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Show BUYING FAMILY MEAT MARKET CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CAREFULLY STUDIED. I No Matter What Cut Is Selected It Can Not Be Utilized to Best Advantage Unless It Is ' Well Cooked. The choice of meat cuts should correspond cor-respond to the needs of the family fcnd the preferences of Its members. Careful consideration of market conditions condi-tions Is always useful not only to make sure that the meat is handled and marketed in a sanitary way but also -J.0 .take advantage of any favorable favor-able change In price which may be )4ue, for instance, to a large local supply sup-ply of some particular kind or cut of tneat. In towns where there Is opportunity oppor-tunity for choice, it may sometimes be found more satisfactory not to give fill the family trade to one butcher; "by going to various markets before buying the housekeeper is in a better position to hear of variations in prices jand so be in a position to get the best tralues. Ordering by telephone or Trom the butcher's boy at the door may be less economical than going to market In person as the range of choice and prices Is of course more obvious when the purchaser sees the goods and has a chance to observe "market conditions. Each housekeeper tnust decide for herself whether or not the greater convenience compensates for the smaller range of choice which euch ordering from description entails. en-tails. No matter what the cut, whether wheth-er expensive or cheap, it can not be Utilized to the best advantage unless It Is well cooked. Poorly prepared taeat dishes are almost inevitably wasted at the table. As an Illustration Illustra-tion of the losses arising through un-vlse un-vlse selection and poor cooking may tie mentioned facts observed in dietary die-tary studies carried on by the experiment experi-ment stations. In many families where the income was fairly good the table and other conditions were far from satisfactory. In such cases the marketing was quite commonly done by a child or someone without knowledge knowl-edge or experience. In a particular Instance the selection was expensive eteak, which later was so badly cooked cook-ed that It was hardly possible to eat It. A cheaper cut well cooked would have been much more satisfactory as well as more economical. There Is sometimes an advantage In using canned meat and meat products, prod-ucts, and, If they are of good quality, such products are wholesome and palatable. |