Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-01-07

hereby resolve for the year 1927
(These are my kitchen resolutions. / have
some other private ones tooS.
1. To have time.
All year l have thought that / was so
busy, too busy. But more and more do
realize, as Arnold Bennett says. that I
have all the time there Is. There are only
twenty-four hours a day, and l shall
never have more than that. So / do have
time right now to do the things l really
want to do. | have been w~asteful of the
precious days, have dallied and put off.
resolve to work with dispatch, to
schedule my work If necessary, allowing
so many minutes to each of my routine
tasks, to get done with each days work.
This is a brave resolution and perhaps
will be my hardest to keep. That's why
I'm putting 1t first.
2. To be skillful.
Skilled workmen have technique. Which
means, as | understand it, the right man
ner OF doing a thing. There Is technique
In homework as well, and right and
wrong ways of working. l want to develop
my technique, to be skillful and deft with
household tasks. | want to wash dishes
without stopping water all over myself and
the floor, | want to mix a cake neatly and
quickly, to clean my kitchen in twenty
minutes without bruising my knees. There
Is technique in all this, and to gain 1t,
with practice and thought gain skill and
ease. Then ! can accomplish a great deal
In a short time. Thank goodness one can
learn to be deft. A dancers airy grace is
the result Of hard continued effort.
ito make M head save my heels.
He who does nothing may rule the
world" Is an old Burmese proverb. When
| have become very clever perhaps | may
keep house by doing nothing. As yet, how
ever, my brain is too slow to devise a
way. 1t Is still necessary for me to peel
potatoes and wash dishes. Though | have
discovered | do not need to wipe dishes,
but can rinse them In hot water and place
them In a wire rack to drain. AS for the
cooking than before. NY kitchen needs
some Encouragement. to be more conven-
lent and so ! won't need to walk so far
to prepare a meal. oh, there are many ways
lean save my strength and time If l put
my mind to it.
4.To remember my ABS's.
Ny family are made out Of the food
which | give them. BeefsteaK, apple sauce,
carrots, are transformed into hair and
fingernails, bones and body tissue, energy
to do work. That's the fun OF cooking, to
think that one Is making people. And /
must take care to serve the right foods
and to have balanced meals. l am going
to follow the three rules which McCollum,
q nutrition expert suggests:
i. Include one quart Of milk a day for
each person In the family.
2. Include two salads each day, made
of fresh fruits and vegetables.
5. Include one liberal portion Of some
cooked green leafy vegetable such as
cabbage, spinach, chard, celery, etc.
If | observe these rules then / may use
other foods as ! wish. and will insure my
family's good health. The ABC's are just
nv wnv of saving minerals and vitamius
which are found In the fruits and vege-
tables and milk. The vitamins are named
after the first letters of the alphabet.
D. To make menus:
wouldn't 1t be nice to have ones meals
already planned, and never to ask one
self that old question Of "What shall we
eat?" That's what I'm going to do-to
make out menus for the whole week
ahead. Then / can have balanced meals
with variety. or course III change the
menu Some as the day comes, but In
general I'll have planned ahead something
for the day. Then / shall not be caught
should unexpected company arrive. / can
order my supplies ahead and in quantity
and save money and thought and energy.
o. To study.
There's little excuse I have In this day
In which we're living for not knowing
my job, when every kind Of publishing
plant Is pouring out floods of literature. l
must have at least one good cook book,
and not only have 1t. but read and study
1t too. ! must subscribe to at least one
good home economics magazine and keep
tab OF the new ideas and suggestions
which. home experts are continually evolv-
ing. l shall note the ZONE economies
columns In the daily papers and utilise
whatever material Is sent me through the
mail. ! have a real job. l have a profess
sion which requires study and thought,