16 ~ Wedeesday, August 23, 1969 - North Skore News PERHAPS THE most basic lesson new cooks must learn is that they must cook to save money. As soon as one starts buying fancy, frozen dinners, deli sand- wiches and bakery desserts the budget falls apart. People like home-cooked food. PI swear that guests are happier when they’re served a Jarge pot of homemade cabbage rolis than when I lay on the prime ribs. But the Europeans have known this for years. Consider the difference in cost between making a pot of stew with dumplings and frying up a panful of chops. Roughly half? And the stew, especiaily if made with chicken, will be a whole lot kinder to your cholesterol balance. A whole fot of good things can be hidden in prepared dishes — in other words, stuff that Brian would sooner pass than eat, pro- vided he knew. I’ve never told him that part of the flavor he loves in one of my stews is directly related to the presence of parsnips. Why upset the guy? He loves Moussaka — or did, until some fink told him about the eggplant involved. My kids loved eggplant, crumb- ed and fried, until one of them in- nocently asked what it was. I gave budget beaters an honest answer, Brian gagged and that was the end of that. A recent study confirms what Pve always known: kids are far more influenced by the father’s food preferences than the Barbara McCreadie mother’s. From that comes my second profound thought today: advice for all young women considering marriage with children intended: marry a guy who likes parsnips and eggplant. It also helps if he erases the ’ word “Yuk’’ from his vocabulary and digs into whatever meal you serve him with gusto. Just because I personally despise tripe and lemon pie should have no - bearing on the subject. . ae Winter has set in. Don’t bother to tell me it’s only August, the maple trees down the street have a red tinge, the rain is weeping down my windows and people are wear- ing woolen jackets. 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