.
1t adds to their nourshment the necessary fat,
and the even as necessary taste.
The day we serve vegetables in this way We
need serve very little meat--thin slices Of cold
ham or cold tongue.
DANISH WAY OF PREPARING VEGE-
TABLES
To speak of the vegetables: They are boiled
together, for that saves fuel. In my kitcheo I
cook with gas. But each one of such vegetables
as artichokes, carrots leeks, potatoes. is soaked
hours.
This adds not only to their freshness and to
their flavor when cooked, but it allows them TO
retain their color 1t makes the platter beau
tiful.
And we believe that to please the eye helps
the appetite. We do not often smother our
foods in gravies or sauces. We like to see it,
and then add the sauce ourselves.
We like to see our vegetables firm as when
they grew in the garden. To that end for ex-
ample, VIC always put into the salt water in
which soak cauhower a little vinegar.
After it has thus stood for several hours it
remains firm and compact when it is boiled
Yet ii is tender.
Housewives the world over are being ad-
yised to make much use of fish, since it is
plentiful and has not yet become expensive.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

on ice. A wine glass of Madeira poured over
the macaroons gives an unusual favor.
Another dessert made of rice is sort OF
rice cake served with fruit. The yolks of two
eggs are added to cold cooked rice, then sugar,
minced almonds and ground lemon peel, and the
whites Of the eggs whipped stiff. layer Of
p.ums. apricots, peaches or stewed apples is
put into the bottom Of baking dish, and tka
rice mixture poured over it. 1t is baked for
an hour.
WHERE FOOD IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY
AT English woman who wrote book on
Danish life has been little hard upon
"'rhe inner man." she writes, "is looked after
with an amount of care which, if devoted to
other matters would call forth admiration.
"Food Is discussed with surprising thor
cu:hncss by both men and women; the framing
OF menu IS considered with the greatest
e.rnes,ness; and not only does successful
mcs! form favorite subject Of conversation
Tor the next day or two, but the recollection of
ref asst after his own heart fingers long in
the memory Of true Copenhagener.
1T Is amusing, if not edifying to hear both
men and women in train, tram car or in
The street, exchanging culinary condolences, the
words 'og sua iii; VI (and then we had) form
'!!g the skeleton of a conversation, the sub
:t1ncc of which is a string of highly paa-
t>.'le dishes"
WASTE NOT; WANT NOT"
Ir IS quite true that we are very much in
terestcd in our food. We always have been.
And that is why, perhaps, we have been able
to adapt ourselves to the war-stra;n upon the
si:chen. We have never wasted. We do not
n"'s suddenly have to learn how to save
In my own home I always plan the meals a
""ei; in advance. And the preparations are as
'nuct as possible made the day before, so that
can make use of leftovers in my scheme Of
!'nches and dinners. Moreover, we do not
stirk the actual physical labor Of preparation.
VIC know that any sauce or batter, or even pud-
DING, is much more palatablc and digestible if
II IS stirred or beaten for a long time. We
Erow that eor vegetables and meats to be we'll
prepared before they are cooked, and to be
cooked with care so that their juices-ther
very cssencc-is retained, is worth all the
trouble that it takes.
No Danish housewife thinks of leaving the
important choice of what is to be eaten to the
COOK. Yet, on the other hand, there is real
democracy in the Danish kitchen, which I do
not Know to exist anywhere else. I call nv
cook "Frocken" ("MissD B. She is as
likely as / am to know several languages. and
to nave benefited by our splendid Danish
schools and the spirit of self-respect which ara
two primo essentials of democracy and hapry
households.
Editors Note: This description Of her o,on
Kitchen Written By Danish 4co,non shoms ho,v
possible 1t Is to enjoy all sorts of culinary lur-
uries and get be thrifty. In these qcar times
such dishes ere mentioned here arc of course
beyond reach, but achen supplies are no,-
NAL there is no reason to hdce the menu 1ueogre
because 1t Is economical
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

of pound of sausage meat and a fowl are al /
lowed for the meat supply. The mutton furn-
ishes two dinners and breakfast, with a :
nutritious soup for the meatless day. The re- ;
mainder of Sundays fowl can be utilized for J
the evening dinner on the following Monday. !
Meat used in this way is not an expensive |
purchase, every bit is employed to the best
advantage and not particle wasted. Remem-
Der that mutton, pork and chicken fat are all
valuable for shortening. They should be care
fully saved.
Purchases for the week will include four
pounds and a half of mutton (forequarter), at
80 cents a pound, one-quarter of a pound of
salt pork at cents, three-quarters of pound
of sausage meat at "a cents and a four-pound
fowl at 80 cents a pound
At the fish market two pounds Of cod steaks
at 20 cents pound, one pound and half of
frozen whiting at IL cents pound, and twen-
ty-five oysters (unopened) at cents each.
Two pounds Of table butter at SO cents a
pound half pound Of oleo or nut butter at 16
cents, two dozen Of the best cold storage eggs
at so cents dozen, seven quarts Of milk
Qoose to carry honey at IL cents n quart and
three-quarter pints of cream at 12 cents bot
tie will be required to follow the menus as
planned. Prices for the marketing should run
approximately as follows:
Butchers bill Observation-Disclosures. $2.s6
Fish bill Observation-Disclosures. los
MIX ana cream LIS
Butter and oleo Observation-Disclosures. 1.16
Eggs Observation-Disclosures. 100
Groceries, including fruit and vegetables SIT
| Total ................. $lo.Ou
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

IA K TX together half a cupful each o
lV flour and potato -four and add hal
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
By VIRGINIA CARTER LEE
Using potatoes generously and saving
on the wheat supply is really making

IL Using potatoes generously and saving
/: 4 on the wheat supply is really making
: a double play" in baseball parlance.
sWitb the bumper potato crop raised by the
farmers last fall, these vegetables are mex
apensive and PLENTIFUL while every spoonful of
lthe precious wheat supply must be conserved
sby every American housewife to spare the
:grain needed for transportation abroad.
: Fortunately, if one knows how to use pota-
stoes, this need not be much of privation. 1t
!is said that they can be prepared in over $50
ways, so their frequent appearance in the
(daily menus need not become monotonous.
In the menus for the present week some of
Sthe best of these methods of preparation are
sgiven and the recipes will be found so divers-
sfed that, even when potatoes served two
sor three times daily, the family will not tire
!of them.
White potatoes, selling at from to 5
(cents a pound (city market prices) can be used
1with clear conscience even in these days OF
economy. Also, you will find it not at all diff
!cult to help conserve the wheat supply by in
ldulgng in a mealy baked potato broken open
tthe minute it is sufficiently cooked, and eaten
with bit of nut butter, salt and a liberal
1sprinlling of paprika.
In some of the recipes for potato dishes you
;w notice that reference is made to potato
:Aour. This can be purchased at almost any
sgroccry 1t gives drier, lighter product than
lwhen wheat flour is used alone, but where it
lis combined with cooked potatoes the result is
fvery satisfactory.
! y roast forequarter OF mutton, bit of salt
;pork (onc-ouarter of y pound), three quarters
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
Tuesday (Meatless Day.

BREAKFAST
Cooked Cereal with SKINNED Milk
Poured Over Baked Apples
Potato and Egg Hash
Toast Coffee
LUNCHEON
Surprise Potatoes
(using up leftover cody
Canned String Beans
Caramel Custard
DINNER
Cream of Corn Soup
Hominy Croquettes Cheese Sauce
Escalloped Tomatoes
Carrot and Peanut Salad
Qeft-over vegetabic)
Baked Lemon Dumpiings
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
Thursday

Thursday
BREAKFAST
Sliced Oranges and Bananas
Fried Whiting
Potato and Cereal Gems Coffee
LUNCHEON
Tomato Rarebit in the Chatting Dish
Rye Bread Toast
Compete of Fruit
DINNER
Potato and Celery ChOwdcr
Cold Sliced Mutton Italian Macaroni
Winter Squash Spinach Salad
Potato Plum Pudding
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
Friday (Fish Day.

BREAKFAST
Halved Grapefruit
Curried Eggs with Rice
Bran Gems Coffee
LUNCHEON
Potato and Beet Salad
Brown Bread Sandwiches Cocoa
Cup Cakes Maple Sauce
DINNER
Clear Tomato Bouillon
BrOilcd Oysters Lyonnaise Potatoes
Cold SIaw Salad
Rcsteamed Plum Pudding Hard Sauce
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
Saturday (Porkless Day.

BREAKFAST
Cinnamon Preserved Apples
Cnco0ked Cereal
1lince of Mutton in Potato Cases
(using up last of mutt0n)
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Baked Beans with Tomatoes
Sweet Pickle
Boston Brown Bread
Sliced Oranges with Cocoaaut
DINNER
Mutton Broth with Barley
fron mutton bones)
Cheese Fondu Saratoga Potatoes
Vegetable Salad Deep Apple Pic
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

friends always eat first and ask about after
ward, and are then sometimes shocked by it.,
ingredients. 1t is made out of pigs blood,
harley groats kidney suet, fine-cut raisins,
ground cinnamon and cloves, and sugar. We
stssr this, then cut in thin Slices which we fry
II butter and serve very hot, with hot apple
sauce.
FAVORITE DANISH SOUPS
For dinner we have. I believe, greater va
riety of soups than any other people. / do not
know if they would all appeal to you. But, to
use one Of your phrases, they "cheap and
filing"
Potato soup tastes much like your bean soup,
because we cook salt pork in it.
To our strained vegetable soup we add as
paragus tips.
But what we like best are our fruit soups
which we make from any kind of juice of fresh,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
BY WILHELMlNE BERG

Or almost three years we Danish
women have been face to face
with the problems which Amer
lean housewives are just now
being called upon to solve. Be-
fore the war our Danish kitch-
ems were famous less for their
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

Wednesday (Wheatless Day.
BREAKFAST
Cooked Cereal with Shredded Figs
Ruckwheat Cakes
Honey and Brown Sugar Syrup
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Fried Peanut Scrapplc with Tomato
Sauce
Celery Escallopcd Potatoes
Cocoa Junkct
DINNER
Roast Fore Quarter of Mutton
Mint Jelly Drowned Sweet Potatoes
Spinach
Fruit Salad Scotch 0at Cake
Evening star., 1918-08-12
Desperate German Defense
Made at Roye:S Approaches

Goyencourt. he continues. are often
impossible to cavalry because OF the
old shell Roles and trenches, even the
concrete pill boxes being still in ex-
istence in this region.
"Sneezing gas was used against us
at Veauvillers yesterday for the first
time since the attack" the corres-
pondent goes on. THE old wire
across the fields drove some Of our
cavalry on to the road southwark OF
Goyencourt. and they were checked
by concentrated machine gun fre."
German Units Annihilated.
The correspondent specifies some of
the German divisions that suffered
most severely. The 4th Bavarian Di-
vision, for instance, was hurried from
Arras to Lihons, and was overrun by
the advance. losing so mahy in killed
and prisoners within an hour or two
of its arrival that II was of little
use afterward The 41st Division no
longer exists, the writer reports, and
some of the smaller units were an
initiated. Prisoners to the number
of sos were taken from the 2Sth In
fantry Regiment. and it's two remain
ing companies kept in reserve. were
surprised later In Ffamefville and
ali killed or captured.
The 243d Division was thrown in
north of the Somme just too late to
check the British rush through the
woods, and many from 1t were cap
tured Among the items captured
here was a box containing $50 iron
crosses for distribution.
Evening star., 1918-08-12

Avre. 1t IL believed to be certain
that they will spare nothing in an en-
deavor to push it back. e..
Expect Advance to Continue.
PARIS, August IL (Havas Agency.
Military commentators in the Paris
newspapers express conhdence that
the allied advance. while slowed up. IL
bound to be continued:
'It is certain that the German re-
treat is not over" says LHomne La
bre. while the Petit Parisien declares
that the capture Of Lassigny by the
French is only q question Of hours.
In fact the entire group of hills be-
tween Lassigny and the Disc Is be-
ing encircled. the Petit Journal de-
clares. and must inevitably be
evacuated.
Many of the critics point to the
fact that because of his serious losses
under the allied blow the enemy has
been compelled to use troops he was
reserving for future operations. while
the allies. 1t Is declared. have been
mastering the enemy with only their
line troops. without drawing upon
their reserves. The Germans 1t Is
pointed out, increased their losses by
their violent reactions on sunday Tor
the purpose Of covering their re-
treat and protecting the line of their
already insufficient communications.
Evening star., 1918-08-12

BY the Associated Press
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE vESLE FRONT, August IL
The Germans made two artillery at
taeks against the Franco-American n
troops on the vesle front. but the al
lied troops counter attacked so Wig
orously that the Germans did not
launch an infantry attack.
The struggle for the retention of
Fismette, on the northern bank of
the vesle near Fismes, has developed
virtually into a continuous fight. The
Americans, however. are holding the
upper hand, notwithstanding the Ger
man attempts to dislodge them.
Both enemy artillery attacks were
made before daylight. but the allied
than the Germans had bargained for.
The German infantry made no move.
The enemy artillery was heard from
only at intervals Sunday.
From the hills beyond Fismette
German snipers and machine gunners
are causing the Americans consider
able Inconvenience.
200 Huns Perish in Own Fire.
brief report today said that 200 Ger
mans Saturday night became sepa-
rated from a detachment approach
ing for an attack upon Fismette.
Somehow they encountered their own
barrage fire and every German was
killed.
In the region of Fismette the Ameri-
cans Friday captured twenty-three-
year-ola German from regiment
that had been in the front line for
only a day. The German pointed out
the positions of snipers and machine
gun nests and the American and
French artillery soon wiped them out.
This German also assisted the Amefi-
cans in caring for the wounded. on
several occasions going into the open
and bringing in injured men despite
the German fire.
Ths German was wounded this
tern Don. by q German machine gun
bullet. He was taken to hospital,
where the bullet hole in his hip wae
attended to.
A wounded private from Fismette
Evening star., 1918-08-12
TENANTS ADVISED
TO 4STAND PAT
Secretary Heue of Council Of
Defense Defines Rights Un-
der the Salisbury Law.
RENTS CANNOT BE RAISED

Prompted BY numerous complaints
from tenants who have been notified
they must sign 4 new lease at higher
rental in October. Edwin S. Hege.
secretary of the District Council of
Defense. today is mailing thousands
Of circulars to tenants reminding
them that under the Salisbury law
leases are In effect until the end Of
the war. or until Congress passes an
other rent law. The law protects all
tenants. not merely such as are in
government service.
Because nearly all complaints thus
far have been from apartment house
tenants. Mr.. Hege at first Is confining
notices to this class Of leases. A copy
Of the circular will be furnished to
any tenant upon request at the room
registration office. 1921 New York ave
niue
Prominent People involved.
Although Mr.. Hese withheld the
names Of the tenants who have COM
planned. II Is understood that one
high ,official Of the District govern
ment and a representative of the
British government who lives in a
big apartment house. were among
those who received higher rent
notices
The number of complaints from ten
ants in small homes have been few.
Mf Heee said he did not believe that
tho majority OF Washington real
estate men were attempting to get
higher rents through new leases. He
said there is evidence. however. that
managers are endeavoring to have oc-
cupants sigh new leases at higher
figures;
ing to tenants informs them that the
Salisbury law saves all tenants by
the month or longer period from being
evicted or having their rent raised
gress repeals this law"
No Protection for These.
Continuing, the circular reminds the
tenant that the law does not protect
those who fail to pay OF tender rent
at the agreed rate: who do not per-
form conditions of the agreement con-
sistent with the act; who have COM
mitted waste, or have been guilty on
the premises Of a crime, misdemeanof
preach or peace or nuisance"
The circular also advises the tenant
that premises must be vacated when
necessarily required for occupancy by
landlord or by bofla.fide purchaser
his wife. children or dependents, while
such purchaser. is employed in OF on
cialiy connected with the government,
OF when premises Ia sold to a bona
fde purchaser for his own USE
Mr.. Hege said he also has received
complaints Of apartment house land.
lords notifying tenants that certain
privileges. such as het water, will be
eurtailed this winter unless a higher
rent is paid. He advises these tenants
to see II such curtailment would moi
constitute a violation Of the rental
agreement on the part Of the land
lord.
Evening star., 1918-08-12
Gamble Convicted a,
DECREE FOR DISSOLUTION
OF INSURANCE CONCERN

Dissolution Of the First NationAl
Fire Insurance Company Of the United
states and the appointment Of fout
permanent receivers to wind up the
AFFAIRS OF the corporation was ordered
today in . decree entered by Justice
siddons Of the District Supreme Court
The matter was brought to the at.
tention Of the court in d petition
fer e yolantary ,sag dissolution filsd August
The corporation was incorporated
under the laws Of the District OF
stocK Of 81 iooo, 900.
Under the decree Of the court, Will
liam sohmer, e. J.. walsh. William
Frank Thyson ana nAlph n Flehafty
we're appointed permanent receivefI
Mr.. Sohnner and Mr.. Walsh also Wefe
appointed temporary receivers.
Evening star., 1918-08-12
Blythe Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PARIS, August 1.-THE Germans
are reacting on the allied left with
.certain degree of success. having had
1irne to get into line divisions rushed
HranticalIy from the north. It Is be-
f1ieved here the fresh troops are be-
ling thrown into the fight in a desper-
tate endeavor to block the allied ad-
lvance toward Nesie.
Gen. Won Hutier. who escaped badly
damaged from the Montdidier pocket.
lis trying now to halt temporarily on
1.-THE Roye-Noyon line. Should the
british succeed in debouching from
the villages of Lihons. Chilly. Fran
sart. Fresnoy and Goyencourt in the
general direction of Nesue Won HUI
,Iier's right at Roye would not only be
turned. but he would be cut off and
.hopelessly lost The entire line. it Is
believed here, would then go down.
Should Won Hutier succeed in hold
ing on sufficiently to get his guns
jand material away. his next move
probably would be back toward the
Somme pfvoting on Noyon. He would
swing his right back on the line OF
Nesle and Noyon.
The Germans now are fighting for
time to make this possible, and the
fighting is likely to be even more
desperate than II was Sunday. The
Germans so far have done no more
than check the allied left north of the
Evening star., 1918-08-12
BATHING BEACH
IS OPENED TODAY

The new bathing beach in the tidal
basin In West Potomac Park opened
to-day. Col. c. R. Ridley. engineer Of
ficer in charge OF public buildings and
grounds. who has taken I. a.personal i'm
lterest in the project, made a final in
spection of the establishment this
morning. ana. finding that all contract
requirements had been complied with.
although the plant is not yet entirely
complete. gave directions to open 1t
Ito permit capital residents to obtain
relief from the heat BY a plunge In
the basin.
Everything about the new estab.
l1ishment is up-to-date ana is as COM
Iplete in all its essentials as the avail
lis located on the southeast side Of the
tidal basin, about half way between
near the line Of the Washington,
alexandria and Mount Vernon Rail,
lway Company ana within easy walk
ling distance 6ftthe 18th street cars Of
the washington Railway and Electric
Company.
The basin itself is the pool and ii
provided with sloping beach Of pure
sand A feature OF the beach Is a
purifying plaht to make the bathing
as safe and inviting as possible.
The plan comprises a central build
ing, with covered service rooms and
shelters around an open court with
two open courtyards for lockers, fol-
flowing the curve Of the basin wan.
The building contains dressing
rooms. lockers. showers, sani !.
tary .conveniences. shelter and a
feffeshment booth. Separate pro-
vision Is made for women and girls
and for men and boys The construe-
tion Is frame, with exterior walls of
stucco and hollow tile. and with
brick or concrete foundation. Being
season, no ARRANGEMENTS, are made
for heating. There are S57 lockers
Of which 800 are intended for men,
33s for boys and 22i for women. That
capacity will be extended If found
necessary.
Evening star., 1918-08-12
|CONGRESSMEN MAY GO
into PUBLIC KITCHENS

An investigation into conditions in
the kitchens Of washington hotels and
lunchroonis by joint committee Of the
Senate and the House is proposed in a
resolution introduced in the House today
by Representative Cary Of Wisconsin.
It was referred to the District comnit-
tee Of the H6use.
The resolution relates that the con-
dition, 70 far az sanitation IL concerned,
in these Washington Kitchens IL deplor-
able and q menace to the health Of the
persons employed there.
1t says also that the congested con.
dition of washington hotels makes IL
especially important that the scondl-
tions In theif Kitchens be sanitary
both for the sake Of the employees and
Of the people in the District.
The investigation u to be made by
4 special committee consisting of five
senators ana hve members Of the
House. The committee is directed to
fepoft ~ to the causes Ter these con.
ditions and also to make Eeeommenda.
u0HSs