Staple foods for two weeks. Cost in cents. Flour 10 pounds 35 Graham or whole wheat bread 3 loaves 15 Rye bread 1 loaf 10 Sugar 1 pound 05 Cereal coffee 1 package 20 Coffee beans ¹⁄₄ pound 10 Bran 1 package 15 Roman meal 1 package 15 Rolled or steel-cut oats 1 package 10 Rice 2 pounds 10 Potatoes 4 pounds 20 Tomatoes 3 cans 25 Bacon ¹⁄₂ pound 15 Dry peas 2 pounds 10 Dry beans 2 pounds 10 Lentils 1 pound 05 Corn meal 3 pounds 10 Dried prunes 4 pounds 25 Cheese ¹⁄₂ pound 10 Onions 1 pound 05 Macaroni 1 pound 10 Salt 1 bag 05 Vinegar 1 pint 05 Cotton seed oil 2 quarts 50 Apples 6 pounds 25 Syrup 1 pint 05 Pumpkin 1 10 Eggs ¹⁄₂ dozen 25 Rolled rye 1 package 15 Butter 2 pounds 45 Corn starch 1 package 10 Rolled wheat 1 package 10 ---- Total $4.95 SATURDAY. =Breakfast.=--Roman meal cakes with lettuce and syrup dressing. =Dinner.=--Hot skim-milk with black crusts. Macaroni with grated cheese. =Supper.=--Meat soup with tomatoes and rice. Fried bread with apple sauce. Cost of additional foods for Saturday: One gallon of skim-milk 5 cents, lettuce 5 cents, beef brisket 15 cents,--total 25 cents. SUNDAY. =Breakfast.=--Baked pumpkin, lettuce salad with raw rolled rye. =Dinner.=--Warmed-over macaroni with soup stock, meat with tomato sauce. =Supper.=--Hot skim-milk with black crusts or stale bread. Cost of additional foods for Sunday: None. MONDAY. =Breakfast.=--Oatmeal porridge with butter or left-over boiled skim-milk.
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