The menu runs thus: Throughout the week every breakfast for mother and children consists of their shares in half a loaf of bread, with a touch from the weekly six pennyworth of margarine. This is accompanied by tea made from the 4 ozs. which has to last for seven days. The 2d. tin of milk and the 2 lbs. of sugar, which also have to do seven days’ duty, furnish the tea with milk and sugar. The husband’s relish at breakfast usually takes the shape of an egg. _Sunday._—Dinner is roast mutton, greens, and potatoes. Tea is tea, made as above, and toast. All the week-day teas for mother and children are a repetition of breakfast. Mr. Q. has fish or a rasher added. The week-day dinners run thus: _Monday._—Cold mutton left from Sunday. _Tuesday._—Cold mutton left from Monday. _Wednesday._—Stew of ½ lb. “pieces” (2¼d.) and potatoes. _Thursday._—Meat pudding from other ½ lb. of “pieces” (2¼d.) and potatoes. _Friday._—Liver (3d.), one rasher (1½d.), and potatoes. _Saturday._—Two herrings (3d.). _Mr. Q.’s Expenses._ s. d. Kept by Mr. Q. 5 0 His week-day dinners 3 3 Relishes 1 1 ---- 9 4 _General Food shared by Mr. Q._ s. d. Bread 2 1½ 1 lb. margarine 0 6 4 ozs. tea 0 4 1 tin of milk 0 2 2 lbs. sugar 0 5 Sunday potatoes 0 2 Sunday greens 0 2 Suet 0 1 Sunday joint 1 0 ----- 4 11½ _General Expenses._ s. d. Rent 6 0 Coal 1 8 Gas 1 0 Soap, etc. 0 4½ Insurance 0 6 ----- 9 6½ _Food not shared by Mr. Q.—Week-day Dinners of Mrs. Q. and Children._ s. d. Meat 1 0 Potatoes 0 2 ---- 1 2