New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-26
NewNork DAILY Gribn,,e
WHO KNOWS HOW TO COOK
Is 1T WHOLESOME 70 KEEP CLEAN?
BURST OF FEMALE WRATH.
Letters from Country House wives.


To the Edits, u The n y. TTibsse
sIa: / observed in your paper, few days snes,
some structures upon your article on country COOK
ing. but the author said not halt enough. fos
mentioned other topics beside cooking, though your
yemsrks upon that alone were sufficient TO draw down
unon your devoted head the wrath Of all the country
within res Of your paper. You must have visited a
strange portion of land in thus day OF civilization,
else there has been a resurrection of sone remins-
cepce Of your childhood That there may be such q
state of affairs as You represent, among some poor,
poverty crushed mOrtsls, is quite probable, bat you
e1cu je that class from your observations, eonhong
yourse 10 those VINO have enough TO eat drink aad
keep house." TO LIS respectable portion OF o oImu-
nty YOU proceed 10 de liver short homiy on bsthms,
the use OF tooth brushes, &e-beIatng them most
souIdly for tEeir uncleanlmess. In WORD, theY He
Z" not clean; they do not wash themselves luere
doubtless ma"y persons VINO 90 no. pans aae ca
fined TO the country, and reouke little N ore DELI
cately administered would be far more likely TO De
heeoed. The science of physiology IS not altogether
county a. gel era thing, adhere far more steicy TO
its laws than do those Of the city. Because you have
fl md one bouse, or perhaps two, where " monkey
could net be accommodated with Sufficient water you
are not 10 suppose that ths Is the rule and not the ex-
ceptiop smoDg the class You mention.
in regard to your Wholesale denunciailee OF country
cooking have little - ray You have ne ard one re-,
MORT on hst and should utterly fad 10 do the subject
what should consider justice With all def:rencs 70
Mrs Iee and your own knowledge aud opini MS on
this subject believe that a. great e'ulacy may Do
obseived in The Of measures as oil scales snouen
quite proper ion of people in the equity DO use me
Latter Also tha. very little prachce VIII enable one
TO determine the proper Temperature OF Iiqade
though the exact degee be n?t !eci9e' oy Tue tner
moniettr. II would be As well think, - subtract
from that chaos of crude dishes supposed to appear
on the breakfast table, hot cakes, bread &c. IL Is
very far ION being general custom TO prepare warm
bread for breakfast except perhaps IN some portion. o
the Wet, but only small poportlep oi tne cun9y
people are Suckers or Hoosiee
In Iespect 10 yentlsiion-it must be admitted mat
this subj, ct demands more attention taan II reserves
but il is general fault II We have dispenser wl'1
the good oldfashioned fre-plsee bscaese eoserea
one whole side of house and With the hearth occu-
MED one fourth Of the room, aud employ Do" stoves
more convenient and consistent with me prosree'ons
OF the age, yoH have little TO say, snce you use
the same. or have displaced them for coal furnaces
which heat ycur whole house, giving you never
breath of .esh air. unless you take esp cia palns 70
yentate our rooms, which you are no more ~. " ~
than We IN the country. Your idea TIA. IN mos.
houses in the country The cooking aau sizing 800.
and bursery are rolled ilto one, IS very siea'
axe Not one family in twenty who are above pow
,rv-sLd tbs class ouly are the subjec' oi you. 70
msIks-would live in the nnnner you geecilos. .ue
h,ton,e ym. found woman b-oliDs Ii 1 ance ne-
ipm with Der CbdJen and potatoes, you conoenh ue
whole country EN- maes-. t.
NV &. what pictu- YOU have d'a~n u 20 is.se
porti N OF commuDi,y-ig 1oras', NJ sout
of al country people, ,runi ~ reason oAe'ei, n
ont What they n,sy CO see Nerte&i 81 Inese HUN
.pcr alfh"iiy az The IsIGrNt. II ,.o
Ye. n5eei Sir well for yol 70 ST yoo De GU o! I1e
s.ch nj ,b,,e "Y Ahoos male OF female, eiss 'uSy
rgbt convince Won Of the existence 0, traits cnsis
Ter even m re striking thar tn &c 70, shsn you nas9
given ,bem credit Unless you specify eoAise 80 80
e,;,ins Of county people IL geusra &c IN =, snnes'y
bpps thst you may again be he saelet Of $50.
,s,v ru,.i ,po, merit. Hever you mount toi -oe e
&C. gl,ricus gallup in he county, nay . ieA he;
As il day. Of yce, Juno quickly up e.nlaa .,s IN
Won e,.f indulge The hope ~ rect anu sN-v' =,
= woodland rumble, Mas every iY''i-. o"s NJ.
b.etl, s..k oui your eos Sod NJ y'uL of-a
49,, h.,rit.h,e irie opn HE d'-o % yoS ~ r 81
.. b.r.y time, end may hunt All nsh nins
pl,, a pe,ortnding ac,nnI"pl men - ~ I'm
ss..s;o,. ., Ieain 10 de- yVoI he'ss9 ."'l''
| Caai.a, De-. s. a.
| SIN: IsrveI have wTitt"n an! '' p'u'' 80,
80, ma, ambition she, - m'ny -''f u ;
~ - op. thoOeh,. >, rnni, C''~-'sr 'Hns'
,.s., Eui,.d Al, 'tar irr''-e'n''' 49,. :,
+, tom a, old ,otp'. -'"'- e'"'' 80. 80 r,,,d