| Show I 1 the problem of feeding the family NELLIE life Is grand and so aro its environments ot past and future would the face ot nature be so serene and beautiful ac man s destiny were not equally so thoreau TIE tragic thing about the depres sion in business and thousands out ot work or with a very limited income was that the women who should know how to feed their families on wholesome food at small cost dlan t seem to know how or did not care A 15 cent soup bone with a bit of meat on it will when covered with cold water using at least six quarts ot water make a fine wholesome and tasty meal simmer the bone for three or four hours at a very low heat then add a few carrots an onion or two all cut fine a turnip a bit of cabbage and a few potatoes add the vegetables that take longest to cook and the potatoes last alth good bread with or without butter this will make a meal for a family of six or eight add ing more vegetables will make the stew go farther will our women ever learn to prepare for a rainy day it Is hard to get any encouragement from a woman who Is sick penniless and discouraged to study how to teed her family wisely on little it seems a hopeless en deavor A person must first be well nourished to be taught anything that counts our schools are the best in the world and our youth have opportunities that it used will settle all these questions the food question Is one to be studied and worked out by the women of the house the men are busy earning the wherewithal to buy it our girls need more training in marketing and shopping for too many use hard earned money in riotous spending no two families can follow the same rule in spending the income for happily we all have our likes and dislikes and enjoy expressing our own individuality As each housewife has her own problem to solve she will find much inspiration from others as well as in reading the up to date woman Is always looking to improve the con of her own household this Is the time when all good women should come to the aid ot their own and their neighbors problems ai western newspaper union I 1 |
