The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-11
Cookery in the london schools.

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The London School Board have Initial
cd q system Of education In cookery. In
the hut place, 1t was found necessary thai
emily qualified teachers should DO provided
and, accordingly, early in the year 1877,
the Board adopted as an article In the code
Of regulations a rule TO the effect that zone
or more Of the mlstresses In every girl
school must be competent to teach cook.
cry and all head and assistant mlstreSses
OF girls schools, who were not already
competent to teach cookery, were strongly
urged to attend course OF lessons on
that subject. These lessons have been
given at four cookery centres, situated 70.
BpeCtively In the divisions Of Greenwich,
MarylebOne, Hackney and Lambeth, being
thus available 10 teachers In all parts OF
London. The instruction Is both theo.
retical and practical, aud the teachers are
not admitted TO an examination In the
practical department until they have pas.
sed a satisfactory examination In theofet.
cal cookery. Certificates have been grant.
ed TO those mistfesses who have success.
fully passed both classes OF examination.
The subjects Of examination, both theo.
retical and practical, are confined within
the limits In which Il Is required that In.
struction shall be given 10 scholars. This
cannot better be illustrated than by
quoting some Of the questions required to
be answered by the teachers before pass.
Ing their examination In theoretical cook.
cry. These questions illustrate In q. sim.
pie and iOrcible manner the character Of
the instruction In cookery which Is after.
ward given by the teachers to tho adyanc.
ed girls In the board schools Of London,
Name and explain briefly the six com.
monest ways oil cooking meat. Give a
full recipe for preparing a piece Of meat
IN any Of the ways you MENTION" "Name
six Of the most valuable fresh vegetables
used In this country. Give recipes for
boiling old potatoes, Tor boiling Caulillow.
or and serving Il with melted BUTTER"
"What are the general rules to be observ.
ed In roasting meat? How long would It
take TO roast seven pounds OF beef, and
how. wonld you set about it2n dHow
would you make leg OF beef soup?n
"W hat are the different methods OF pre-.
pairing beef tea? Give two OF the recipes. "
"HOw would you make quartern Of -four
into broad" GIVE the recipe for a meat
pie. :" "What Is the difference between
flesh Of white and oily fsh2 How would
you stuff and bake haddOck?n "What
Is iOt-au.feu2 How would you prepare
1t with six pounds Of beef? What beef
would yon use and what other ingredi.
ents2" Mention some ways OF re-cook.
ing old meat" "What dishes can Won
prepare with Australian meat? Give the
recipe for one" "Give the rules for boil.
ing meat and the time allowed" "How
would You prepare an Irish stew?" GLOW
would you prepare dish OF beef 10
mode2' "What utensils are necessary for
a small kitChen?"
We have quoted Of considerable length
from the questions put at cookery exam.
nations, in order that an accurate idea
may be obtained OF the character OF the
instruction given. The matter speaks for
Itself, aud We think there are very few
people who will be prepared seriously to
argue that instruction OF this kind ought
not TO be given 10 girls In boarding
schools. The scheme OF teaching adopted
by the board is To give to the older girls
in certain schools at least twelve lessons
on Food and It's Preparation" and twelve
lessons in practical cookery. The prac-
tice lessons are given to girls upon one
half day In each week. They are given
by Nh Instructor appointed by the board,
who Is paid salary OF sos per annum.
The board have resolved To provide kitch.
ems at twenty-one schools throughout the
city.