Show it you were busy belner true to what you know you kueht to do you d be so busy you d forget the blunders of the folks you met THE unexpected GUEST IT AMUSES most of us when we read of the efficient and capable housewife who confronted with unexpected guests goes to her larder and greets a cold fowl a bunch of crisp celery and a jar of mayonnaise which she quickly prepares into a delectable salad with rolls coffee and preserves she sets before her guests a most agreeable luncheon how won darful when true but the pity Is it the fact Is she la more often confronted with a dish of cold boiled potatoes a dried tomato leaning hard against its withered ekin and a tough and world weary steak which has refused to nourish the family anyone efficient or otherwise with a well stocked larder may produce an excellent meal but the woman who has to start in from the vegetable cellar and the flour barrel to prepare a meal and still looks out cheerfully on life Is both an optimist and a genius to fortify this optimism an emer gency shelf Is indispensable even when the grocery Is just around the corner it Is wise to have a well stocked shelf each housekeeper will stock her shelf with the accessories and relishes especially adapted to her needs A few cans of fish such as ealmon sardines tuna lobster and codfish balls which may be used in various dishes hot cold or as salads A few cans of vegetables such as asparagus string beans tomatoes and peas A jar of salad dressing and one of cheese olives pickles a few cans of soup of different kinds jams and jellies and a few packages of crackers or biscuit two or three kinds of cookies stored in air tight jars a fruit cake to be used on state occasions with such a supply a cupful of tea coffee or coco one may furnish many different kinds of appetizing meals if fortunate enough to live in the country with plenty of eggs butter milk and cream one need never fear a cald of unexpected guests atu ewt 1 Nept paper union |