Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-23
Home Cooking
By Mrs. M. A. Wilson
Former Chief Cuslnere in Royal
Household of the Late Queen
Victoria
Copyright 1920, by Public Ledger

~ ALI AlbAS 1851 NtusJ
Considering the increase in price
of foods since 1916 and the little, IL
any,, real increase in salary for the
clerical and professional workers, the
housewife is hard set to make her
allowance for the budget of today.
She must exercise care in the planning
of the menus, so that they will supply
the needed nutrition and al the ame
time come within the allowance set
aside for intelligent marketing, pur-
chasing the food in a systematic man
ler and then utilizing these purchases
so that there be no waste. To pur-
chase foo that is only partly utilized
n the balance Is allowed to spoil
makes for waste and increases the
cost of that dish. Do not purchase
foods that the family do not care for,
no matter how cheap they may be.
Forcing ones family through hunger
10 eat foods they dislike is poor ICON
omy. Remember that haphazaTd pur-
chasing is fatal to success in keeping
a family we'll fed. Don't be afraid
that your dealer or neighbors will
think o parsimonious because you
are necessarily careful and c~onserva-
tive IN selecting and marketing for
your table.
Management in marketing is OBJ
viously not the long suit of some
housewives, so do not hesitate to step
ahead of the impractical woman who
philanders her own n the trade
mems time with uncertainty as to
whether she should or should not pur-
chase this or that or whether Johnnie
likes his or that. This woman will,
frequently, use credit accounts and
then, when the large bill is presented,
send forth walls of distress and that
so-and-so charge and overcharge her
-~so-and-so.
Don't let bills run or accumulate
whenever possible purchase for cash,
and not only carefully investigate, but
weigh with a pair of correctly bal
anced scales your meats, butter n
all other foods purchased by weight.
Clerks in stores and markets are
human, and frequently when rushed
make mistakes, so check up-Ne pro-
prietor will gladly correct this when
called to his attention. The pay
and carry system has many adher-
ents. This system is surely q real
money saver for those who a avail
themselves of this opportunity. Never
send children with a note to the store,
depending upon the butcher to select
your cut of meat. If you are unable
to go personally, have some adult
member of the family devote a short
time to purchase the necessary sup
plfes-this method alone will insure
Do not purchase unknown brands OF
| canned products or select such foods
because of the good-looking label
rather decide upon well-known re-
liable brands of good quality-thus
you will obtain quality and quantity.
Quite recently a little housewife
complained about some canned toma-
toes because there vas less than a
cup of real tomato pulp In the can
| a. Bo1oaoo haior In,,j1 ~, jt,foa
Upon inquiry of why she selected this
package, she informed me that the
beautiful lucious tomato on the label
OF the can was so very good looking
she just could not resist purchasing
| them. This was al expensive buy
for her and n that she will long
remember, for she must iced husband
her Don't purchase food
just because It Is cheap. Look into
the products carefully and then plan
Just how much this product will fit
into our menu-and how 1t will COM