Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-23

with either fruit butter or sirup.
Now let us figure the actual cost of
| Place in Il bowl
Lbs ozs.
-Four tablespoons OF sugar.
Four tablespoons OF short
One Tablespoon Of salt : "a
sixteen cups OF hour.
one yeast cake ............. :. 4
four potatoes ............... :.
Cost. $500
Two ounces Of Observation-Disclosures Of
Two ounces of sugar. OF J..
-Four -Four lbs Of -four Il, Lee. 80
One pound Seant c 3f potatoes .SS55
To o' Bake this bread it would rea az
which consumes on the average OF
,hir,y-fve cubic feet of gas per hour.
one pound ioaves Of bread. or APP
fsy Of four cents or y per ,h qsf would tp5
not be too much bread. Prepare four
loaves and then use one loaf for rolls
Ior raisins and nut loaf
~ Wrap the bread. when thoroughly
cold, in wax paper to prevent drying
bread box.
To Gu, the cost OF foods purchase
sal, FISH in threcspound boxes; this
fish. fish au Eratin fish outlets and
served plain. such as boiled cod with
variety of salt cod and remember that
one pound Will cqua: three pounds Of
fresh fish
II the family likes mackerel. ten
pound kit would keep for three or four
months in a cool place. and If the
of the fish may he served a por-
ton. Salt mackcrel may be served
boiled or broiled, banned or baked for
to afford variety.
Oatmeal purchased in bulk from a
sanitary store will cost less per pound
than the package cereal but 1t must
be kept in tin or glass containers in
y cool place. Corn meal. bran rye and
the same manner. Whole natural rice,
while more expensive than the white
or polished rice. is better buy for
natural taGIT !" little brown " grains rains may be
combined with small portions Of cheese
meat. eggs and made to replace meat
Now finally The green produce: When
money is limited the housewife fire.
quently feels that she, obtains little
value .or her expenditures in the
purchase of green produce and usually
satisfies herself with potatoes and
some canned foods.
the standpoint Of health. The home
that uses these foods sparinEiy dur
ling the fall. winter and late spring
usually finds its members anacmic.
rheumatic and in poor general health.
So. Mrs. Housewife. buy your family
plenty OF health insurance in an
abundance o. fresh fruits and vege
tables. For you know. after the album
dant supply of the summer has passed
we viii still have until next spring
beets. carrots. turnips. parsnips, cab
bage. celery, kale. spinach. leeks and
onions that can usually be purchased
at reasonable prices II you will take
he time and the trouble to hunt up
the markets.
have found that. no matter what
city or country town J was in. there
was usually TWO classes of stores
/, the store on the main street in the
heart OF the business section that kept
a splendid variety and catered 10 the
best trade, and the store in less
prominent location, where good. clean
merchandise was sold. along with
Usually the merchan, did not deliver
tho goods and sold only for cash.
So shop around wisely and look care
! fully before making purchase: and
once purchased see that every bit OF
this food is utilized. Remember that
full garbage pail is the badge OF
poor. inefficient housewifery, and il is
a disgrace TO purchase foods unwisely
Make up menu and remember that
the tastes OF the family should be con
suited If you arc 10 be successful in
keeping them physically fit at mini
mum cost.