The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-12-22

TO eat Ill guarantee plenty TO I'LL
your stomach, but l won't be respon-
sible for what happens afterwards.
It's perfectly proper, folk, for l
am now broken in as the chief cook,
if not the bottle washer; ready and
willing to offer my knowledge of
homemaking to any deserving Gar
rett county wife who asks for it. If
you do you're crazy, as if you might
be that dumb.
But I've learned a lot in the last
few days, and the knowledge hasn't
come from cook book, or a book on
the way she is ct right and proper.
On the other hand think will write
a book myself, on Hints to the
Housewife" or energy and time-sav-
ing devices in the home, by Helpful
Henry. This will in all probability
be dedicated to the working wives of
the county, who might never show
their appreciation, but with whom l
am in complete sympathy for their
wasted efforts.
For instance in setting the table,
move as close to stove as possible.
This eliminates getting up for second
and third helpings. Place milk bottle
in center, with an artificial flower in
the neck, if decoration is desired,
thus serving two-fold purpose.
Leave bread in wax wrapper to keep
fresh and place in convenient posi-
ton. Complete pound of butter placed
nearby saves dish and any jumping
up for second slice. Napkin should
be placed back in drawer and saved
for company which probably will
never come.
In cooking meal, place all vege-
tables in one container. Those cook
ing faster than others may be eX
tracted and eaten in courses. If po-
tatoes get done first they may be
saved for a short time as their jack
cts will keep them warm.
If color is needed at the meal, use
your red face. MAY be easily OBJ
tanned by bending over fire for sur
prisingly short time.)
Never put vegetables in dish. AL
low them to remain on stove until
needed. Then bend back in chair at
angle of 40 degrees when plate is
empty and get refill with no
wasted energy.
When meal is finished place frying
pan in oven, to be used at next meal.
Place dishes in sink until after last
meal of the day, thus saving two
soap sprinkles, two pans of water,
two rinses, and no tea towels.
Favorite Menus of Mine
(Copyrighted)
These recipes may be used only by
special permission-of the one whom
you are to feed.
Staked Steak-Prerequisite-a fire
place. Go to cellar and get stake
about IL inches long. Sharpen one
end and better wash it off, too. Now
take a steak. With dainty rag wash
dirt that may have accumulated
from the butchers hands. Place on
stick. Season with salt, pepper, Gin
namon, allspice, or first six boxes
that you grab on shelf. Hold over
flame. When it catches fire, with
draw and extinguish with fire entin-
guisher. When steak has been extin-
guished three times, it ought to be
done. Take steak and stake out of
fire, take steak off the stake, throw
away the steak and eat the stake.
Pineapple dessert-Open can OF
dump slices of fruit into
dish. Take can and boil for five
which brings paper off the
outside. Throw can away, save paper
to start fire in fireplace, and serve
without milk.
Stewed Oysters-Heat milk, run
out and get oysters that have been
upon return place them in
the burned milk, without any salt or
pepper, except during May, June,
July and August. During any other
month oysters are not out of season.
Carrots-If you have six carrots,
take four of them, scrape, and cut in
half, or quarter. Place in boiling
water. Pour in quantity of salt such
as would go in if lid fell off. Boil
for 25 minutes.
After tasting carrots and drinking
glass of fresh water, make carrot
salad out of the raw ones left, and
eat that.
If none of these recipes work so
well, fry a couple of eggs, fix some
corn flakes, bananas and cream,
bread and butter, and like it. It's
either that or live next to some good
neighbors who know how to fix up
lunches, like 1 did.
And how's your wife's influenza?
49,
And now, you can get Cot Nc