The book The Cost of Food: a Study in Dietaries was written by author Richards, Ellen H. (Ellen Henrietta), 1842-1911 Here you can read free online of The Cost of Food: a Study in Dietaries book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Cost of Food: a Study in Dietaries a good or bad book?
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O 5-3 8. 0 7. 6 1C . 64 Fresh vegetables 10. 6 11. 1 2. O 5. 1 6. N O I A 76 The dietary belonging with this section will be found on page 141. XIV SIXTY CENTS PER DAY PER PERSON; INCOME, $5000 "The pleasure of eating is common to us with animals; it merely supposes hunger and that which is necessary to satisfy it. The pleasure of the table is peculiar to the human species; it supposes antecedent attention to the preparation of the repast. . . . Dishes have been invented so attractive that they... unceas- ingly renew the appetite, and which are at the same time so light that they flatter the palate without loading the stomach. " HAYWARD. IF twenty-five or thirty cents is enough, how is it that double the amount is the rule? Even on an in- come of $3000 ? There are several very evident rea- sons: 1. Waste. 2. Hothouse, out-of-season products. 3. Rare foods, of which there are not enough to go around. 4. Perishable food. 5. Fads, fashion in dishes. 6. Flavors, derived from expensive materials.
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