The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-12-24
Teaching children to Cook.

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dren, from their volatile temperaments and
forgetfulness, can not be taught or trusted
with cookery. Miss Corson has proved quite
the contrary. Last year she had a class of
children from the New York Home for Sol
diers' Families; this year 10 of them do the
entire cooking for the inmates, at least $50,
in that institution. In all the classes of the
New York Cooking School no pupils are
more industrious, helpful and intelligent than
the little children from the mission schools
and charitable institutions.
In point of fact the children's classes are
the most charming and useful and important,
for the wholesome effect they viii have on
the strata of society they represent. The
artisan course Of instruction for these little |
folks and elder girls comprises the prepare
ton and cooking of simple Dishes selt ting |
the table, bringing in the dinner, waiting |
at table, removing and washing soiled dishes, |
and regulating kitchen and dining room.
Let us go and take peep at the children. /
\ little flock, under the guidance of kindly |
matron, is passing down to the basement; we
enter with them. How merrily they babble |
as they divest themselves of hats and shawlsl
What ripple and trill of childish laughter
as they strive for the first rows of chairs
Listen. A sudden hush, settling down in
seats and smoothing of aprons as Miss Cor
son appears, and,s dotfing bonnet and cloak,
| takes ner position Denlnu the table, Win -
CHEEKY g Good afternoon children"
The lesson of the day, says the blackboard
is nFried Fillets of Founder, "Maitre d Ho-
| tel Butter" "Grilled Fish Bones" and Scar
| amel Custards.''
Two or three girls are usually chosen
different ones at each lesson-to assist in
making the dishes; so when the material
was laid on the table and the lesson announced
Miss Corson said, what little girl is anxious
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strsng hands,"
A dozen hands were held up at once. Sc
lecting one of the eldest girls. who cano
around and stood by her side, Miss Corson,
taking ND a sharp. thin-bladed knife, deity
cut off the whole side piece or flet of the
fish entire, and then handing the knife to the
watchful girl at her side, gave minute direc-
tons from time to time, which were followed
so accurately that the remaining three tillets
were soon lying, skin side down, ON the eoun-
ter. Miss Corson, then taking the knife,
showed the class how to cut the fillets clean
from the skin.
Meanwhile another little girl is called for
to make the breading. With flushed cheeks
, and an air of importance, little wee thing
steps up, seiZes the roller and vigorously rolls
the bread crumbs to powder, beats an egg up
with spoonful of water and retires. The
elder girl, who by this time has prepared the
, remaining fillets, breads them, dips them in
the egg and in the bread again. and lays
them on a dish, in readiness to be fried a
delicate brown in smoking hot lard.
"NcS, children, you observe that we have
a nice bone left; shall we throw it away or
use it? / think it would be nice grilled. We
will take some mustard. salt, pepper, salad
; ell and vinegar-mcke paste of them and
spread it over the bone. Then let us broil it
on an oiled gridiron. and afterward serve il
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: Now, besides the tillets from the fish, we have
e this, making two delicious dishes where peo-
\ pie commonly make but one"
u The children looked very wise little
hungry for the coming feast, and exceeding
" interested An unusual flutter took place
however, when two little girls were called fol
to make "lemon custards," and one to make
"Maitre Hotel Butter" All the hands went
/ up at once at the mere mention of sustards
e The fortunate girls who were chosen marched
:, around behind the Counter, and the resigned
, remainder subsidized into placid attention.
u One of the little maids beat the eggs lust
e lily, while the other, sweetening and favorine
e a quart of milk according to direction, Sc
Is it on the fire to boil stirring it care
e fully; then a sieve was held over the beaten
e eggs, the milk with its lemon rind and suga
b strained therein, then poured into cups, which
IS were placed in baking-pan with hot waite
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sr tiously slid the pan into the oven, Ter fac,
y aglow with pride IN the safe performance o
L her task. Meanwhile the third little damse
N had chopped her parsley, mixed it with al
ounce of butter, a teaspoonful of lemon-juice
D. and little salt and pepper, after which sh
OF retired to her seat; and another small chilt
came forward to drop the fillets in the smok
ing lard. All the class waited for the lemol
custards, casting troubled chances at the clock
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oven and placed upon the table, the lesso
: concluded, the children crowded around t
- taste and receive their shares of the fnishe
results of the lesson. Little tin pals poppe
40 up nsysteriously to receive the well-earne
q dainties. Hats and shawls were hastily don
!. ned, the little ones hprried out of DOORS ano
!, Pausing on the pavement, cooed and fiuttere
q q with satisfaction over the contents of thei
- little pals like so many doves in dovecot
"A pecking corn.
ty A New Method of Treating Consumption
n There has been good deal of discussio
n in the German medical press with regard {
I'd new method of treating consumption
lg Some time ago Professor Klebs, of Prague
I'd in addressing the German association for tn
st advancement of science and medicine
e Munich, called attention to the large mum
IL Der of internal diseases which are known I
rs be caused by infection, chasing among theI
in tubercular disease. DR.. Max Schneider,
n privat- decent of the University of Greif
3 wald, was interested in the subject an
VS. sought to elucidate it last winter by sere
ce Of experiments. He produced tuberculosi
n in several rabbits, and subjected one group
Mt them to the ordinary treatment. This grou
eft soon died, but perfect cure was effected i
re the case of the others, which were put 70
IN several hours day in box filed with tn
K vapors Of solution Of what the German
e, call "benzoesaures Natron" Struck by thes
p, experiments, Professor Rokitsahky, of Inn:
a brsick, has caused his consumptive patient
ne in the bospital there to inhale similar vapor
c. daily; and the results are said have far SUI