The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-11-17
MY ExPERIEEGE AS "A COOK


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"Confound the tfashi T exclaim-
ed, as 1 threw down the newspaper /
had been reading, and took up med
ical work instead, o05s,&s bssoTis7f
10" Saysi what's the matter now?F
sang my 4sancy; sister Jenny, as she
pieked- the OFFENDING paper and
laid iE,leafefnilK iR It's appropriate
place. as,,-g --gJy,oftes aes aga essz.a
a, why, here is q long story to prove
that men cannot cook,
o. aAnd can they?" ...-......--. s1a
< e! What question! Of course they
can, if they will bring their minds
down to such trifiing employment.
Can your hands accomplish anything
that mine cannot?" and 1 held up
my ten digits, shaped and colored
like her own. ,,,.l1 r..
0t9Bnt this writer-1 have read the
story" she replied, "makes out her
case from the ignorance of her hero,
not his ineapacity ~ .-.....--. -.---2l
n Ezaetly lyi~Bat=hew long would Il
take man of common Esense and the
least observation to prepare meal !
I, am sure I could do SO now, and you
know I am seldom in. the kitchen, and
when | am my thoughts are always
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@Perpaps ySu could; but Unjust GO
there now, for Amy has been called
away to-day, and it is her week to
help mamasznd mine in the cham
bers; SO I have doubls duty you see y
and she wentont leaving me to won-
der why authors would write snd ed
it0rs publish such unreasonable stuff.
My mother was pattern house
keeper, and siiice my fathers death
1.-Two years-had managed, with the
help of myltwe sisters, to do without
a 81 servant, foEo9 familysof four per-
sons. Our. home was situated in a
small village, where I was born,
where I am now. practicing medicine
With tolerable success 9,a !,
"This is delicious corn bread,
mother" l said, at the tea-table, help
ing MYSELF TO a second square; q did
yoA make it, or did Jenny?n
aJenny make il, It'll she fspIed, With
a aglancesof APPRECIATION at my sister.
e She is learning very fast; I shall
give her the pastry when her next
week comes around"
20, NAL there, is no use talking
about learning telcook to Edward; he
thinks a knowledge of that employ
ment comes naturally to all-boys as
well as girls-and that he could pre-.
pare meal now, if he would only
bring his mind down to such trifing
occupation" ,,..-,or
,"Very likely, - was v the reply +; and
then turning TO me she asked, i"how
would you make this corn bread you
relish so well?"
"The easiest thing in the world
motheriE First,lI would take that
square board-(' moulding board,
suggested Jenny , "no matter for the
name, seolonglas J. know its use,"
replied +" on that I should set pan
Of meal, and to the meal should ado
some liquid to make # moist, ani
then roll 1t out on, the board and pu
it in a dripper, and into the oven t.
bakef There, Miss Jenny what d.
yop think now?"3 ,n,Jr,. bas s,o,. .t,.q
| laPatty-cake, patty yrcake,T bakers man, L.
| $50 Twill master as fast as cant 81 "a
Roll it, and prick it, and mark it with T,
l And toss it in the oven for Tommy and me,
recited the tmeqkeN1IRutm my mother
in her gentle manner, gave me yer
bal recipe, then and there; and bein!
a little nettled at my self-importan
sister,I treasured oit btenaciously, de
tefmiiined ste show her. at some futur
time, that ie6odincsit was the most prom
inent fault in her character. A few
days later the family received an in
vitation to double edding, of som
cousins, in an adjoining state, "A
week was the ,shortesfs time in whicI
the trip could be accomplished, and
couldonot think of leaving my patient
SO long, but my mother and sister
4 could go, certainly fIA "
Butrwhos VIII cook for" YOU Z? Gsm
m i. aalsadl ssi .iH sdl Essi i'iw h5iti~
HsAJ II
Edward Cooper ,of course" re
piled. "1f he cannot cook enoug
for one to eat, for one week, l hav
greatly, oyerrated his poWers;aIr d4k
Mother and Anna strongly objected
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