Cost:
One can of corn, 10c.;
tomatoes (using the half can left over from breakfast), 5c.;
bread for the table, for the scalloped tomatoes,
and for croutons for the soup, 10c.;
parsnips, 5c.;
buns, 5c.;
four eggs, 6 1/2c.;
milk and cream, 15c.;
sugar, 2c.;
Graham flour, 1c.

Average cost, 10 cents apiece.

The material for the bills of fare given on the next page was reckoned at prices current in a city in northern West Virginia, in the autumn, and was for a family of six persons.

    BREAKFAST

    Browned Rice
    Graham Crisps
    Whole-Wheat Puffs
    Dried Peach Sauce
    Cream
    Hot Milk

Cost: One half doz. bananas, 10c.; one half lb. rice, 5c.; puffs, 5c; crisps 2-1/3c.; one lb. dried peaches, 8c.; 2 qts. milk, 10c.; sugar, 1-1/2c.

    Total, 42 cents, or 7 cents for each individual.

    DINNER

    Tomato Soup with Croutons
    Baked Potatoes
    Mashed Peas
    Rolled Wheat
    Whole-Wheat Bread
    Orange Rice
    Cream
    Hot Milk

Cost: One half peck tomatoes, 7-1/2c.; one fourth peck potatoes, 5c.; one half lb. rolled wheat, 2-1/2c.; one fourth loaf of bread to make croutons, 2-1/2c,; whole-wheat bread, 5c.; one half doz. oranges,12-1/2c.; one half lb. rice, 5c.; two qts. milk, 10c.

    Total, 60 cents, or exactly 10 cents apiece.

The following four days’ bills of fare,—­the first two served by a Michigan lady to her family of four persons, the second used by an Illinois family of eight,—­although made up of much less variety, serve to show how one may live substantially even at a very small cost.

    BREAKFAST NO. 1

    Apples
    Graham Mush with Dates
    Toasted Wafers
    Bread
    Dried Apples Stewed with Cherries
    Milk
    Cream

Cost: Apples, 4c.; Graham mush and dates, 3c.; toasted wafers, 3c.; bread, 2c.; sauce, 3c.; milk and cream, 5c.

    Total, 20 cents, or 5 cents apiece.

    DINNER NO. 1

    Baked Potatoes with Gravy
    Mashed Peas
    Oatmeal Blancmange
    Whole-Wheat Bread
    Stewed Fruit
    Milk
    Cream

Cost: Mashed peas, 3c.; baked potato and gravy, 3c.; whole-wheat bread, 2c.; milk and cream, 5c.; Oatmeal Blancmange, 2c.; Sauce, 5c.

    Total cost, 20 cents, or 5 cents apiece.

    BREAKFAST NO. 2

    Apples
    Graham Grits
    Zwieback
    Cream
    Milk

Cost: Apples, 4c.; Graham grits, 2c.; Graham gems, 5c.; Zwieback, 2c.; cream and milk, 5c.

    Total, 20 cents, or 5 cents per person.

    DINNER NO. 2

    Pea and Tomato Soup
    Scalloped Potatoes
    Graham Rolls
    Rice Custard
    Milk
    Cream