, 1873-08-10
AMATEUR COOKERY.
THE Newest Notion OF tho Pretty Girls
of kIostOn.

IlkG newest NOItOn " lAC A'EGELY &1E4h
Of EsostOn.
Fro,l tic Loaton Post
There ia kitchen millennium approaching,
when tho occupation Of domestic croakors will
be gono, and they will hayo to search elsewhere
for employment, because tho question OF soryico
is to be speedily settled "What shall we do
with our daughters 7" questions Mrs. Liyormoro
OF nearly every 1yceum nudionco i'll tho country.
" Mako cooks of thom," nnBwers Mrs. Howe tri-
nmphantly, and she scts to work at onco on ler |
plan OF reformation. 1t has had q ANAL beginning
in tho "GirlB Club" Thoy nloot every Saturday
during tho wintor. When it was timo for tho
meetings to conHo for tho BonBon thoY resolved
themselves into number Of small clubs for
work during tho summon. There was French
class formed, an 1talinn class, q claea in montal
philosophy, nnothor in social ana1yais, mud at
HRS. Howe'a suggestion cooking club:
This in by many the largoBt class Of all, and de-
cidedly tic most enthusiastic. ALI manner Of
experiments nro tried; old family recipes are
hunted up that hnve boon hidden nway because
thoy have boon utterly uscless, ind yet wore Kept
in tho family like tradition Fronch cook
books aro studied with moro earnostnesB than
was ever giyon to Fronch grammar. The reg
uation cook looks On aghast, but as yot says
nothing. She il d trifle moro superciliou8 slo
is very skeptical Hhe dpos not lolioye Tint this
now enthusiasm will Inst; Bhe dooe not drenm
that her scoptrc il falling from her hands to the
dainty white ones opon to receive it. Isn't this
tho beginning Of q social revolution?
Every week u supper or dinner or brcakfast
is given at tho houso Of ono Of the monlbor8, and
everyone has to contribute something to tho
foast. Tho mysterious " "6omething comes in Il
land-bnslot carefully packed, aud iB given into
tho hands Of tho ones who arrange the tabies.
Then there il suoi q hutter Of anticipation aud
cagornose until tho doors nro opened into tho
dining-room, WHOM thoy all flock eagerly out,
first 70 test eaoh others cooking. "flow nioe
that bread looks, Who mndo it z"
"Oh these delicious almond cheoBo cakes,
whoro did they como from?"
~ brought them, calls ono, " and what tinao
bud with them. I didn't butter my tins enough
and thoy broke droadfully whom took them out;
but mondod every ono, md you never would
know"
"Parker nouAo 1olls Who is up to that, L
Tie blonde beauty Of tho club acknowledged
tho rolls, and laor sister, young matron, laid
claim to tho broud, wllilo the cEickon croQuotteB
woro owned BY q bright blacls-oyod girl, who,
when lar dutios Oh mi Rctivo mo1nbor OF tho Cook
ing Club permit lor, translateB biographies from
tile Goruan aud writes pretty letters for the
papers. OF course al these girls arc worry caro-.
ful of criticiam, aud they praise everything that
comes to tho table aa thoy feel In duty hound to
do. But thoro il beyond TINT a toBt by which
everything Ia really tried. Aftor the supper il
over q general talk on cooking ensues, aud re-
cipes aro exchanged. II rocipo is not aekod
for, tho unfortunate dsl, ia mover again ofrerod
at TINT Table. Ono OF tho young ladics has al
ready determined on gathering togethor tho
incest rcolpes those that hayo boon testod, and
publishing cook hook--A cook book for girla,
to bo used for all practical purpoBos by tho COM
Ing cookH. It will DO desIgnod for those young
housokocpers, too, who are going to begin their
domestic llfo i'll tho old fashioned Way-thRt by
for tllor houaos themselves md making then
| rpAlIY homes.