Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-03-17
coo1IN0 SCHOOLS


gree. Ia these later days l. the establish
mrnt of cooking school. fof the instruction
OF The people A.ir0iogy was rfsi 10 At.
tain rAuk ~ sCicuce. and concerned 10.
.rlf chiefly with me stars, the most dis.
tant objects from man. The science ~
daily ufe Is nov drst 10 Importance And
concerns Itself with each lndislioai man.
woman aud child. tcAching them hos 10
live their brief span of NE 80 a. o. make
TIE most of u ani Of themselves.
Before The time % ryrlClcs professional
cooks OF great skill sefs kuDsu 10 Athsus,
aud arr bis time poets ani philosopher,
asplrtd o. disuactiJn AZ lafrutprs oi ucS
dishes. bgt Cooklu. schools Or "a mtsss-
formed no part 90 thc nrli'nt Creek civ
% ration
a. the latter Day. of thv Roman f,pahlc
ald % the empire. Cxtfas tgAucc Ia cp1k'
ing reached 10 hsighi, s,logle Dish a. .
banquet hasing Co,t Nliellus, a. IL said.
500 I'D. bet M money va sprni la teach
iug The common people how % prepare
~lth grsstsf skiii. their simple ciipiss. 10
modern times the frcuch have lei 10 ne
az Of cooking. aui among The bcucnis
Nh.ch Occurred q our StxIu forcfathsrs
In GO sequence Of The Rlmtn couqa,st wts
batter knosicigc of th- culinary art, ani
lessons In thc ftnasmcuts oi gasifouomy.
Bat ~ a. not nad To- auy cnrriculum II
-tuiiss - which ~ have Acccss nat cook
lng r. taught the commuu people la schpois
on ths continent o. macy of thc rural
schools of SStfrfisui. France, ffus.ia
aai AustF a. girls are ttugut scwiag ani
tie blys tAnIlWork % yafilas sorts, bot
~ fai ~ meltioa OF cooklng ~ bfanc a
of Instruction.
some 90 oar moicru philosophers have
folnd 0ai that 30 great cKlsnt mtn 10
aaat rs fool makes MIN. sif1ng 90 weak,
iutsiIgcai of stgn.i. Chaftc 90 prot gtie,
sober 90 druakeu TaDsc assertions are
rorur 0ai by fscis a., vel ~ ~ so taepf-
.c, uf .clsnl al mca
n nee intclg No philanihfopists Ani
hamanItrfitus must ttkf accpant ~ diet
In thrir flrts . elevate ne tcgrairl ani
he guofsnt And teach tacm DO" - Ted
thsm.,lv,-. tht they may have ctpteiti,-
developed wlthla them - receive lgteilcc
taa ani mora training
There can be- no doubt that Nheu. a. 4
rule gooi co0kiug prevails Ampns tac Ia
dusirla classes. AMI thcy fise ffOn theif
meals Win galstss All stomachs sAiisne ]
Win the food thy have eaten, the demand
rlf strong drinS will og Vuofmoasly re-
daccd
Perhaps. TOO, ~ saoui aii last here
a AZ when the wsii.to-do classes learn o.
i've more simply. ani at ouly food COZ
sruient fuf tacm, tnry viii not n'ci "
stimulate their digestive organs vii tha'
which l. not food Ani "a. revenues De
rived from wlnc-. cigars. YEA. cofcc aoi
tobacco will b. grit ATTY reduced
Cooking schoni. are ~ logger The nov
ELY lhcy wefc when Professor Blpi gave
his ff.t lessons iu me Aft ln oar Noftnefn
cities some twenty years ago.
Mls. Corsou ani 81. fsripa have done
ani arc dolug much % p1Paiafife them,
aui deserve rank smong Tue DcnciActors
of their race. "kitchca gafiien schools
are doing a. lncAlCulablc Am1gnt % good
smoug the poor 10 our cities DO &c not
ned Them almost a. mach Among ihs
nchD Little glrl. are lcArning - Dexln
thc work OF ne WITH their hands a. avail
40, tools
In these sch1ois uOt cooking aione d.
taught but all The Ordinary branches Of
4 im.stlc economy. Both W TIE htsi And
10 Tue Wet there are schools Ani college
tor young lailc, that have 10 thcir regular
course a series % practical lessons 10
cooking. and ,vcfy year aiis - TIE li'i.
The time. W hops, = not FAR distant
when NJ young ally shall De- considered ~
have nulshsl her ciacAu0n untl she eau
prepare. with her own hands, according
- Toe most approved methods, All TIE sta
pie dishes that are served on oar tables.
Ia the public school, % lonion, dome--
&c ecouomy has been made BY the school
Board A part % the regular school course.
Private b,nlncrncc has established many
cookins schools In IsoniOn AMI other cities
In FuglAni. which afc doing great WORK
IN making girls helpful % themselves and
% their families. ami in difaslng kuoSl.
cigr % toe common practical arts OF
hpa.shsii life among The people.
IIis dlfiicut fJf mothers who have hired
help la tie titchcn. 90 who are cngrosscd
with many cares. % whO have no gin ior
1 Achlug. 90 who have never learned doe
cooking themselves, - Instruct thuir
Daughters properly 10 the culinary art To
al such TIE cooking school cannot fall 10
be- Of lncstlmaDic advantage. Ia these
schools The pupils see what wrli'appoint-
ci Kitchen should contain, no" 10 should
D. managed. what stores are necessary FOR
the prOiuctiOn of yarious tishc.. the best
m~thods 81 procedure Ia culinary opera
tion- ant the ease Ani certainty with
which skillet hands can conduct thc most
ifilcut processes They see one % the
Ordinary tasks of daily life elevated 10 the
dignlly OF a science ans an art.