New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-18
COOKING As A FINE ART.
VI onsieur BIors Aeademy-Interior Ar
vanRemeuss and Process Of the Cuisine.

threshold by one Eulue, pnloeVpnoi' aNu "'O''' -
informs us to dismay, that to-day csiefA'es MOI
tho opening but properly the opening OF 'ho
school, and that the dozen nymphs and sodaesS.s as
sembed on the benches constitute portion OF his W.
vanced class, Nevertheless neophyte as we are, we
are most welcome. lie, protecting Aspeas, VIZ 'AAe
US by the hand while we the young lrelus follow with
unequal steps ALLOW him the pleasure 70 oneF Us pen
ell and paper TO set down his Instructions.
Abashed TO find our ignorant self In the presence ol
twelve accomplished cooks we accept the paper and
retire into obsourity behind it. Emerging py degrees
as the severe attention d the twelve becomes directed
70 the business Of the hour, examine curiousy ye
reyerep,y, this temple Of Hygeia goddess Of Health
Ills large room, well lighted, ard furnished with
many benches. table or two safe for food and the
black uncomey rarge-thc soOy, conquered Csliban'
who does, without murmuring the will Of n'is ProsPe'
70. The bare walls and uncovered floor shine with
oleapuefs the three windows crystal clears st
long table between the range and the benches STANDS
slender Frank whito-capped. white-jacletod, white
aproued. end girded about with clean napkins who
might be poet but who is the dexterous pair OF hands
which the clever braln Of Monsieur Blot snimHtes.
Against the wall and on a side table, and under That
table and about the range but where confusedly.
are whole families OF ssueepans tribes OF pots lAions
Of pans and races Of porcelain kettles seSes nom IN
fancy to yeuSeysoped maturity, boxes OF oil ages
spoons pewter. wooden, plated, whose " "Iinn.te va
rietyr rivals Cleopatra aEd q collection OF knives
large and snail pointed and bunt, Int al OF q
qtterng keonness. The boxes clearly labeled
contain spices. sugar, salt, rice and ether
appliances Amidst the orderly disorder stands
crystal vase filed with gorgeous Autumn flowers
{, A black board between the windows announces the
BILL OF FARE
:ro,are puree Ia refine, Sea b,ss, baked 49,.
,omstosnucs Stuffed tonlstoes.
:Csulinower al patin ChouAA IA creme
The hour strikes Tire brain mods intelligence TO the
blends which take up their labor. Tho Professor be
gins his in,tructions To these voae. be has already
erplaned bis theory Of the art There remains 10 be
disclosed to them only the hRe praetoes-o be e1'
hbted the delicate results Of his processes, which, he
Is certain viii reward their most serious attention
Twelve notebooks appear, and twelve pencils hover
expectaDily over the paper.
The soup discover already exists ia The embryo
ior French artist never allows his soup kettle to leave
the range where u gently and contentedly SINNERS,
ever ready TO receive the awkward knuckles which
must not disfgure The pretty sdedisb, the msrrowy
bone whose Gasghness banishes its sneculenoe from
the platter the trimmings Of the sbapely Joint h'
skmmngs OF the turbulent pot whence sayory chickens
tender leg Of veal send forth appe.zng prophecies
n Soup being incipent then requested TO con
slider the het which must be treated first requiring
en- longest baking. Upon the fet wo concentrate ou
gaze and learn that 1t weighs Eve pounds that
he carefully cut and trimmed and altogether credit
as as bovine originator Bsking Monsieur explains,
at best an III substitute for roasting. The juices
dried the meat is tonghened Nevertheless he 1atter
himself when the Joint is dressed, and cooked as
}" advises the injuries which the oven inficts are In
measure oYerborne, and the wrOEged aud royal bee
J. "shsll hse his ain again"
PerVsded with sympathy for tho beef, and mental
heaping ohurgn,ions the oven wo hang on the mex
words OF the phlsnthropic Professor. The nsSstan
under magnetic control words being spoken. slice
!, carrot, reduces onion to impalpsbe grains Q
odor adds salt and pepper lays the larded beet in th
pan upon this vegetable basis ponrs adern Of broi
over IT, and sets it the fire. where the liquid boil
furiously, and the beef smokes. Monsieur explain
that this sudden application OF extreme heat slightly
incrusts the meat keeps the juicos pent within.
makes It, therefore nutritious. while bsstng ii ffe
quently with the broth keeps the slriace tender.
We turn now to The tomatoes Que Of the flashing
4 knives describes en- equatorial circle round eigh'
polished. scarlet spheres aGd they are benispbcres
2he aoiduous cOuteEts being scoopeG from the ruddy
bowls into shining aaucepan bread crumbs-wtIch,
10 this skillful Is<aeSe pnt hundred dainty and
tOstbsome disguises-the decatest SPICES ard a sas.
piei0n Of onions rush tOgetkor TO foam the nuHlng
which yonr newborn confidence IN Mausieur Blot as.
snres you viii be excellent AHd il time 10 turn
the fl.et still bubbling on tbs range.
| Soup. beef tomatoes being all under way let US
examine the caulifower Potatoes explain Monsieur
Icing very eTpepsivo, We do not to-day O ook ihom
Aiaefican housewyes cherish the potato but at times
tis cxtravsgant and IL Is never indspeusabls These
tomatoes WIN tier stuflng shall be found very good
The ceuiowcr refined by process Of cooking shall
not rua'nd yoa of its family the cabbais and
really 10 t!s dinafr admirable. there Is no place
for the potato contempt for that escueti forti With
possesses us. and We sgh wasted posial ourrsnoy
ignorantly spent therefor ---,----
Wei then, cauifioHer is boiled with dron a, rilk
In tle water 10 give II whteness and, being boiled
,deBcous dressing l. poured around 1.-THE bs,is Of,
n cry sauce and every gravy being drawn from ts
Ell ausible and oil peryading soupke,tie Tben halo
islaAd In sea Of sauce, whose uneven ssm-ots s,e
white with the inevitable bread erumbs II is ost In Tho
sawniiiA oven. Meanwbe the fllet H. tbetLird ,imo
turned ard we had not seen It quietly nurrod IN the
wen we cclld aver that IL was turning On fplteso
eitlyely thtoegh ltsssYory fumes 1t declares itself
oest aud tho tpmito juice, being quito dono now IA
,hskcd from to range, returned. apoleoszed, to rs
ls:ive selIs, lread<ynmbs again. oven ngain and We
valt Ehle hope bcccniSs frui.ion.
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