Evening star., 1944-08-02
ARROZ CON POLIO (SPANISH)
Thanks to Miss B. B.,
Wushington.)

Two cups rice, 4 cups 1tquids pref
erably good stock; "a pound chicken,
2 sausages (preferably Spanish,
which can be obtained at any Span
ish grocery and keep indefinitely II
hung In your basement), medium
onion, cut fine: l good, firm tomato,
cut in sections; green pepper. cut
fine; tablespoon caperS. Saffron,
stuffed olives, small canned arti-
chokes toptionaD.
Fry cut-up chicken in olive oil,
Put aside. This can be done earlier
in the day. Wash rice. Fry in olive
oil with onion and peppers for about
S minutes. Add liquid. For best
results I use 2 cups chicken stock
and 2 cups canned beef consomme,
but it Is very important to have
exactly twice as much liquid as rice.
Add tomatoes, chicken and other
ingredients, pushing chicken down
well so that the surface Is fairly
smooth. Cover. Cook exactly rs
minutes over medium flame without
touching. Take OF, turn OF flame
and let dry for 5 minutes, mean
while decorating surface with
pimiento. Personally, get the large
ones and cut in fancy shapes. Serve
in dish in which it is cooked. This
will serve very comfortably. Serve
with q good mixed green salad.
Arrox Con Polio should be dry and
not gooey when finished.
BUDGETING.
(Thanks to M. d. T, Arlington) }
think Mrs. j. L. s. will find that
a simplified form of bookkeeping
win help her to find where her
money goes. Especially to keep track
Of small items soon forgotten.
Buy a school exercise book, rule
each page into three columns. drst
headed Food (this need not be
itemized), second, Children; third,
Sundries. In the third column goes
everything that isn't food, soaps.
cleansers Jumped, light bulbs, shoe
repair, drugs, stamps, etc. 1temize.
When you do your buying make q
mental note Of the nonfood items
and before you put them away jot
them down in your column. This
soon becomes . habit and If your
book and pencil are handy 1t Is not
dificult. Our second column was
used for q young baby and included
diaper wash, pediatrician, clothing,
etc. II your children are Older you
could head this column clothing ex-
penditures. At the end OF the month
or week If you prefer you can add up
each column and flnd out exactly
where your money has gone. We
are a family of two adults (son-tn-
law in service, occasional visits from
niece and some guests and baby. In
a period Of seven months I find we.
had averaged $46 q month for food
for the adults and the baby and
household items averaged '$38 o.
month (months I bought fruit for
canning, Jars, ETC., totaled more)
The average monthly expenditure
for the seven months being $84. This
did not include my daughters busi-
ness lunches, or light or gas bills.
We live. well, but are not extrava-
CANT. We like good meat and favor
the good cuts. I feel that 1t Is more
economical to buy good roast and
make it go farther than it Is to buy
cheaper cuts which tend to be mostly
fat and bone. Leftover beef makes
grand hash or stew. Pork is wonder
full cold or made into chop suey. I
avoid buying things out Of season
and try to take advantage Of the
fruits and vegetables which are
plentiful. I also try to plan several
menus ahead when I shop.
Hope this may be helpful to Mrs.
J. L. S.
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