The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-09

New York has cheap dinner missionary
IA the person of Miss Juliet Corson. She has
nubllshefl book entitled "Fifteon Gent Din
uers.s md Ia now conducting an earnest and
vigorous crusade In behalf Of these cheap
dinners, not only In New York. but In all the
{ 6fties Of the Union. II the papers are TO be
believed she has done great deal Of good
among tho wolkingmen and poorer classes,
Who generally understand little enough OF
trtie eCoromy, and fail TO get half the COM
forts to which their wages entitle them,
IL III Tor them Miss Corson preaches. Many
q her ideas are undoubtedly excellent, and,
b carried out, would prove ext9mely bene-
fIoial III Id true her "fifteen cont dinner 10
\ somewhat vegetarian, but withal 1t is very
rod one for the price, healthy and nutritious
ffsr main idea ID to utilize vegetables more as
IA afticIe OK food than they are now, and par
\ Ngulnrly the cheaper vegetables, many OF
which are altogether neglected For instance,
eho Ii earnestly endeavoring to introduce
luntIlH4 d vegetable seldom eaten In this cotn-
txy4~into New York. and supports this with
npt quotations from the Bible. showing Tint
tho ancient Hebrews were exceedingly fond
u them. Peas and beans are also favorite
dishes of hers for cheap dinners; and mac
aronf che fairly worships Us the standby
I md hope of the poor
One pound of macaroni, p,Tchasable for
Aftoen cents, will, she declares, increase IN
weight I'd four pounds when boiled. and be-
come simple food for five adults. 1t Is agood
6nd healthy article OF food, she claims: made
I III the finest Italian or Hungarian wheat and
extremely nourishing and nutritious. Of
goupg also, the hope and salvation OF the poor
md INFO tunate she has, Of course, many
varieties, and gives several prescriptions for
making gallons Of soup at merely nominal
eost. She does not limit her dinners, how
EVER. 10 fifteen cents, % she has now on hand
IL book with recipes for twenty-five cont din
naze, nc for king. Beyond this she will not
10, being unable to see how any one can
Want more than quarter Of o dollar dinner.
Miss Uorson Id not u mere visionary, but
1xtremely practical in her ideas. She has
Nopellod b cooking school In 80. Marks Place,
Now York city, where oil who wish 10 can go
md ba Instructed In cooking cheap dinners
Xh4 place IL daily thronged by hundreds of
Door women, anxious to learn this important
md necessary household duty, and has
already met with practical and substantial
nncoass and materially improved the dinners
81 tho New York worlsingmen Such kitch-
I'M. We believe, exist in almost all European
eiti0s, but somehow they have never taken
root Or flourished In this Countrywide coun-
try Of bad cooking. Bob Ingersoll, 1t is true,
proposed culinary college. but even were
CONGRESS- to hcarken TO his wise advice, IL
would scarcely benefit the poorer classes.
A missionary like Miss Corson. with ear
instances and zeal In her mission, Is Of more
benefit to the poorer classes than whole
|nrmy 81 politicians with Utopian schemes for
the benefit Of the worktngmen. We think,
however, that Miss Corson would materially
Increase her ability for good If she were to
pay New Orleans short visit, as our city
boaAts OF more cheap yet delicious dishes,
The fruit Of Creole invention. than any other
VI the world.