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Til 10 MEMD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDKMD, ORUC10N, SUNDAY, liTOlUJAItV 6, .10.10.
LECTURE FOUR TREATS OF VEGETABLES IN TrIE DIET.
Home Course
In Domestic
Science
I
III. Cos! 4of Food In
Moderate Homes.
By EDITH G. CHARLTON.
la Ch&rge of Domestic Economy, low
State College.
CopjrlSht. 1910, bjr Amrrictn Prcsi
Atioetttion.
IT was liuskiu who said, "Sure good
is first In fevHllnR people, tticu ta
dressing Kople, Uieu In lodging
people nuil last to rightly pleasing
people wltb arts or science or any oth
er subject ot tbought."
11 Itusktn U right, and we know he
is, then It behooves all those who are
interested lu houietuaklng and house
keeping to see to It that their duty la J
well performed; that the results of
their labor are not only bringing good
to people, but also making good people.
This means Improving their physical
conditions, training them to higher
Ideals and truer standards of living.
The staudard of life will determine
the character ot the home, and when
ever homes and family life are not
what civilization and Christianity
teach they should be the cause will
invariably be found to be wrong stand
ards. The cost of living depends on the
Ideas and standards of the persons
spending the money, or else It depends
on the total disregard for them. The
question of how much our living
shall cost Is more of education than of
locution, so a scale of expenditures
cauuot be given that will be suitable
in every particular to any locality.
Local conditions must be taken Into
consideration to some exteut. though
it is generally found that large expend
iture iu one department of housekeep
ing can be readily balanced by various
economies in another.
Any woman who has a right stand
ard of life will not bo satisfied to spend
all the lucome for physical needs. Sbo
will waut a balance for those things
which are termed higher life, educa
tion and all those advantages which
develop the mental and moral side of
the family, it has been repeatedly
proved that -when the family Income
Is adjusted so as to leave ut least 25
per cent of It for matters not connect
ed with material llvlntr'tbere-rs con
tentment In the family circle and a
desire among the individual members
to reach the' highest attainments of
Trno miinh'oiHl 'null woiiianllood. It .is
not my purpose In this article t,o at
tempt to do.uiore.than show what pro
portion of. the. Income should be re
- served for food and. bow that amount
can be spent In-order to keep within
the margin ahd to' satisfy the physical
needs of the family.
It has been said that one-bait the
cost of living Is the cost of food, and
it has been sh6wu over and over again
that It is ntit the food actually eaten
which costs so excessively as It Is
what Is wasted by poor cooking, pre
paring too large quantities and buying
out of season.
Meals at 18 Cents a Day.
An Income of from $1.C00 to $1,500
should allow no more than .IS to 25
ceuts a day for each person for food,
or not more than 22 per cent of the
total Incomes. To feed a family of
live persons on 00 cents a day. or 18
cents each, requires thought and con
siderable planning on the part of the
housekeeper, l.llit ou that amount It
is posslblu to provide ood nourishing
meals every day anil In amount aulll-
clent for all the needs of the body.
This Is not a mere theoretical state
ment, for In many homes In this coun
try 1pi than $1 a day Is being spent
on the table.
To buy wisely on a small margin
requires some knowledge of food val
ues, because It Is necessary to bavo
' the dally meals represent a given
amount of proteld. fat. sugar and
starch, mineral matter and water.
These food constituents must be pro
vided every day it the body Is to be
kept In normal condition.
AMOUNT FOOD MATERIAL. THAT WILL.
FUUNISII KEQl'IttED NOUHISHMENT
FOIl ONE DA V FOIt MAN AT AVERAGE
WORK.
MILK
BREAD
HEEF
POTATO
Oz.
I Id
RREAKFABT
Mackerel
Creamed Potatoes
Tout Octree
HALT
MACKEREL.!
TWO EGGfi
BUTTER
BICE
8UOAR
CHEE8K
8
DINNER
Roast Reef
Potatoes
Bread Batter
a Cheese Tea
HUI'PKK
Rolled Rice
3 Scramble!! Kggti
Bread Butter
m Tea
1
Total, t.i ot. proteld, S at. fat and IB pi.
Itarcli.
The question now Is, Which of these
foods can bo provided for 18 cents
n, day for each persou' Not those
out of season nor quickly perishable
nor those 'brought to the consumer
from .a dlHtnlice. Such fdodij ure al
ways expensive and may not' con
tain any more nutriment thiu fdo'ds
produced In home markets. For in-1
stance, Id ttll inland localities oysters
are bleu priced Ugcausu they are yery
perishable and because of (he cost of
' transportation. They iut one ot the
( most easily digested loods, eaten raw
! or when slightly cooked, ami they
; contain considerable nutriment. Uut
as a tissue building food or a meat
substitute they are not nearly as val- i
i liable as some other nrtleles of the !
diet. A person would need to cat four- i
j teen oysters to derive a quantity ot
I proteld from them equal to that con
tained lu otie egg. and one pound of
beefsteak Is equal In tissue building
material to ISO oyBters, or about the
uumber contained In three quarts, (
Thus It readily can he seen that hull-
vlduals or families may be well fed (
aud never eat an oyster. In provld- j
lnc food on nn economical 1:isIh fhe
line must sometimes bo drawn rather ! f
sharply between appetite and hunger.
Prices differ lu various localities, aud
It ts impossible to suggest dellnlte
menus that everywhere can be pro
vided for a certain sum of money.
However. In the greater portion of this
country n selection may be made from
the following list of food materials by
persons living on from 15 to 25 cents
a day:
Beef, mutton, pork or any meat not
over 30 cents per pound.
Wheat Dread, purchased or homemade.
Butter for the table.
Common cereals.
Suet, lard tor cooking;
Whole mtlk.
Dairy cheee.
Dried trults.
Cabbage, carrots and other vegetables
In season.
Co no or beet 'sugar.
Fish.
Bacon.
Coflc lerved with hot milk occasion
ally. Tea occasionally.
Local trutto In season.
Serving Cheap Materials.
This list of foods cau be varied from
day to day by the skillful housekeeper
and wilt furnish not only pleasing va
riety In 'the meals, but the required
nourishment. Hut when the coarser,
cheaper foods nre used greater care
must bo taken lu their preparation.
Any food, nn matter how rare and ex
pensive, can be solled by careless or
Ignorant cooking, aud the commonest
food material, presenting perhaps few
possibilities for a tempting dish, can
be made most appetizing by careful
preparation anil serving. So It nil
comes back to the orlglnnl statement
that the cost of the table does not de
pend so much ou the price ot food ma
terials as It does oiKthe knowledge and '
skill of the cook or ou the lack of
those essentials to success.
When the variety ot food from which
to make a selection Is limited it is nec
essary to know a number of ways lu
which to serve the same nrtjrle as It
appears on the table day alter day.
If oatmeal must be the staple break
fast dish live uiurulugs out of seven,
try the addition of a nnniltul of dates
from wliU u the stones nave been re
moved. Cook the oatmeal thoroughly
In a double boiler or tireless cooker and
add the datex about half an hour be- ,
fore serving. It will be necessary, too.
very often to use the cheaper cuts
of meat when the family Is living
on IS cents a day. but these nre more
appetizing If rarefully prepared than i
the expeuslve steaks or roasts that
have been Improperly cooked. The
following recipes may afford variety lu ;
the dinner menu and may suggest to
the housekeeper" Ideas in serving some
of the cheaper meats:
Csnneton of Beef.
Two pounds of lean Iwef cut from 1
round, grated rlud of half a lemon,
one tnblcspoonful of tlnely chopped
parsley, oue egg. one-ball leaspoonrui (
of union Juice, two titblepHiufuls of
melted butter, little grated nutmeg, one
tcaspoonful ot salt and one-qua iter tea
spoonful of pepper. Chop meat finely
and add reinalnlnglngredlcntH In order
given. Shape in a roll about six Inches
long, wrnp iu buttered paper, place In ,
a dripping pan and bake thirty min
utes in u moderate oven. Haste every i
live mlnuics with one-quarter cup ef
butter melted Iu oue cup of boiling
water. Serve with esperano sauce
Esperano Sauce.
Two tnblespoonfuls butler, two ta
blespoonfuls Hour, half u tcaspoonful
salt, one tablespoonful chopped red
pepper or plmeuto, cup hot waier. three
teaspoon fids Worcestershire siiute and
a lemon thinly sliced. Melt butter, add
flour and salt and. when blended, pour
on hot water. Cook thoroughly, stir
ring uutll thlekeupd. Then arid chop-,
ped pepper, Worcestershire sauce and,
last, the sliced lemon.
Sauce.
Half cup stock, half cup cream, two ,
tablespoonfuts Hour, (enspoonful salt,
half teaspoonful pcpicr and (able
spoonful capers. Add salt and pepper
to flour. Dilute with cold water. Add
to stock and stir. Add cream and cook
with capers.
Pot Roast
Two pounds chuck beef. Sear all
sides with hot fut. Put In kettle and
cover with boiling water. Add half ,
small onion, u cup diced carrots, two
tablespooufuls vinegar mid four cloves.
Simmer four hours. Servo with raisin
sauce.
Emergency Sauce. j
Strain liquid lu which pot roast was '
cooked. To two cups add half cup '
sifted peas and thicken with table
spoonful flour blended with two tnble
spoonfuls melted butter.
Stew 8upreme,
Three pounds veal, half pound lean '
bacon, three sliced carrots, six small ,
onions, three cloves, blade qf mace,
salt and pepper to taste, half cup of '
tomato catchup nnd tablespoonful of '
Worcestershire sauce. Cut meat into
small pieces and brown In butter. Add !
the vegetables nnd seasoning and pour
over enough boiling water to cover.
Let simpler for un hour or until meat
Is dander.. Arraugo .meat on, serving
platter, rub . snucu and vegetables
through a slqvo,. add the tomato ,ad.
worcerttorahlre sauces, .pour around tua
real and servo with smaO piece ot
waut. ' i
WANTED
Timber and Coal Lands
ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON
TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES
' VUItiXlSlitiD.
B, H. Harris & Co.
MFDFORD - - - - OREGON
Office in Jackoon uoimty Bank TJpstairB
h KN'YA'in. Presidem
vOUN S (Ml mi i.
A PBKUY, Vlofl.l'rosldoot.
W . JACKSON, Ass't Cashier.
THE MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK
JAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS $,G,Q00
Safety boxes for rent. A enr.rat Oanxing Ruslnnsa trnnsncttid
We solicit yuur patronage
Martin J. Redely
The Jeweler
For Diamonds, Watches and Fine
: Baker's
vs.
Home Made Bread
Wo have honio-inade bread. Which would
you rather eat, home-made or bakers? A
foolish question to ask, for most people
would bo willing' to pay twieo tho price for
iionie-inado bread they pay for baker's, but
you can buy tho good old-fashioned home
made bread at the Rex Grocery for tho same
price as baker's. Large, well browned
loaves, both nourishing and palatable, and
baked from tho best flour in tho city.
"Yakima Best,"
Take a loaf homo with you and be con
vinced. Rex Grocery Co.
Watch and Jewelry Repairing.
The Jewler
Near Post Office
THE.,.
NASH
LIVERY
GO.
Have the Best Turnouts in the City
You nro trcnted ri glil, tho price h right, tho tonin i
right- in foci, cvo rytliini; is right. Come and ace.
NASH LIVERY CO.
Best Groceries
At Prices Strictly in
Keeping with the
Quality of Our
Stock which is
Unexcelled
A Trial willConvince You
Allen Reagan
The Square Deal Grocers
$12,525 Eleven acres in Cornice pern's. 10 years old,
nine acres in JSartlett and Anjou peal's, 1 to 3 years
old; close in; good soil. Terms.
$12,000 Eleven acres in Cornice and Bosc pears, 14
j'ears old. These trees are in full bearing and will
pay a good income on the nrice asked.
$24,000 Thirty-two acres in Bosc and Anjou pears;
trees are from 4. to 7 years of age. Complete set
of 'buildings. Close in.
$7000 Thirty-five acres of black sticky, three miles
from Medford, all under the ditch and can be irri
gated. $13,000 Thirty-two acres, close to Medford; eight
acres in Ncwtowns and Spitzen bergs 5 to 7 ycai's
of age; 14 acres in alfalfa; three acres in peaches;
two acres in berries; irrigated; buildings.
$13,000 Twenty acres; 16 acres in 7-year-old New
towns and balance in 3-year-old Bartlett pears; no
buildings.
$7500 Ten acres, all planted to Newtown and Spit-
zenberg apples, 7 to 11 years old.
$18,000 Thirty-five acres, about 25 planted to apples
and pears, in bearing. Trees are from G to 15 years
old; buildings; four miles from Medford.
$14,000 Thirty-five acres; buildings; exceptionally
fine place for a home; twelve acres in apples tu d
pears 3 years old; about an acre of bearing orchard:
11 acres in alfalfa; all fine deep free soil.
$150 to $200 per acre Stewart aero tracts; two miles
from Medford; tracts are from 10 to 25 acres in size.
Pine building spots on all; can all be irrigated;
cheapest tracts in tho Medford neighborhood; easy
terms.
$300 per acre Finest five and tcn-aoro orchard and
garden tracts in the valley; easy terms.
$35,000 270 acres; buildings; 26 acres in bearing
Spitz, Newtowns and Comioo pears, about. 60 anrcf
in one and two-yenr-ojd apples ami pears; fine or
chard land.
SELLING AGENTS FOR SNOWY BUTTE
. ORCHABD.TRACTS.
You Couldn't Head It Off With
A Gatling Gun
Medford will, have 25,000 people
in 1012. The point is: the 30-acre
tract we offer for a song adjoining
townsito now, is the snap of Iho year.
See us at once.
We have two good business oppor
tunities. THE ROGUE RIVER LAND COMPANY
Fire Insurance No. 1 1 North Central Ave.
W. T. YORK &; GO
PLUMBING
Steam and Hot Water Heating.
All work guaranteed. Pricos reasonable.
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Old Tribute Building. Phono 2931.
DRIVERS:1 that know the country
RIGS that cover the country
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