Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . omes Are Made Happier and Health is Conserved by the Study of Domestic Science away with their products as fast as they were cooked. XextMrs. Spencer explained the vast difference between broilingand frying beefsteak and warned them against the excessiveuse of the frying-pan. She told them how savory and nourish-ing stews may be made at small cost, by using the cheaper cutsof beef, veal, lamb and mutton, and said that millionaires oftenpine in vain for the homely dishes of their childhood. 190 LITTLE HOUSEKEEPERS That is an actu
Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . omes Are Made Happier and Health is Conserved by the Study of Domestic Science away with their products as fast as they were cooked. XextMrs. Spencer explained the vast difference between broilingand frying beefsteak and warned them against the excessiveuse of the frying-pan. She told them how savory and nourish-ing stews may be made at small cost, by using the cheaper cutsof beef, veal, lamb and mutton, and said that millionaires oftenpine in vain for the homely dishes of their childhood. 190 LITTLE HOUSEKEEPERS That is an actual fact, girls, said Mrs. Spencer. WhenI lived in Chicago I heard of a millionaire, with a mansion onthe famous Lake Shore Drive, who called at a meat market oneday and introduced himself. The market man had never seenhim, although the gentleman had been one of his best customersfor years. A housekeeper had done all the buying, generallyby telephone, and the bills had been settled by monthly I want, said the millionaire, is to get you to send us the. A NEAT DINING-BOOM Careful and Attractive Arrangement of the Table is Taught toGirls Club Members makings for an old-fashioned mutton stew. I cant get mypeople to give me that sort of a dinner, but I have grown des-perate and mean to have it for once anyhow, even if they allresign and walk out! Many boys and girls often seem to grow tired of the good,nutritious dishes on the home table—but after a few years ofboarding-house or restaurant fare, they would give almost any-thing for a stew or a pudding like mother used to make. LITTLE HOUSEKEEPERS 191 All the girls seemed to know how to make fudges and theyhad shared in many a candy-pull, so candy-making was notincluded in the class program for the day, hut Mrs. Spencershowed them how to make a chocolate cake and all made notesof the recipe and procedure, as well as of the other things theyhad seen and learned. Edna Howland, as secretary of theClub, was especially busy m
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