The Washington times., 1919-12-15

for women who have TO be economi-
cal not to buy lamb, yet those are
the very women who often do ii.
There are three grades of lamb,
as OF beef. Good lamb is not very
heavy. II the leg joints are stiff
the lamb is fresh, and the fat should
bS firm and white. The joints of
fesh lamb can be easily separated
TO show the knuckle, while mutton
is usually splintered at the joint.
"A lamb is divided into halves,
each OF which is separated into a
fore quarter and a hind quarter. An
eight-pound-and-a- fore quarter
at Is cents costs a dollar and fifty
three cents il purchased as 1t falls,
and contains the rack from which
the rib chops are cut.
From this can be taken two
pounds and a half of stew meat.
one pound and a quarter OF breast,
four shoulder chops, which would
be excellent either broiled or en-
casserole, and two pounds of chops
from the rack. worth 30 cents a
pound. Bought separately this
would cost s1.75. or 22 cents more
than for the whole piece.
Besides this, there are enough
trimmings for a nice barley stew.
IL desired the chuck, or shoulder.
can be bought separately, and
boned, rolled and dressed for roast
ing or braising: the chuck and
breast can be purchased together,
filled with a bread dressing and
braised, or the shoulder. can be
raised on for a casserole, the four
chops under the shoulder cut out
and the neck and bones used for a
stew. Even a small family can dis
pose Of a shoulder OF lamb in this
way IL the woman is willing to cook
a little.
The whole hind quarter weighs
about eight pounds and a quarter
and sells for % cents. a total OF q
$1.so. From it can be cut eight
loin or kidney chops, which ordi-
narily sell for 80 cents. a pound,
and six-pound roast, which
would sell at % cents, and there is
a small lamb kidney, besides some
trimmings. II purchased separately
these cuts would cost $2.17. The
housewife saves a little more than
10 per cent, and she will go a long
way to save that on dry goods.
Veal Now Higher
Than Beef or Lamb.
Veal is divided like lamb and
Is becoming most expensive of all
meats. The shoulder and breast
sell for about % cents a pound,
and may be stuffed with a bread or
potato-and-onion dressing.
The neck is used for stewing and
the rump for pot-roasting or brais-
ing. The leg is worth about IS
cents a. pound and weighs eleven
pounds. 1t contains about eight
pounds of solid meat and three of
bone and costs, entire. s1.6s From
1t is cut the fillet, which is sold for
roasting at 50 cents a pound, or
is cut up into outlets at 40 cents a
pound.
The balance is used for stew or
casserole. If purchased separately
this amount of meat would cost
1884, and any large family could
dispose of the whole piece; but, as
few wish TO buy the knuckle, or
end of the leg, it is necessary to
charge a high price for the outlets
to make a small profit.
AS to pork, 1 think It strange
that more shoulder pork chops are
not purchased, as they average A
cents less a pound than those in
the loin and have no more waste.
A loin of pork for roasting aver
ages cents q pound less than when
cup up into chops, and contains only
third of bone waste. On the other
hand, a fresh shoulder of ham, IL
well cut. Is a cheaper roast and
may be boned and stuffed to good
advantage, while a fresh ham con-
tains little waste and is as good
eating as turkey; in fact, II is often
preferred to turkey.
Here's the Solution of
One Or Two Christmas Problems.
Today's Economy Prize goes to
the following letter:
DEAR ELIZABETH LATTIMER:
Having proited by the good money
saving hints published in THE TIMES,
! now ofer a suggestion which saved
me few dollars.
While the sweater was the vogue,
what young girl or woman did not
possess one? And now that we are
firing of the novelty. are the sweater
owners allowing them 10 become soil
ed and the wool go to waste?
1 dipped mine in some dye, and after
Il had regained its original shade I
ripped the sweater and had enough
wool for pretty. pair of bedroom
slippers and Tam O'Shanter.
The slippers are very appropriate
for Christmas gifts and home use. and
the hats very comfortable for school
children Both can be made easily.
MRS. F. WOLF,
1905 Third street northwest