THE COST OF LIVING

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3152, 2 August 1917, Page 8

THE COST OF LIVING

Sir,—People who have come from Homo within late years, ami New Zealanders who are in the habit of reading the English -newspapers, must be aware what an important part margarine, the modern butter substitute, has filled m the dietary of all classes in the Old Country lor a lons time past. Unlike the olec-margav-iii- which originated in Hohand ncailj forty years ago. and was largely compounded of animal fats, the margarine of 10-dny is said to be composed aliuost entirely of nut products and milk,, and is so liko butter in appearance, toxtne, taste, flavour, and nourishing, properties that it takes an expert to, dish nga» h between the product of the best dniies and thesubstitute, which appears on the breakfast tables of cvon well-to-do home, a'id loading hotels. Prior to the war he leading brand of margarine *« «*"^ at is. per «>•• wil * iUlotllßr ?°"?ii, .M in, meaning that anyone Jsndonnff M. for half a pound was served wit ahll pound weight, but the price hi* gone up, and is mw lOd. per actual p-und,> alainsl; &.. and 2s. .6d. for S™ K; ter. ■ The Maypole Dairy Company, which s the largest purveyor in ngland, ad has hundreds of depots .ail f'" ™ e I*hour leaders .ever W^* !r^,* h A British housewife can put tins wuoie Jo-ne ami appetising «. he table from Od. °, ]M V P? L ii wl at we New Zealand sister, living in « nn . t Z; W of as the greatest dairying cenntrj low; oo rears into, with the cdjw.i \n ■ „l !,? lender it impossible to manjiSteffi f £ ws."irys l-lio cood old "".f 1 ""' 1 ' ini |en rho escol-

Country have become accustomed to nse as a matter of preference.—l <m, etc., F. P, 'COEKILL. New Plymouth.