Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-09-01
CORRESPONDENCE
OBERLiN. Apg. 20. lse

ObEhLtNi aug. so, lSOO.
EDIToR LEADEB Some weeks since, there
was an editorial in your paper, styled "Thc
Kitchen" &C., preihcing some remarks made
by archbishop Hughes, at the commence
ment exercises of Young Ladies' College
in New York City.
In both those articles was very deeply
interested, and should have expressed my nd
miration of them before this, but the labors
and excitements of our commencement were
just at hand, and precluded any thing like
writing newspaper articles. Our grand fes-
tiyal has passed, and glorious one it was,
and now, having leisure, thought would
giveyou my opinion upon the subject before
mentioned. frtlHIIUy
Although "Learning and Labor is the
motto of this college, yet could not but ask
myself the question as | saw twenty-nine
young ladies stand up there, and read their
essays previous to bidding farewell to their
Alma Mater how many Of them can write
an intelligent practical article, Of Eve pages
length, on the subject Of euisine2 or how
many Of them could prepare meal that
would suit the taste Of iastidious husband2
Some Of them knew had been rightly edu-
Gated, but Others thinking, perchance, that it
was matter Of minor Importance, have, I
fear, passed it by altogether.
Not long since,an estimable lady was asked
soon after her marriage, if she knew how to
cook. ooh, yes, said she, 81 can make cake
and have baked apples" Vest knowledge
that for one to enter upon the responsible
duties of wife and housekeeper She may
find 10 her sorrow that heagy bread will not
tend to Tighten her husbands countenance, or
keep him from being crusty dyspeptic. Ny ex
perienee is, that there is more in the Science (2)
of Bread-making than most ladies are willing
to admit. They think if they mix it and
bake it twill all be right. They say-''some-
times it is good, and then if make it Just
as | did before, it will be heavy as lead p
They do not realize that the principles of
Chemistry need to be brought into requisi-
ton, and if they allow 1t TO pass from the
AAASNS " ehO aSSiOuo lSL SLLueultllol3 IL Will De
too light, do what they may to remedy it,
and on the other hand, if their yeast is not
made right or used in proper quantity, it viii
be heavy indigestible mass
Some may not be so fortunate as | was in
man who knew more in regard |
to the art of cooking than did. Sometimes
be would say, "What makes those holes in
your bread Your mothers did not use to
be so. And your pie-crust is not as hally |
As hers was" And then l began to dink,
md found that had not moulded my bread /
more than half enough and my pie-crust had
)een worked entirely too much; and though /
failed sometimes, yet it was not because / /
lid not give earnest heed to the matter
There is not every woman who is obliged to
10 her own cooking, but she needs to kflolg
'ol0 to do it. There will come times in the
'est regulated families when the cook will be
lick or gone, and how will the wife belittle
lerseif in the eyes Of her husband and family
she gives them heavy bread, burnt steak,
nd riley coffee for their breakfast And so
might go on Gd iat1utlnn in regard to cook
ng meats making puddings and pies; but
his will suffice for my first article on this
ubject But in conclusion, let me say, that
am glad that Archbishop Hughes has offered
medal worth fifty dollars to the young lady
ThO will write the best article on the subject
4 Cuisine; and wish some one would offer
be same inducement to the class. of young
aides who VIII graduate at this College next
ummer. Very respectfully yours,
MRS. NJ. R. G.