The Washington times., 1920-05-10
Saving Money in the Home;
Little Tricks For Women
in Household Economics
Z Nv Elxabeth Iattinier r - i'

Now I'm going 20 suggest real
tax for your ingenuity I'm going
40 offer a new prize-a nice. big.
fat prize-the prize Of a new hat or
\ new pair of oxfords or some other
Attractive addition TO your spring
and summer wardrobe. This time
II is 10 be for the letter which gives
she best idea for a woman earning
money at home.
y For some six months we have
sconomized and we've pinched PEN
nies and we've snapped our IDEAS
with rare good nature and good CO.
operative spirit. II would seem as
Though we'd done our best TO save
Now let's reach out one step fur-
ther and see what any OF US mas
done, or knows how TO do. to earn
4 little extra money at home, the
while the homework goes on ana
the children are cared for. To start
with 1 think we'd better think or
ideas which moan more OF less con-
finuous money earning-so much a
week or month-something a wom-
an can depend upon to yield GER
tain steady income.
= Pm going to give you, a who're
week to send in your letter ana III
Consider each and every letter that
hears a postmark up to midnight
next Saturday, May 10. When I've
not them all read, i shall select the
one which seems to me to be the
best and TIL send the writer OF IL
n check for $40. ] want just as
neat letters as possible. and VIII
not conider any that are written
on both sides of the paper
= How, about it-does this new
.prize offer appeal to your Have
You got lot OF ideas! Have you
been earning money right along
ana are YOU able to tell your ex-
perience In a clear, concise styieE
Bend In anything you can think OF
and let me be the Judge whether IL
Is worth while or not. Every
woman wants a little extra money
fos herself or for her children. DO
you know some way she can earn IL
without going out to buiness. with-
but leaving her home, without put
tipx her children In q day nursery,
Without nsgiecting her husband,
without n.glecting the famiiys
meals?
In the meantime continue to col
.lect your ideas on saving a dollar
because that contest Is only tempo
rarily suspended to make room for
this one and will later be resumed.
For the present, the new one mas
full sway. Not one dollar but ten
times one dollar is yours IL you
have a really worth while idea.
Gravies and sauces Good
for Serving with Mutton.
= A well-made gravy or sauce adds
MUCH to the palatability of meat
dish. The following recipes are
recommended as suitable for use
with mutton:
y Currant- jelly Gravy--A gravy ha-
Sored and made acid with cuFrant
Jelly is often served with roast
mutton. To each cup of brown
gravy made from the fat OF roast
Sutton add a glass or less of cur
cant jelly.
Brown Gravy for Roast Mutton
In making gravy for roast mutton
allow two level tablespoons of fat
for each cup OF gravy desired. pour
ing off any in excess of this amount.
70 the fat add three tablespoons of
Gour and cook thoroughly, brown
ing IL, but being careful not to
Burn II. Add boiling water or broth
and boil for a short time. stirring
Constantly. Add salt and pepper.
The proportions are two tablespoons
of fat, three tablespoons of flour,
and one cup of water or stock.
If the flour Is not Drowned, only
two level tablespoons are needed
for each cup.
MINT SAUCE.
= Il cup finely chopped mint leaves.
:. tablespoon powdered sugar.
y cup vinegar.
= u teaspoon salt.
:. Combine the ingredients aRd let
the mixture stand in a warm place
until the flavor of the mint has
penetrated the liquid.
:. Mint sauce, which Is SO general
ly relished with roast mutton and