1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard

A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD Stocking the Cupboard concoctions of his own, which appear In another chap- But no one I ever knew could do up oysters and clams and crabs as nicely as he; sea food was his specialty, and, living on the coast, he was able to gratify this taste, even to the extent of serving on his one table for some admiring chap as delicious a Lobster Newberg, devilled crab, or oysters panned, California pepper — roasted or fried, as ever were tasted. His oysters, fried in oil, as MInico FInelll used to do them — but he never made the mistake of buying cheap things and always Insisted upon the best of butter, eggs, and whatever else he bought. " I have generally found that In buying so-called so much waste that it invariably pays to buy the best of every- thing. The satisfaction of knowing that It Is the best more than makes up for the few extra pennies spent." ter. In Philadelphia, were luscious. His weekly bill was very small ' bargains ' In edibles," he said, " there is

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