Show t f tf t as ic K Kb rk I Ij II I I j H PLANNING MEALS past few weeks I have havo been j 1 TIIE living ln In my dau daughters daughter's home In iii iiiI I New ew York CIl City planning the tho meals meola for tor four Including a n child C G years ears old old and doing tho the marketing This I have o considered fortunate nn and unfortunate Unfortunate that I had bad an accident an and have hav been obliged ed to rest an and remain away from the regular work worl which I enjoy so much an and fortunate fortunato in this fact tact that It Is good for tor mo ma to put myself my my- I t. t self tiel In the housekeepers housekeeper's place once ln lii awhile plan awhile plan tho tIme meals tho marketing marketing mar mar- and havo o opportunity of realizinG realizing ing lug dr very vary forcibly somo of ot the problems of tho the home A New ew York woman who writes for magazines on household management told me me recently that she abe found the tho average I woman Just hated hate tho the word system That ma may be true trite but regulated order orderly management of ot a ahouse ahouse house and cooking resolves itself Into system t no matter whether the they like the time word or not Wo We all agree agro o in this homo home that the work Is ver very much lessened lessened less less- ened b by regular methods of or planning it has what our ur work worle and knowing meant for tor the tile ono one helper In this home homo in regular planning of meals I 1 am going to to ten tell you ou how we ha have hav planned our meals and give she the menus for tor several so da days As Aa a II little boy once described our kindergarten b by saying One thing timing Just busts into another no so our meals are ara planned with properly prop rop- erly riy balanced food rood and ani breakfast luncheon and dinner are fire arranged ed to meet the time needs of the family using all leftovers ers and keeping within a stated allowance f which I Insisted upon Ic having In Ip tho the first place placa we looked over the kitchen to s see sie o If It there thero w were re right rl relationships of ot stove C table refrigerator ator I and to see that there was no energy nerS or steps wasted doing the tho work p. p AVe e found man many stops were taken going I. I to to a a. drawer for Cor spoons knives fork forks can opener etc So a strip was put over the tho work table brass locks screwed In and all possible utensils hung within easy reach of table tabo nn and tovo tov That made a 3 good start Then after breakfast each ench morning wo we 0 take tako takedown takedown down from the tIme shelf elicit our pad and pencil pen pen- cil cH and make out three meals in advance advance ad ad- vance writing them down Just ns as I an nun going to give gl them to you ou looking through tho the refrigerator to oed fie that tha nothing Is wasted and adding an any fresh fresl supplies necessary DI DINNER DIEn En SATURDAY Leg Leg- Legot of ot Lamb Roast Potatoes Peas Lettuce and Cheese Salad Mint Jell Jelly Milk mt Coffee BREAKFAST SU SUNDAY DAY Hot Rolls Soft Sott BoU Boiled d Eggs Cocoa Coffee LUNCHEON LU Cold Sliced SlIce Lamb Jolly Jelly Whole Wheat Dread and Butter Dutter Lettuce and Orange o Salad SU SUNDAY DAY NIGHT SUPPER Oyster Oster Stew Cold Slaw Brown Bread Dread and Butter Ice Ico Cream Cake Milk and Coffee BREAKFAST Sliced Bananas Maple Flakes French Toast Cocoa Coffee Cortee Wo Yo began planning the time meals on Saturday so this included the m meals als alsand and marketing up to an and imd including breakfast Monday morning As each meal was writ written ton down on another slip of ot paper was noted Just what was wasn n necessary to bo be purchased for Cor the tho entire en- en tire tiro time and nothing was mas added to that list wh when n I reached the market Just because I happened to see something some somo- thing thInS which looked hooked good Not r-ot more moro than ten or fifteen minutes has been ftP II I P. 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I y u. u U L breakfast but it is done regularly Then the time menu Is thumb tacked up in plain sight and the grocery order ordel put into tho the house purse This I tako tak care of each morning as we wo are aro within ens easy walking distance of five fI grocery stores meat and fruit and vegetable markets I do not find prices price nor marketing marketing- ver very much different from rom back home I find all merchants like to have havo th the housekeeper know what she sho wants and am andare andare are arc perfectly willing to answer al all all questions I ma may ask asic I Just ono one thing timing more more when when the tho meals nl are ar planned dinner breakfast nn and luncheon and the time ordering lone done plan lust Just how ho much time Urn It will take taketo to prepare the dinner that nl night ht get Jet getas getas as much rad ready In advance as possible pos pos- sible and then forget forJet It Yes I mean It That kind of ot planning is Just what makes for Cor st s system m an and a n. house cannot be bo well weB man managed ed without It |