Evening star., 1923-02-23
\ EOPLE who frequent large IL
y braries are familiar with the

W
- braries arc familiar with the
card catalogue of books. which
are indexed either by their
titles or the authors names, but not
every one is aware that there are
many valuable ways In which similar
catalogues may be used in the home
as handy references.
One use for card catalogue In
the home is for keeping the family
list of addresses. \ card. should be
made out for each name and may
have, in addition to the street and
number, the telephone number. If an
address is changed, 1t is only neces-
sary to make out Il new card.
This catalogue of addresses may
also be utilized as calling list The
card containing the address of "A per-
son to whom call is due may be
taken from its place in the list of ad-
dresses and filed behind an index
card with the title "Calls Due When
the call has been paid, the card should
De returned to it's proper place.
Annoyance due to forgotten en-
gagements may be avoided by the use
or card system devised for the pur-
pose. This should have index cards
lettered with the names of the
be cards numbered to correspond with
the number of days in that month.
On theses the engagements Should be
recorded.
A small card catalogue of the
names and telephone numbers of per-
sons who are most frequently called
up Is convenient If placed on the teIe-
phone desk.
An alphabetical card list of the
guests invited to a wedding will save
much time and possible confusion
and a similar list of the gifts received
by the bride, with the names of the
donors. Is interesting and useful. es-
pecialiy In the matter of having the
gifts insured.
Inventories of the contents of a
house are useful in case of fire or
burglary. and. of course, such a list
should be kept in a safe. Each ar
ttcle should be recorded on a sep
arate card, with its price, or if a
gift, its approximate value. and filed
under the index card bearing the
name of the room in which il is
Kept. AS new articles are added, ad-
ditiona1 cards should be made, and II
an article Is destroyed or disposed
of In any way that card should be
taken from the list. If a fire occurs
such a catalogue would simplify the
collection of insurance. especially If
the fire were confined to one room.
How to Use the Kitchen Index.
The card index system can become
very useful in the kitchen. For the
housewife there is a catalogue of
recipes and menus. the index cards
of which should be lettered, soups,
fish, meats. poultry, game, cheese
dishes. egg dishes, salads, meat and fish
breakfast dishes, breads, pies. puddings,
ice creams and ices. cakes, beverages,
confectionery. garnishes, preserves.
pickles. fireless cooker recipes and
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Each recipe or menu should be writ
ten on a separate card, and If 1t is
clipped from a newspaper or maga-
zine the clipping should be pasted on
the card. This card catalogue is
much more convenient than a cook
book or scrap book for most house
wives. a the recipe which is to be
used may be taken from the box and
laid on the table before the cook.
doing away with the trouble of
page and also avoiding the risk of
having the entire book soiled If an
accident occurs.
New recipes and menus may. be
added without confusion and are less
likely to be mislaid or lost than
when placed loose. between the
leaves of scrapbook.
Changing Recipes and Menus.
Recipes should usually be strictly
followed. although there are house
wives who change them to suit their
own convenience. However. that is
their lookout if the result is not good.
1t is different with menus. A menu
may be changed TO suit the particular
tastes of the family for which it is to
be used.
Menus are mostly suggestive. For
instance, roast pork may be on the
dinner menu, but your family doesn't
eat pork, especially at certain times
Well, then. you can substitute an
other meat or whatever you wish
Perhaps you prefer a fruit salad ir
place of the vegetable salad called
for. or the dessert doesn't quite suit
you. You may want to substitute one
of your desserts that you have had In
your possession for some time. Every
housewife has a list of standby reci-