Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-07
OUR HOUSEHOLD
CONDUCTED BY LIZZIE O. THOMAS

back the appetiteS that were be-
ginning to wane. The children come
from school with empty lunch bas-
kets and the idea in their heads
that they are almost starved. The
men and children of a larger growth,
want the evening meal to be quite
bountiful, and piping hot. And here
comes the problem of the house
keeper and cook. Things are so
high you hear the housekeeper
wailfng and it puts all of us in
the same role, those who have plen-
ty and those whose incomes are
limited. for it is a sin to be eX-
travagant, or to waste anything.
I went for some peanut butter
my home is also the home of the
teachers, and I have the lunch prob
lem as we'll as you mothers, and
peanut butter is one of my founda-
tions in fixing lunches. This year
the price of peanut butter is out
of all reason, if one is going. to
charge the girls a price in proper
ton to their salaries. I shall grind
the nuts and make my own but
ter. All you have to do is to grind
the peanuts, salt them before or
after you grind them and if they
are the dry sort you may have to
add a little butter, do not make a
quantity for they are easy to get
rancid.
Cheese is also high. I am now
paying fifty cents a pound for it
but it is such concentrated food
that it is especially fine for lunch
es. Do not make the lunch too
bountiful, it encourages wasteful
habits. We often see buckets and
boxes full of good things dumped
out because the children did not
want so much. A light lunch and
short noon makes a clearer brain
FOR the afternoon studies. Have the
best you can afford for the even
ing meal and the system has all
night to assimilate it. A hearty
breakfast puts enough fuel in the
blood to keep the engines pumping
III and air, with a slight fire
ing up at noon, till night.
I heard a lady talking about her
brothers family. "They just about
support the DOCTOR" she said, land
am not surprised for those chill
times a day"
Do not let your children eat too
much heavy food. Bread and milk
Is lluCu DSIIGE lOI IllSIil THAN LSslIL
and meat Plenty of sweet milk, not
the sort the separator leaves, pea
nut butter wholesome bread and
fruit are necessities for growing
children. A mother who has lately
begun to study the needs of her chill
dren said, L see with eyes that are
educated, I used to see a child's face
and say he is sick!y, when now I
;e- os1- 10 nr+ of
food.
Nut bread instead Of so much cake
or pie, peanut sandwiches in place
of half of the bread and meat sand
wches, small piece of pickle, in
stead of half a pound of pickle. and
not much fried stuff. Here are some
recipes:
Cheese and Potato Puffs: One cup
Of mashed potatoes, one-fourth cup
of milk one egg, pinch of salt, half
cup of grated cheese. Beat pota-
toes and milk until thoroughly
mixed, add the egg and salt. Last
add grated cheese and bake in muf-
fin pans in a slow oven twelve min
utes.
Eggs and Cheese; For five eggs
use two tablespoonfuls of grated
cheese and one tablespoonful Of fat;
salt and~pepper to taste. Melt the
fat, add the eggs, then the cheese
and seasoning, stirring until thick
and smooth.
Peanut Butter Cookies: Half a
cup of corn syrup, half a cup Of SUI
gar, four tablespoonfuIs of shorten
ing. eight tablespoonfuls of peanut
butter. one-fourth cup of milk, two
eggs, one teaspoonfu1 of salt. one
teaspoonful of vanilla, three tea
spoonfuls baking powder, four or
five cups of flour according to how
you can handle the dough.
Try these and teach your children
to eat what's set before them, let
them learn that their systems need
variety and not the one thing they
like best. But, on the other hand
don't impose<on them by cooking any
old thing, because it's too much trou-
BILE for you to really plan BALI
anced meal.
Dear Household: Please let me in
for a chat. [ want to tell the men
folks what women can do when they
are up against it. So many of them
seem to think that we can't manage
anything except the house. L was
left a widow five years ago. My hus-
band died in February. He was rur-
ming a northumberland farm,
small store and boarding house.
Finding myself confronted with
the burden of responsibility, I deter
mined to make the best of life, so
continued the business as he did, and
succeeded far better than I expected.
I made money on my farm. I kept
every foots of land growing some
thing, and I never let thing go to
waste, canning and storing every
thing that could. l did rot put my
tomatoes and beans in cans, but
packed them in stone Jars or kegs or
anything that would hold liquid. To-
matoes put up this way are nice and
will keep as fresh as when first
picked. You can serve nice, fresh
sliced tomatoes any time on your ia
BILE ard don't have to peel and stand
over a hot stove to can them 1
must tell you about the fine Rhode