Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1912 — FOR THE UNEXPECTED GUEST [ARTICLE]

FOR THE UNEXPECTED GUEST

Hospitality Shot/ lw Mow Necessary Adjunct to Every Well Regulated Kitchen Cupboard. . “ Nowadays no kitchen cupboard la up to date without a hospitality shelf. And the shelf is never bare. Whenever an inroad is made upon it, the loss- is supplied Tfc holds as generous a collection as possible of canned soups, meats, vegetables, fruits and relishes. Many of these are of the housewife’s own put—the rest are the best brands she can buy, so that' she has no fear, in using them, of any such injurious consequences of ptomaine poisoning. There are Also boxes of gelatine on the hospitality shelf, spices and herbs for flavoring, sifted bread crumbs and a few shelled nuts —all in tightly covered glass jars—and many other little first aids to the hungry peculiar to each individual hbusekeper. Above the shelf hangs a list of easily prepared dishes and recipes—, soups, salads, desserts, etc., that have proved favorites of the family or of guests entertained. In the flutter of an emergency it often happens that many an excellent recipe escapes one’s memory.