Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-14
Cincinnati Cooking Club.

CINCINNATI CoOkiuy Clup'
Cir cinDaii Drummer.
The young ladies of an ultra 'nsh.
touable quarter Of Cincinnati have or
gSniged, or IA her made a starr at or
gaI iNng, a cooking cluo, but fsom re-
ports OF the fret meeting which we
have received, we have come doubts
as 90 ITS successful accomplishment.
Ga the day set for tho meeting ali The
young women Interested turned out
in furca In their good clothes, ana
aome twenty or more were present.
No regular order OF exercises wne
adopted, but an informal talk took
place jost TO test the sense OK he
meeting
Miss d ,isy Ii, said that as she I'M
dsrs God it the object was to establish
a club in which they could all learn to
cook god plain dishes.
Miss Cara ID, said she didn't know
that 1t was necessary to cook the
dishes. Sle wasn't certain, however,
because she had never been Ia the
kitchen to see just how a meal was
prepared. She did remember, though,
that the dishes were always hot when
they were brought In, which was no
DOUBT the result # cooking.
MisD Mary @, was told she would
have TO bring a rolling pin to the next
meeting, and very innocsntly inquired
Ii they wanted one with lids or not.
This raised q little laugh, which was
subdued by Miss Fanny r, saying
that the new style rolling pins didn't
have lids, as they were made with an
open front.
Miss Hattie D.. said she had been
a member of the club once, and the
incest cake the club ever made had
been bought at the bakers.
Miss Sallie w. wanted to know if
she brought q skillet, had she better
get a brass or copper one, as the brass
one might make the bread green and
poisonous.
Mi5s Virginia K. wanted to know
If they made pie crust thin with a fat
iron, oscauss, If they did, she thought
she could get an iron from the Laundry
without any trouble.
Miss Estelie l. said ii griddle cakes
were made Ia layers, she could make
a nice one, for she had taken les
Sons In making layer cake,
Miss Kate M. wanted to know if
they made corn mullins the same way
they made corn beef, and how much
soda went to the pound Of -four.
Miss Mollie @. said if they had to
wash the potatoes with strong rosin
soap she wouldn's belong, because she
wasn't going to spoil her hands.
Miss Katharine V. said that poor
folks might wash them with resin
soap. but the best families only used
the finest toilet article.
Miss Winnie j. was requested to
cook a beetsteak, and che asked If 1t
should be put In boiling water or in
cold water and brought to u boil
slowly.
Miss Fannie F. wanted to know If
they washed eggs, or put them In the
oven right ont Ct the nest,
Miss Sadie NJ. asked IL they fried
voaoo or broiled 1t.
Miss IoreIoa Il. thoHght that coffee
wss was better II stowsd over a slow
FIRE.
Miss Agnes N. asked if In making a
drawing of tea they used oil or water
colors.
Miss Mary s. said she wasn't certain,
but she thought they used orayops.
Miss Madgs D. asked If hens laid
butter in the winter time, because VI
they didn't, the girls couldn't afford
to start the club, If the prices of every
thing was going to be too high.
Thus the informal talk ran on, and
when the supper ball rang the meet.
ing adjourned until tho following
week, when active measures would be
taken toward q permanent 6,ssniza.
tion. The young ladies appeared
very well pleased nth the intelli-
gence displayed, and are in high hopes
OF being ready to invite their gentle.
men friends to feast along in straw.
berry time.
We may be mistaken In our original
surmises, and shall watch these meet.
ings with more than ordinary interest,
and give our readers the results Of
future developments.