Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-06

MEALS PREPARED DAILY FOR ]. 500 PEoPLE-THE
CONTENTS OF THE STORE ROOM-450 MTNCE PIES
AND SEVEN BARRELS OF APPLES DEvOURED AT
A MEAL-AN OVEN THAT WILL BAKE FOR AN
ARMY, ETC.
Persons interested in the study of housekeep-
Ing on large scale will find a visit to st. Eliza
beths Insane Asylum, where provision has
| to be made daily for feeding 1900 patients and
800 employees very profitable. So thought
STAR reporter, who was conducted through the
culinary department of the institution by Mt
Joseph Baker. the house steward. This room,"
said Mr.. Baker, stopping in one of the apart
ments. lis a store room. We have stored here
200 cans of tomatoes 400 Jars of the best Jelly
| of all kinds and 500 bottles of tomato eatsup,
all of which come from the products of the
farm attached to the institution
The next apartment visited was the milk
room. which Is very spacious. Mr.. Baker said
that the SICK patients used great deal of milk
every day in milk punches and in other forms.
they had daily supply from the cows on the
larn OF l53 gallons. all of which was used In
addition to the milk 60 pounds of coffee and 40
pounds OF tea were used for one meal In
another room. store room No. 2. tobacco, OIL
mOlasses. eggs. mackerel and pork were stored
IN different apartments. The patients use about
200 dozen of eggs per day in punches and for
breakfast. Fifty dozen eggs are derived daily
at this season from the farm. and the balance is
purchased. Last fall. Mr.. Baker said. they had
Killed 81 9a pounds of pork which was raised
on the farm. They expected to kill 60 900
pounds this year. They use On the table about
1850 pounds of meat of various kinds daily, ex-
eept Friday. and on that day use about $50
| pounds fsh and aQuantity of meat. 1t took he
| said. ,OO0 punches of celery and barrels of
apples to furnish off the table at one meal The
celery is placed in moderate sized tin pans with
small Jumps OF ice. which are sent to the wards
and there distributed by the walters Cooking
DegiDs at Az O'Clock in the morning. and there
Is constant hustle in the kitchen then until 7:30
IN the evening The main dining ROOM which
was next visited is a very large room contain
| ing four tables all well appointed
This is only for the employees" said Mr.
Baker. Eighty come in at first. and when they
get through Others take their places. The pa
tients dine in their own wards and their atten-
dants dine after the patients are waited upon.'
Irlpe. p1gs-feet, mackerel and all kinds of
meats are arranged in different departments of
the store room, and the patients can be supplied
with any desired article of food at moments
notice In another ROOM known as the pie
room. all kinds of pies are arranged in order ON
shelves along the walls.
ut requires $50 pies to 90 around at dinner"
said MIR. Baker. together with the other deli
cacies which have mentioned
THE KITCHEN.
The facilities for cooking are very good One
width. Inside this oven is large soapstone.
| revolving on pivot on which turkeys meats,
ETC.. are cooked. On the outside of the wall of
| the oven is machine with weight attached,
which weighs $50 pounds with works like
clock. This keeps the stone revolving SO that
every portion of the articles placed upon it re-
ceves its share of heat. 1t is estimated that
l,2OO pounds of meat can be roasted or 400
ioayes OF bread baked at time in this oven and
mo 4NT a
used is estimated to be seven barrels per day
The Hour is OF very good grade and gives bread
OF fine quality. The arrangements for trans
porting goods from one department to the other
are also very perfect. Small cars are loaded
aud run on track laid throughout the entire
basement department of the institution. These
cars can De put on an elevator which carries
them to the top story if desired. Tracks for
! these cars are being laid in the new addition
which was recently completed, so that heavy
loads can be transported from one end of the
| building to the other in a very short time The
potato vault, situated underground is thor
oughly lined with straw. device of Mr. Ba-
rs-tO keep out the frost 1t will hold about
o.OOO bushels. The potatoes used i'm the house
are taken from this vault and before being
cooked undergo a thorough scrubbng with
brushes in large zines. The pOtates are then
pared and made ready for the oven. In large
Outbuilding, known as the wash-house, are
patent washers, which are run by steam which
wash the clothing in a very short time When
the clothes are taken from the washing ma
chlne they are placed in a rinsing machine
This process gone through with, the Clothes are
placed on large clothes horses, which are sus-
pended over several steam pipes and are speedi-
ly dried.
The average wash amounts to 1880 pieces.
Each piece has the owners name inscribed upon
It, When the clothes arrive at the wash-house
the supervisor counts and inspects every piece.
and repeats this operation when the clothes are
ready to be carried back again 20 the wards
There are three Outbuldings situated one at
tne west. one at the south, and one at the east
of the main building. and in each outbuding
| there are four large boilers which heat the in
stitutiOn by steam. The daily bill of fare as pre-
pared by Mr.. Baker is very elaborate For
| breakfast the bill comprises hot rolls. butter,
tea. coffee. chocolate, milk. beef steak. corned
beef, pressed, etc. For dinner. vegetable
soup. roast beef roast pork boiled potatoes,
boiled rice, parsnips turnips. cabbage beets.
| bread, etc. The dessert list embraces many del
icacies.
On Thanksgiving day there were served about
2.2OO pounds of turkey. Is bushels of potatoes.
| TWO barrels Of onions, nearly three barrels of
cranberries, 1.500 punches of CELERY and $50
pies all made of homemade mince meat. prepared
by Mrs. Baker. The tea and coffee for general use
In the asylum is prepared by the use of steam
Besides that there is large quantity of tea.
coHee and chocolate made on ranges. Every
patient who uses tobacco is furnished with a
good supply ofthe weed every morning
The Annual Report of the ChiIdren,s
Country Home.
Miss Mary Wilkes, the president, says in her
report that the second season of the operation
Of the Children's Country Home, beginning June
5, 1884, opened under much more favorable cir
| cumstances than did the first; then the result
was not altogether certain, and the plans of
management were by no means matured; now.
with increased space, and funds already assured,
| it only became necessary to set the machinery in
motion to insure a smooth run and increased
work. The institution opened with garden
| party on the premises by which substantial
benefits were procured for the home The large
number OF people in attendance, and the interest
manifested in the success OF the home were very
! fiattering to the board OF managers During