, 1879-06-08
COOKING.
MISS pODs1 LECTURES.

From the psrlor to the. Kitchen seems to be
but step, and yet in the great bulk OF Amert-
eau homes the gulf between them rivals the
wonderful canons in the Rocky Mountains.
Very few American women are good cooks.
Most Of them have q smattering knowledge
about pastry, out those who can brou
steak or chop, roast joint, and
even boil potato, ore SO rare as
to be almost phenomenal. Almost every where
the task OF preparing the food i lett to the
hired eirl,-a person generally without educa-
tion taste or judgment DyspepSia p[esa33!s sa3
There are societies for teaching women how to
draw and pant, how to make embroidery ana
laces,. how to work impossible dogs III perlln
wool, but none to teach them how to DO that
most neelfu1 of all household dutles,-cook
wholesome, hearty meal.
Commencing tomorrow afternoon at Hershey
Hall, Miss Matilda Lees Dods will give series
Of six lectures on cooking, with plact1cat ilus,
tration. She is graduate OF the National
Training School at South Kensington, London,
England. To the reporter OF the Indianapolis
| Journal Miss Dods gare the material Tor the
! following account Of the school aud the method
| Of its work:
On first entering the pupil is taken to The soul
| lery. where for awcek she is shown how to clean
nlI the vessels used in cOoktnS-pots, pans anu
Kettles, tins. ETC. Those at South kcnsington are
| Of copper, but Miss Dods is delighted with Amer
lean granite wre and has aaoptsd a It amoes qoex af
! tielo must be OF immaculate cleanliness. From
| tho scullery the next step Is the demonstrating
ss Ss maf1e tne : Is
artisan Kitchen, where arc prepared only the plain
! est winds Here is shown 1"w to eook meats ano
FADE a is The middle -c1ass, Kitchen II which the
pnpll is told how to make creams 1e!hes, and alm
Die desserts Next 10 the high class, where she Is
Initiated in all the mysteries Of entree, rag99t'
niece de resistance, etc, Of . gantemane table.
| Two months huve thus been taken mp, and t9e pu-
nil has only her notes to snow she has learned any
| Thing But from this class she goes BACK 10 tne
scnIiery az teacher, and through each in tho same
capacity. .sho is now brought before the augus
~ho i 4 dnsy 5nsG kneW This ps5na
Is comnoscd OF the following titled danes anc
Lords: DUKE Of Richmond, Lady Marian Afford.
Sir Henry Cole, and the non hsyIso oe
M Miss b. did before her class here. This is .
yery tryin. ordeal, for, though she may bc ven
good cook she may ia'l n ai1hs1 81 pona m a D.
sssa st o s'os SS
ho ta s1a as She tsn en2 kesD
rreal number fail to pass the strict demonstra
t;nn and examination, and we believe MISS Doo
said out Of her class q s3y 9n i9ut a5tsndaoee
zoo. but Of this number many DO mo not ;t; hntfn TO-
course, which ia five months: ~ me & tuition ~ !,
not r5e ~ tme 1a' Is not Great
1ne ctst tetai - crna1diture is about $3.50. In IT,
dau hoo1 aTs taap6t and demonstrated 200 recipes
TO tScse ss ha. added ao3 more some ops hs
own creation. others given her, Some OF tne mos mos
anioS s.n Of dishe1 unknown to this tigh
tte liaI island This is a9t estaS
and 6s own afd
70 tof en19 9ay how keep tue Young bs hus
6onas love, and stately dowager Duchess CO bo7
drives up the portals and IN ie1son hpor ua
the Yoans @ ers from seesva
feeling The o. 81 Il
now s"a, W wv Siss Dods contempatcs establishing
scboo u the Unied States while she has
s3ss j. il more He1 Hap ssisi kfy Iii ihas
W. ~ ahonl,I they establish school IN th
se5 aaa tney viii probably xth 4
ssss af tSo Mdis WIN
the pantry and linen closet.