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Show MEAT AND ECONOMY It hi often remarked that tho work-Ingmpn work-Ingmpn ot today cannot afford real meat He may enjoy soups nnd tt.'wa, but thu luscious old time roast beef bono is supposed to be out ot his reach. A markctman wns saying the other oth-er day that this Is not the fact, how-ever. how-ever. Two women had Just been In his place, ono In very easy circumstances, circum-stances, and she bought n piece ot 'round' at 22 cents a pound, no doubt getting an appetizing stew. Tho other wns n -woman of most limited lim-ited means, and sho called for ono pound of 'rump,' which was 35 cents. As tho dealer would not cut off less Minn two pounds, sho paid her , 70 cents nnd marched off triumphantly with her cholco dinner. In tho days when tho market basket bas-ket was moro popular, people studied moro carefully tho virtues of different differ-ent sections ot the 'beef creelur' ns tho old timers cnlled It. One mnn snld ho always tried to get a piece oft tho round next tho rump. Ho could tell by tho shapo of tho plcco when tho meat cutter w'ns not near enough to the rump. Ho would go out nnd come back later, and get n choicer cut for tho samo money. Tho saving mado by cheaper cuts Is less than formerly. Too tunny people are asking for them. Tho United States cook book issued n few years ago,, giving suggestions for using cheap cuts, was ono of tho most popular of tho government publications. pub-lications. Many people derided the Idea of tho government Interfering In tho Kitchens. All tho some, this llttlo book gavo muny people Ideas about dealing with the meat combine. In a time when population is Increasing and cattle decreasing, not every ono can havo rump stenk. Tho selection of meat for tho family table U nn Interesting study and In these times of high prices, Is worthy of careful personal attention, mmm |