WHEN YOUR STORES SHOW A SHORTAGE

Shannon News, 23 August 1929, Page 3

WHEN YOUR STORES SHOW A SHORTAGE

When you run short of butter, and do not wish to buy more until the week end, beat up witli a fork the butter you have, adding a teaspoonful of fresh milk to eacli ounce, and set it aside for half an hour. It will go almost twice as far and there will be little difference in its appearance or ts-ste.

When.you run short of tea, place the quantity for each "brew" on a thin piece of paper and hold it over the spout of a steaming kettle for a min ute. Tea warmed and moistened in this way before being placed in the teapot, is made to unsurl and expand to its full extent, and smaller quanti ties can be used without sacrificing the strength,of the beverage. When you run short of bacon, soak the rushers in cold water for three or four minutes before frying them. This prevents the fat from running too much, and the bacon goes much farther. To economise still more, remove the rind, dip each rusher in flour, and fry in the usual way. This method greatly improves the flavour too. ' Lastly, if you are cooking mutton for dinner,"and guests arrive unexpectedly so that you doubt its sufficiency, boil the meat for half nn hour before baking. The joint will then go almost 15 per cent, farther, and its tenderness and flavour will bo vastly improved.