Milford chronicle., 1935-11-22
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TNFLORIDA, what they call din
ner de luxe at a night-blOOm-
s ing noise factory may bring you
check for IS. Anything around
IS is a bargain price for the hurry
up fepast served with dancing BY
the customers and cavOrting cutles
in a floor show" Two bits for
the food and s4.75 for the smoke
and the elbowing and the alcoholic
vapors. It may surprise the spend
eFs who frequent these nocturnal
resorts to learn that a good din
her or supper is worth, at the
market, just S5 cents. That is
the top. That Is the stabilized
price, iecreed by custom and hon
Ored By dong practice. It Is not
preceded by cocktails or washed
down with that very expensive iuld
known as .'glggle,water." Il is
served by frlendly waitress who
expects no tiR,
The women of the small town
have learned the secret Of maxi
ing money by Serving food Tor prac-
ticaHy nothing. They cannot raise
their prices because the tFafIic
couldn't bear the increase. Oyster
suppers used to come as low as 25
cents q hehd in the good old days.
and now the patrons demand
COURSES" and are critical OF the
bill OF fare and take a lot Of wait
ing on-7all for So cents.
Women are the mOrtgage-llfters
for churches, clubs and all kinds Of
local societies and helpIng-hand or
ganIzations. They have more en-.
thusiasm than the men and their ]
teamwork is better. What Is
more, they get a lot Of fun out OF
mobilizing In a buzzIng ilOck to as
semble their contributions and
spread the tables.
Mrs. A. is a natural born cake.
maker so she brings two cakes.
one enriched with figs and the
other stuffed with hickory nuts.
Such cakes are practically unob-
tainable In the city and are price
less samples of hOme-cOOklng but,
just the same. they go into the 35 |
cent jackpot.
Mrs. B. is a sensational biscuit |
maker, with a good degree or To- /
cal renown. Her job is to provide
the light and fluffy rolls.
Mrs. q. is the local queen IN the
domain Of trimmings" such as cot
lage cheese. grape jelly and straw
berry preserves. She rObs her own
shelves In order to make the party
D success. She has to be a liberal
contributor in order to keep up with
lhe others and head on any sly
suggestion that she has a strain Of
10 her.
Mrs. D. Is the prize coffee maker.
Mrs. 2. is the supreme authority on
and noodles. The q. girls
Know how to get floral decorations
,or the table. Mrs. G. has had
ong experience in bOsslng walt
'esses. Mrs. II. is a demon pie
maker.
The supper" represents an as.
OF units, turned out by ex.
,erts, and the finished product lsys
,ver what you can get at filling sta
ions and lunch counters.
II you nave great crowd Of
Ieople to feed. the best thing you
an do Is to make a deal with the
listers. They will bring an army
L mattresses who would cost more.
t YOU hired them, than the total
in turned III by the lady manager.
The girls Of all ages love the hut-
er and hopping about and genial
ub-bub OF an indoor celebration
nd waiting on the table, when Il Is
one as a labor Of love. becomes
q adventure and gay experience.
ne eomlcal male customers are
iyen to bantering conversation
ilth the waitress known By her
rst name) and she must talk
ack and be sure Of many 9 hearty
uRaW, because everything Is at |
lgh tension and any kind o. wise I
rack Is q welcome relief and sure