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New Ways to Add Flair to Low-Cost Meals
Budget cooking tips from the Bureau of Home Economics advocate flavor variety through browning meat and vegetables, crisped salt pork, and inexpensive seasonings. Kitchen gardens with parsley thyme and mint provide fresh accents, while recipes suggest orange zest, almond, coconut, and caramel flavors to diversify desserts. A sample 65 cent budget menu lists lamb, vegetables, and a cocoa or chocolate pudding dessert.
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Bureau of Home Economics
Fanny Walker Yeatman
Bureau of Plant Industry
W. R. Beattie
Mr. Beattie