The New York herald., 1877-11-21
THE POOR MANS POT.

SON ABOUT CHEAP DlNNERs-THE COOKING
SCHOOL TO BE REoPENED ON DECEMBER A.
Miss Juliet Corscns efforts behalf OF popularizng
cheaper and wholesomer methods OF cookery than
have hitherto prevailed among US seem to have
cited such widespread attention In this city, that the
writer was sent yesterday to th0cooking school in St
Marks place TO obtain the latest data the succegs
OF this good work. rho HgRArO has lately received
large number Of inquiries tor Miss Corson's famous
little pamphlet ''riiteen Cent Dinners for Working
mems Families" many OF them accompanied
by postage stamp. and IT was also with view Of
supplying this want that the visit was made. Miss
Corson was highly gratined that tho readers OF the
HERALD showed an interest In tho little book, and
begged to announce that these letters should bo ad
dressed to her at No. St Marks place, whcre sho
would be most happy to promptly comply with every
application for copy. L. Is certainly recommcnda.
ton oi her cooking receipts to find that this high
prcstess OF artistic cookery The most bloom
ing, rosy, vivacious and good natured women In New
York. Docs she not herself say the preface TO her
little work.
"Good food, properly cooked, gives us good blood
sound bones, healthy brans, strong nerves and nrm
nesh, TO say nothing Of good tempers and KIND
hearts,"
Miss Corson was found speaking to a worlongnan
who dressed IN his best had come all the way from
Jersey City TO obtain tho book Hc said his vile told
uu uus w c0uc noIne WltuOuL IL quo tneu TcJOineu
her secretary, VINO was sitting out pile OF
letters that mad all by yesterday mornings mall
and then aminby settled herself Tor tho interview.
PROGRESS TuE WORK.
"Miss Corson, what progress the cause Of good
cooking makingf"
81 think excellent PROGRESS" she replied with
beaming prdo "rhe interest that generally taken
in this little work convncos mo OF It, You can
scarcely take up paper without indiug discus
sion cooking and after all, II Is tho press that Is
now the great working engine OF the age. Ii the
poor people got hold Of my little book and have
been benefited by it they havo TO thank tho press
for it,"
SHOW many copies OF tho book have you distrib-
utcds"
II had an edition OF TO- 900 struck or she replied
Sand or this number have only twenty loft. am
now having another 10000 printed You soc have
hore applications Tor 1t from New Orleans to Ontario,
Canada, ana from Brooklyn 10 California"
She said this with Concert but in tone OF honest
pride her benencent labor. She was now qucs
toned 10 who betrayed tho expenses OF the
pamphlet and 1t required somo persuasi on to induce
the modest lady 70 make the crsdtable avowal. that
ioliows:-
II have paid Tor it myself. Tho two editions Will
have cost mo about 5000, winch confess, quite
amount for woman like myself VINO has to work Tor
her own living But, you see, mono OF the charitable
societies would take It up and print 1t. offered the
men OF the Poor ana ST. Vincent dc Paul. and a down.
town printer even offered to print 900 copies gratis
Tor the as.namoa society. but nothing done, and
SO had 10 take 1t into my own hands,
ENCOURAGEMENT FROM WORKING pEoPLK
'iou meet WIN great encouragement from the
working peopleY"
"ies, very great Indeed. At first did not mean to
go 70 tue expense Of printing the book myself but
what decided mo was tho following touching lcttcr
got"
Here MISS corson took from among the pIo OF
lettcrs that encountered tho taDlo tho following writ
ten In worknaman's scrawl:-
MoRRIsANIA N. ". August 10
Mr. DEAR MApAME-I read in the sunday papers to-day
the is;a vile IL s f
and was very anxious T. know how II could be done
" a per day: There's about ninety working there
would hamey sassss you ws y os our @
economical II any person with AN intelligent eye
gard bodies he 70 II.
clus,on wa need some advice. A WORkINGMAN.
Turning to the pamphlet reference made TO tho
fact that nor bill OF iare allowing ory1ve per
day or So 10 weekly Tor amily Of six two adults
ana iour cniidrenj might be- objected to by many
workinxmen not being generous enough.
SOME OBJECTIONS MET
II am very gaa you mention that point, Tor II is one
that has been mentioned in several quarters You
will the title page that have written tho pam.
phlet or free circulation among families OF working
men earning 81 oO, or lcss per day. II you ask inc
II that IL enough Tor strong, generous Diet answer
that II Is not All that claim that the bill fare
which provide 1t torty-hve cents per day Tor family
ot SIX viii contain twice much nourshment and
viii satisfy them much better than the food
craliy obtained by poor working people for sixty or
seventy cents per day. DO mean to gay that the
higher paid workinsmen shall not live any better
thoy can afford II. The poor mans family when they
have hiteen cents think they can have nothing
better Tor that than sloppy coffee with bread,
while show them that ior that small amount they
can get hearty, hot meal -
.'You have been attacked by tho CommunIsts?"
Yes, some OF them have taken umDrage ut my
saying in one OF my letters that was better TO try
than 10 mako him discontentcd with It," And laEsh-
ing heartily she drew TINS chaslc epstic IRON her heap
OF letters. which was postmarked and dated Phiadel-
pha.--
Miss ConsoN viii obligo us II you will recommend
your dog feed 70 ccrgymon priests LAWYERS newspaper
suckera ANA MI other .lovcpipe ih,eve ra
bers diers. bummers aud vcnin that kind.
the noble R5tsssrEasE Sa X n %usAr H. Of 1880
T.. S.--Put it ia ths papers,
'.rbe olhor day certain Communist called upon
me, too ana informed mo that II did not retract
The language above alluded 10 should be assaiIed.
But am not airaidn she added bravey, and it /.
suthciont satisfaction TO mo know THAI the real
workingmen o New YORK appreciate what am trying
TO do for them"
MAccARoSI AND LgSTILs.
"You make great use OF vegetables In your bill
lentils peas BEANS &C., and also, notice, OF macoa-
ROM ~
YES consider them great aids In tho dietery OF
poor workingmen Take maccaroni, ior instance,
which Is not only very cneap but most wholesome,
nutritious ana delicious dish. pound OF imported
maccaron,, which costs fifteen cents, VIII wnen boiled
make a dish OF four pounds ana be sufficient for nvo
uuuits. We all know that this imported
m .ccaroni is mado oi that superb wheat when
grows on the shores Of the Mediterranean
and OF the red hungarian wheat. There's
great deal OF gluten IN IT, and every particle OF II Is
nutritiouA IL Is much better than bread Then | am
trying nard 10 poDuiarzc lcIlls. We know that tho
builders OF the pyramids who certainly mad TO work
very hard, lived on the red leniiis, and whom DR..
Prime travelled Palestine he found most OF poo.
pc still living on rod lent. soup II Is perfectly pos
sible 10 i've on THESE three vcgetabes-beans, peas
and entiis-wnch afford all tho elements or nulritivo
strength"
TRIENfT nERsELF
tHavc ever tried this WOrkIugmung bill OF fnFO
yourselif"
'Indced have, aud these two ladies also" pointing
other members OF tho housuhodl ave ail lived
IL Tor week and did not suicr ny IT, However,
shall soon puDlsh book on twcnty.hv cent dinners,
WITH many useful receipts, which Will be- better
adapted tor all but tho very poorest classes Of people.
AS 10 tho present pamphlet. am proud TO know that
II has done much good already. There are,
ing 70 tue OF the Womens Protective Union
So 900 worknemens families In this city whose
earnings do not exceed 81 90 "a day Ny book tells
them how 1.-Two at iorfyvc cents per day, and n
teach lneln live well Tor forty 1.-Two cents as
they did before Tor sevonlyvc cents docs that NOT
represent a saving o thirty conts per day about
SI0O per annum aud $4,000 families IS 1000, O0U
Aud Is that not result worth uttainingf"
rho writer here was cOurteously allowed to Inspect
the most interesting letters received by Miss Corson,
aud found many conveying grateful thanks Tor tho