Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
Defends Food Plon

AS one very satisfied owner
of a freezer with food plan. I
feel I must come to its defense.
I did pay more for the
freezer than if I'd purchased 1t
from a discount or mail-order
store. but I can prove, with
figures, that I've not paid more
for the freezer and food than
I was spending on food alone
before using this plan. And
we're eating better meals
than ever before.
We never had porterhouSe
steaks, T-bones or tender
loins; we simply couldn't az
ford them. Now they've be-
come a regular part OF our
diet. Where else can you buy
a hindquarter of choice beef,
half lamb. two hams, 6
broiling chickens. whole
pork loin and all the vegetables
and juices you would need for
four months for $3.50? That
figure includes the amount
charged for financing the food
payments for four months.
This amount of meat will last
us, a family of four hearty
eaters. longer than four
months. The extra months l
call my bonus" months, be-
cause no payment has to be
made for food don't have to
recorder until I once again need
food.
Before buying a freezer and
using a food plan. i spent
about $3.50 a month for all
groceries - perishables a nd
staples. For the two-year pc
Rod that I was paying for the
freezer, my payments for the
freezer were never over sos
month and I averaged $40 a
month for such items as flour,
sugar, soap and coffee. So even
during that time I saved SIS a
month. Now that my freezer Is
paid for, my food payment
each month is S35 or $40 de-
pending on how large an order
I place. I still don't spend over
$40 for staples, so instead OF
budgeting $3.50 every month
for groceries as I used to, I
need less than 500. My little
budget book has proven the
savings to me. And repeat,
we are actually eating better
food than ever before.
OF course, a freezer. like any
major appliance, doesn't do all
the work for you. You have to
work with it to make it pay. A
little time spent in planning
your meals will return divi-
bends. To divide the meats
evenly and give a balanced and
. varied menu, list the meats I
. should use for each week.
You're not pinned down to a
specific item for each day. but
you're also not left with all Of
one kind Of meat at the end
of the period.
There are so many ways TO
save when you have freezer
and the food available to cook
for future meals. Instead OF
making meat loaf, stew or
spaghetti sauce for one meal,
make up enough for three or
four meals; package and freeze
the extra-no bothersome left
overs, but good meals all pre-
pared for the future.
I usually devote one day a
week to baking cakes and
cookies. usually four kinds OF
each. to be wrapped and frozen.
The next week I give one day
TO pies and breads. The third
week, one day is used for max
ing meat dishes, barbecue
sauce and casseroles. One day
each for three weeks and my
baking is done for months.
Time is saved and leisure is
gained. No worries about what
to run to the market to get
for dinner-it's all planned and
practically done in advance.
Freezer buying is long-range
planning. Perhaps while buy
ing the freezer you won't feel
you are saving much money.
But careful buying and little
planning will surely bring hap
piness TO any housewife. As
suredly, mine has brought
happiness to me and my fam
lily.