... By ELIZABETH HUGHES HALLETT T The only way to arrive at an average for the housekeeping purse is to keep accounts over a definite period and, by checking up on them, you will find not only what you have spent, but also what you must spend. Certain items in a budget are more or less static, like rent, rates, heat, tele phone. So what you have to watch most closely is food bills. Remember too, ...

... The efficient kitchen is the focal point of a happy home. More kitchens would be more efficient if more housewives knew about current ideas in kitchencraft. Inevitably our knowledge of kitchencraft is wider than that which the average woman can acquire within the radius of her own home. We have special advantages and like sharing them. But since all we know on the subject would fill a book, we ...

... Curried Biscuits Small, plain biscuits; curry powder; salt; margarine. Spread the biscuits and scatter liberally with curry powder. Add salt. Make a little margarine hot, and fry biscuits curry side up, basting well. Turn over and fry on the other side. Take off fire, baste again, and allow to get cold. Rolled Herring Roe Sandwiches Small tin herring roes, or cooked fresh roes; mustard, salt, ...

... JULIJIU fWtTL J^a/na (t/isjJMld Better Cooking By A. H. Adair AS you travel through a country, the food changes as much as the landscape. Journeying in a leisurely manner from northern to southern France, you keep getting the impression that you have crossed another border. I travelled slowly through France recently on my way to Italy and had another chance of enjoying the changing scenes and ...

... i/W French Dishes by Madame RAM ILL ON HUNGARIAN MINCED MEAT BALLS (bor 5 or 6 persons) lb. of minced pork meat. 6 large spoonfuls of rice. i onion of moderate size. I head of lettuce, x J oz. to 2 oz. jsS grated Swiss cheese. 2j oz. butter, i clove. About J quart of beef broth. Salt and pepper. I. Make some small balls with the minced pork meat. Roll them in flour. Put them in a saucepan with ...

... CzJruii, I L- ty/etfeiables ADAM'S SOUP j lb. each of green peas, Outside lettuce leaves or broad beans, spinach; cabbage; 2 young turnips and 2 A little fresh mint; young carrots; l£ oz. rice; 3 or 4 spring onions; 2 pints vegetable water; Salt and pepper. Shell peas. If broad beans are very young, they can be strung and sliced like runner beans. If not, shell them in the ordinary way. Scrape ...

... BREAKFAST SALMON Flake any salmon left overs and mix well with mustard, margarine and anchovy essence, using equal quantities of each and adding pepper and salt to taste. Arrange on pieces of toast, buttered hot, and leave for 5-10 minutes in a hot oven. SALMON FOR TWO Cut into small pieces as much cooked salmon as wanted, and mix with a pint of shelled shrimps heat in the following sauce Boil ...

... By ofy'Iao/ame RAMILLON SALADE DIPLOMATE 3 very large artichokes. I small bunch of green asparagus. 5 or:. York liam. 2 or 3 tomatoes. A few truffles. 1 cmon. 1. Pull the leaves off the artichokes, leaving only the centres. Clean well, rub with lemon juice and boil in salt water. Then strain well. 2. Scrape and wash asparagus. Boil in salt water, strain, and then cut into small cubes all ...

... L uttins do COOKING mn 7s lo reasonable person wants to spend an unnecessary moment over the kitchen stove during the summer months, and no one who arranges the menus and the moment for cooking them carefully need do so By CATHERINE IVES N0 reasonable person wants to spend an unnecessary moment in the kitchen during the summer months. There are occasions when the cook of the household is ...

... JOINTS IN JU We used to consider June a difficult month for butcher's meat, as most people do not enjoy large joints-- of beef, say-- on a really hot day. Yet you cannot go through the month on small things and poultry, partly because of the expense and partly because you should always aim at variety. Nowadays the problem has been removed by the supplies of that delicious New Zealand lamb, ...

... f Say/s Fa$ FueLy g g Aiicl Elavou# r JF m I W w By Harriet Muir Spring1 Vegetables Are In TURNIP TOPS WITH CHEESE Take 1½ lb. turnip tops for 4 people. Wash in several waters and remove any coarse stalks. Shake off surplus moisture and put in a saucepan with 1 or 2 oz. fat and 1 teaspoonful salt. No water is needed. Put lid on pan and cook 10 minutes or so, shaking occasionally. Oram, put m ...

... The Meat Ration THREE-LAYER MUSACA Chop as much uncooked pork as you can spare and arrange alternate layers of meat, thin slices of raw potatoes and onion rings, also raw. Sprinkle each layer with salt and pepper, pour over 1 cupful of water, cover with breadcrumbs, and on top of these put 1 dessertspoonful of lard. Place a lid on the dish-- or a piece of greaseproof paper-- Land bake in a ...