The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-14
A SOUP MATINEE.
OUR COOKS AND woRKINGwoMEN LEARNING TO
PREPARE sAvoRY soUPs--PRoGRAMaE OF THE
PLAIN COOKS CLAss-HoW TO RENDER Can

OUR COOKS AND woRKINGwosEN LEARNING TO
PREPARE sAvoRY soUPs--PRooRAMaE OF THE
PLAIN COOKS cLAss-How TO RENDER CAB
BAaE oDoRLEss.
The plain cooks class Of tho New York Cooking
School at No. ST Marks place formally opened
yesterday afternoon by Miss uet Corson that bravest
OF all women, has undertaken the formidable task
OF teaching New York how to cook II Talleyrand
who said that America country OF many religions
but only one sauce. We have improved since Taiey-
rand, II not in religion at least in New
York certainly be said DO city OF only
one sauce. when ladies' like Mrs. Paran Stevens pay
cooks like the niigious Godeur $45 week. and when
some uptown restaurateurs and clubs pay much
higher salaries TO artistic French Chefs there
little doubt that our taste for good cooking Is growing
apace with our appreciation OF music, art and litera
ture first rate cook Will now earn as much as an
experienced bookkeeper and as many well educated
physician and lawyer Of small practice. Al restau
rants like Delmonico's the highest order Of French
cooking may DO enjoyed This, however, only re-
moves small portion of the trouble While the class
OF people who afford to eat Delmonicos and the
few restaurants OF equally high order, and who
pay their cooks S45 week, undoubtedly may revel
only in many religions but also many sauces. It
must be remembered that they. after all, form only
exceedingly small part OF our community
COOKING cHEAPLY AND WILL
The question Is not How well live II We
have plenty OF money!" but show well can we live If
moderately poor?" In almost any OF the capt.
tails Of Europe good wholesome meal may be OBJ
tanned for fifty sixty cents, and good female cooks
may be hired tor So or IS month. Most of us here
cannot certainly afford to initiate Mrs. Paran stevens
paying man cook $4o y week, beside his board,
which is probably moro than the average well edu-
Gated New Yorker can earn in these dreadully hard
times. We glad If nnd some humble Irish
woman to do our cooking for $l2 or $l4 month.
Many Of US cannot keep any COOKS at all, and 1t is
among this immense class that Miss Corson seeks
accomplish her benencent work. Her aim is not only
to show that food can be made paataDe and
even delicious which is generally spoilt; also
cally and by people OF tho most moderate
means Good cooking also means economical cooking,
aud the bad cook Will waste enough IN the preparation
Of dinner 10 provide the good with modest but
savory and wholesome meal Miss Corson during hor
lessons lays the greatest stress on this point
OF economy, and it is her special pride that she
teach cook TO prepare good dinner more cheaply
than he or she could prepare bad one.
PLAIN COOKS COURSE
Yesterday was 'soup Matinee not for ladies and
housekeepers, out for workingwomen and cooks and
which has founded by OF the pr ointment aud
public spirited women Of New York. The Board Of
Filth avenue; Mrs. Henry 5. Lea~tt, OF No. / East
Forteth street; Mrs NJ. NJ Quackenbos. Mrs 4. l..
Youmans, Mira Clarence L. Mitchell. NO. 81
West Twenty-ourth street; Miss Youman-, Hon.
John W. Mitchell and Professor +. l.. Youmans,
and other well known ladies' and gentlemen. The
course Of this school OF cookery will DO as foows:-
Twelve consecutive lessons Will constitute course
beginning with general stock Tor soup, scotch BROTH
pea SOUP consomme vermicelli aud spinach SOUP
Second lesson, March 49, nsh boiled, baked, fried,
broiled, and made into flIets Third lesson, March 20,
ragouts banquettes and curries OF meat and broied
meats. Fourth lesson March ~, large meat dishes,
la mode beet canton OF lamb, stuffed breast Of veal,
and baked ham Fifth lesson, March ~, poultry and
game, roasted, fricassecd, boiled and broIed. SIKH
lesson, March 80, vegetables seventh lesson, April g.
maccaroni Eighth lesson, April 6, eggs Ninth
lesson, April ~. bread and biscuits Tenth lesson,
April II, cake and pies. Eleventh lesson, April II,
cookery for the SICK Twelfth lesson April TO- dishes
tor children record Will be kept OF the progress and
skill OF every pupil, from which her certificate or
reference VIII be drawn. These classes to be
sell-supporting, as lar AS possible, by small tuition
lees pupils able to pay ana to be further sus-
tanned by subscriptions and gifts ali funds
be expended under the direction OF the managers and
by persons appointed by them. The following schedule
OF tuition fees has been fixed upon:-For girls who
bear their expenses. and the wives daugh
Of working men, nifty cents Tor single lesson, or live
dollars course charitable societies. IN behalf OF their
prot6g6s, i've dollars course; voluntary SUBSCRIBERS
will DO entitled to select for training intelligent and
respectable e'ris capable OF oeing made valuable help
for young housekeepers, and to send thom course
OF lessons after consulting the managers ladies who
wish to send their cooks tor instruction DO bv
paying ten dollars course; the conditions of adms-
sion ~ exceptional cases Will be determined by the
managers.
THE s'soUP MATINEE YESTERDAY
Scotch broth, pea, vermic and spinach soup
formed the programme Tor yesterdays matinee.
Owing to the threatening weather the class was small
but 1t was an interesting one, nevertheless Instead
OF the ladies rusting silks, such had
the 'omelete Matinee, previously described in these
columns, there were number OF female cooks from
Fifth avenue and less pretentious residences. and
some sturdy, intelligent working women OF the better
class, who were ANXIOUS TO delight thor lords with
bowl OF delicious soup. II would, OF course be impos.
sbe TO describe al length the preparation OF the soups
as artisticaly accomplished by NJ. Paas during tho
two hours lesson. The stock having been made be-
forehand the pupils saw, as were only the finale Of
the soupy performance Miss Corson explained every
detail with tho greatest patience, and MADE pupils
take constant Dotes, which she carefully revised before
they lett
ut time, "do II IN as pretty manner possible.
You can cook just as well when you cook nicely and
PRETTY. There is great deal In the appearance OF
the food and the BETTER the preter II looks, tho
the eaters will ike It."
The '.grs" laughed at this good-naturedly, and to
judge from their faces they seemed to cordially
with Miss Corson They were all very attentive aud
eager to learn, but occasionally, when Miss Corson
used some word they did not understand. sucn
nutritious" for instance they seemed slightly stag
gered. Miss Corson, however, soon Tell into more
familiar strain OF conversation remarking, pleasantly
~ must learn some Saxon words'
CABBAGE FRAGRANCE.
Luckily there Is no cabbage soup; but, In speaking
OF tho cooking OF vegetables, Miss Corson revealed
new theory OF cabbage cooking which, II II can be APP
piled TO the national sauerkraut OF tho fatherand Is
well worthy the attention OF Prince Bismarck, Count
Motkc and other gentlemen who kindly take care of
the German nation "l you want TO remove the smell
from cabbage while you arc cooking ~ said Miss
Corson lightly, anu evidently quite unconscious OF the
greatness Of her discovery put tiny bit OF washing
soda into it-a piece not larger than the tip of my
lead pcnc--and you VIII lnd II will entirely lose It's
disagreeablo odor.n
Several OF tho "girls" must have been very fond of
cabbage, particularly cabbage without SMELL they
looked immensely pleased at this useful piece OF
nation
IL IS needless to say that the soups all great
The pupils smacked their lips and declared
they were tho best they had tasted. NJ. Pa!las
srokcd his black and glossy muslachc with great salts
faction, cast lew demurcly tender glances at
his silent but admrDg scholars, and the curtain fell
the soup matinee The next lesson will DO on
Thursday Qo-morrow) and will be devoted to fish.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.