Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-04
F00D sPOlLs IN HOMES
EXPERT SAYS 1T is DUE
TO IMPROPER TREATMENT
ASSERTS \" suppiIrn should nc Per
indtcd 90 Rrnnin Wrapped in
$50 Paper Packages.
BY LONErTO q. LYNCH,

There seems TO bo little inde.d TIA.
tno housewife can do TO reduce tho high
cost OF foods But whether we viii
selves, That oft"ntimcs food Is spoiIcd
aitss ii comes Into the home. In other
,g'9r L., !. rs improperly cared for ana
ft; today. OF ali times. every wo.
4aah should make proper cffor, 70 care
some ono has worked hard TO earn
that food and = high price has been
paid - obtain it, Jus. how should il
No food should be kept in paper
Ipackaasos; paper boxes or sacks. Tight :
~ closed glass jars make excellent
containers Tines" are insect ana ,nois-
turc- proof Label each distinctly.
Dried fruits should bc scaldcd whom
ncy come into the home. scrubbed
thnrouHhly. dried and put away clean.
Eggs arc often purchased a, :, worry
nigh price because Of their freshness.
"2uN to como TO The table anything but
.'nd il the cgG is allowed 10 remain
~ I, warm room II loses some az 'hc
stoll content By ovapora.ion. When
eEgs como Ia tho home the shells
should Do wiped with q damp cloth and
thc eggs placed in the refrigerator. II
no Ice il on hand lot The eggs stand
IN q bowl Of cold water
Plncc I'm stone Crock.
Butter should be placed in stone
tho milk. should be placed in tho Ho;.
ipm shelf Of the refrigerator that any
doors that Nigh, arise from other foods
will be less likely to pcrinca,e thcm.
bc stored in WOLF! scaldcd. cooled COW
t-ah glass jars or Gang. If il is pur-
" the bottle shoull bc thoroughly
dashed before being placed in ;hc re-
'riccrntor.
Never wrap broad in cloths Kcor
r. IN tin boTc. or stone Jars. which
should be scrubbed out. scaldrl ana
ed ~ least oace a week.
<.Iy b. l..
mould be stored IA tin boxes or stone
crooks.
Np,S; if purchased sheilcd should DC
roia;ocs and other tubcss should lc
e,occd in i dark place.
old water or washed and laid bc =
'Neen folds u cloth or paper and pun
INTO tho Refrigerator o.: in u cool
lace.
Rcn"vc ncnt Quickly.
Meat should be .emoyeA tt[o,o ''hc
hop. PAPER ah4orbs The nrtri,nen.
from meat ana thereby cn'isaH waste.
'cff"re using j. meat should hn wipeh
.anEe. Of spo!iing JUS scar IT In q II
Nili help keep i. Meat cooke. o. par
Tally cooked keeps longer ;hln r.w
nca, under similar circumstances.
50 mlch FOR "a" food Many bits
o; nsaslo ZOO, h@wev%Tr, are wa. ~,
Tor instance. should cVe- Ind It's way
mink is cal!ch for in some - the
choicest reeipes for ginger bread; mo-
lHEscs cooEi.S. etc. Cottage Cheos e
may be made ;rcn th!ek sour tniih.
sour milk IL used In lsriddlc cakes,
W.,tiies aad 90 on.
because there az only a ccw crusts
'hcrn away. Very s,al. bread may be
run through the. finest cutter o. the
GOOD chopper and reserved IL II glass
jar Tor crumbinx oysters. veal outlets
md similar foods 10 be fried. Then.
stale bread makcs up into delicious
Using Leftover Vegetables.
Lc:;oveg vegetables such az toma :
tvrs. peas and corn. may be pat in'o
omslet or sour. or in some eases after !,
boiling water, they, may be comp'hcd
into vcEctl bio salad.
SHOULD you un"isc!y prepare more
soft-cookei eggs than th- family cats
and boil them until hard. rhey rnn:'
&c sliced ami spread with mayonna'sS
Tor sandw lchcs. or chopped ana used
y, sauces or u. . Ea:n!sh.
under mos extraordinary c!rSNil :
atnncos. find It's way INTO the E1Ion. e
,an leftover meat may DC made lfltc
,0up. s,cws. hashee or other c9moin' :
soup. The water In which rice. maca :
rs,ni or potatoes has been cooked M )
I,c used IN souu or as a ;h!n siarch tor
Underwear sh!rtwaists. aprons and the
rood is eNnenslvs. Handle !; prev" o. 2;
,vcr counts Then a. least YOU shall
nave done your share IN solving the
eat problem OF Subsistence these
days.