Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-06
Short Cuts to House.
keeping.


Shortcuts in the household are a.
desirable as they are anywhere else
1t is impossible for anyone but thos,
with the most elastic purses to ger
, household help of any kind. Tha,
means, of course, the housewife has
to do more of her own work thar
she has ever had to before.
Variety in meals is desirable, but
there is no good reason why the
family can't eat the same kind OF
cereal two days in succession. II
oatmeal is cooked for Monday, cook
enough for two days and leave it in
the kettle in which it was cooked
Keep it in cool place and then
heat it the next day. That saves
the trouble of cooking cereal two
days and the kettle in which it is
cooked is washed once instead OF
twice. If the cereal is cooked in
an enamel or aluminium kettle that
Is clean to begin with, it will keep
perfectly.
Perhaps the washing of one ket-
tie one day doesn't seem much of a
saving to most people, but the
housewife, who has many other
things to do, will be glad of any
little amount of work that she can
save herself
If it saves the housekeeper's time
to have large roast one day in the
week and then use the cold sliced
meat on other days, she should do
that, even if it is expensive to buy
roasts. Cut down somewhere else
The roast is not the only thing
that can be used two or three days.
A good stew can be used two or
three days. Use the stew one night
Just as it Is. A crust over the stew
makes it a pie the next day with
very little extra work. Most meats
can be cooked in quantities large
enough for more than one meal.
In cold weather the housekeeper.
should not have to cook every day.
II she gives one whole morning to
it she should have on hand enough
cooked material to last few days.
There are so many other things to
do in the home if the housekeeper
has to do it all herself that the fam
lily should be willing to eat simpler
food and more one-dish meals.
Paper napkins are not a pleasant
thought, but if they are used for
breakfast and lunch, the number of
napkins that have to be washed will
be considerably smaller than if the
linen ones are used three times
day. 1t used to be cheaper to send
things to laundry than to do them
at home, but not these days
Make the coffee jelly in the morn
ing and use the leftover coffee while
it is fresh. The greater part of the
cooking can be done before lunch.
The spinach can be washed and ready
to cook The meat loaf can be pre-
pared and in the pan ready to bake.
The beans should be baking all
morning in a moderate oven.
When the biscuit dough is made
make little extra. Roll it out thin,
cut in strips, sprinkle with sugar and
cinnamon. A few raisins may be add
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in the ice box until evening. When
the meat loaf is put in the oven the
pinwheels can be baked.
If the beans are baked all morning
the oven will be hot and ready for
the biscuits at noon. They only need
to be baked in hot oven about 20
minutes. The potatoes should be
cooked just before dinner, but they
can be peeled and in water ready to
cook.
1t takes much less time if all the
food for the day is prepared at one
time. 1t means using fewer utensils,
less dishwashing and less cleaning
up.
If the biscuits and pinwheels are
made at one time that set of utensils
used are used only once and washed
only once, but if each is done sepa-
rately it means twice as much work.
A little planning in advance saves
time and energy.