THE HOUSEWIFE'S WEEKLY STRUGGLE
Sra,—Is Mrs. St. John Ervine unfortunate in her retailer ? Or is it he who should be pitied in being presented, in a single order, with a list of things known to be either in short supply or unobtainable? My own experience is, I imagine, fairly typical. Of scrubbing soap, matches and Brasso I get a quite adequate quantity. Biscuits appear every fort- night, custard powder now and again, dried fruit, chiefly dates and prunes (which can be chopped for use in cakes), in reasonable quantities, lemons occasionally, and always a choice of good sauces which, if diluted, can take the place of Worcester. The disappearance of sardines is cer- tainly a hard blow. But why should not Portugal prefer to export them for dollars rather than for sterling?—Yours sincerely,
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