St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
Cooking Clubs Gave This Gus
tom a Boom That Has
Thrived Well.
A Long List Of Well-Known
Ladies Whose Cooking
Is Excellent.
Summit Avenue Bellies Whose
Dainty Hands Knead
Bread and Cake.

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ties of good cook with those of lady
of society? Time has been when young
ladieS-and their mothers thought it
beneath their dignity to Superintend the
steaming bounty of kitchen range.
Not so now, for the modern lady is just
as proud of her attainments in the Gull
nary art as her accomplishments
upon the piano, and among the
most eXtravagant and fashionable mem
berS of society may be found
some of the most notable cooks, and the
Well-made loaf of snowy lightness is
thing to exhibit alongside of the we'd
ding jewelry. If she be a matrOn, or her
diamond set, il she be yet maiden.
Women lean naturally toward cooking,
and just why it is that the taste of even
the most eSthetic ladies runs in this di-
rectiOn is yet one of the unexplained
mysteries, and can only be explained in
this way. The taste of husband, father,
brother, son, and lover is something she
delights to study, and If she can suit the
masculine epicure, she has found hap
piness. Unfortunately, this city cannot
boast over the number of cooking clubs
or training schools. The subject has
been discussed lately among the Sum-
nit avenue ladies-the necessity of
establishing a training school where
cooks may receive the proper training.
1t is true st. Paul has had an expert
ence i'll cooking clubs, and
last winter the Lower Town Cooking
club established reputation creditable
to the young lady members, who were
among the fashionable society of lower
town, and occasionally entertained
their brothers or some
OTHER GIRLS BROTHER,
escorts, ETC., with the delicacies and
dainty dishes prepared by their own
hands. This particular club finally de-
velOped into a general good time"
club, and of course the young ladies
were obliged to bring their escorts, as it
was really necessary to meet at the
was supplied by the ladies, each mem
Der providing the dish in the prepara-
ton of which she was most successful
After refreshments were enjoyed, eSpe-
cially by the young gentlemen, music
and dancing was introduced and the
remaining few who survived passed
the evening in the usual way. But
to-day those Self-Same individuals, who
perhaps smiled as they investigated
the quality of the snowflake crescent
made by Miss T., or the delicate ices
made by Miss ", will recommend their
young lady friends to any st. Paul bach
elOr this New Year; and this comes
from one who knows from actual expert
ence in domestic felicity and who, for
tunately, was among the invited guests
to the Lower Town Cooking club Of 1856
and 1887,
Several of our most charming and
well known ladies, whose names are
the city, have been overheard by the
writer discussing the peculiarities and
fine qualities of yeast with their Kitchen
about the good properties of salt
rising' yeast-cake and baking pow
der. They know thing or two
about hops and sour milk. of the
Old-fashioned Johnny cake" so much
enjoyed in the days gone by, or the
breakfast rolls, graham gems. griddle
cakes, mullins, all varieties of pies and
cakes, from sponge gem to a frosted
wedding cake, and from the plain old
apple pie to combination of cocoanut
and nice brown crust that was both
wholesome and artistic. The ladies
have remarked: "Just see what l can
make. Isn't that lovely?" To be sure
it was, too lovely for anything-and not
many mornings since young lady in
upper town served sugar-coated dough-
excellent coffee. II know you will
like these doughnuts, for 1 made
them myself" she said. And
these are the results of the
cooking clubs and outgrowth Of
training schools for children which so
many of our aristOcratic young ladies
have been instrumental in organizing;
and at the same time they have been
beneficial to themselves. AS the result
of conversation with many pronlin, mt
st. Paul society young men, who are
capable of judging On this one particu-
lar subject from actual experience, and
know from whence they speak, the
writer gives away some of the culinary
peculiaritieS of the numerous hosteSseS,
young and old.
SOME EXPERTS.
Among the married ladies who are
successful in the culinary department,
who is a popular society lady and vet
well skilled in the cuisine, is Mrs. Gov.
A. K. McGill, who can serve in the
daintiest style from the substantial loaf
to delicious entree. -e-.
Mrs. Frank B. Clarke, of Summit ave-
nue., is particularly noted for the ele-
CANT entertainments over which she is
hostess, and has established the reputa-
ton of noted and exemplary house
wife in every particular. Her dinner
parties, lunches and receptions are
models of their kind. There are but few
dishes of any excellence with which she
is unacQuainted, and she is always pro-
ducing novelties in that line.
Mrs. A. B. Stickney, hostess at 2SS
Summit avenue, ranks among the lead
ing society ladies who are well skilled
in the culinary art. and superintends
the domestic and household duties in
an enviable manner. She is famous for
the holiday plum pudding and ac-
compartments.
Mrs. Gen. J. B. Sanborn, takes great
pride in serving delicate dishes at her
very often Will surprise the general by
an Old-fashioned dish which recalls his
boyhOod days.
Mrs. DR.. A. J. Stone is also famous
for her table comforts, which receive a
great deal of attention. She makes
some delightful dishes. such as SNOW
pudding and various entrees.
Mrs. Fred p. Wright, 1913 Summit ave-
nue., was highly complimented upon her
success as a hostess. She devotes
deal of time to the furnishing and dec
oratiOnS of her home, but she does not
neglect her table, for she prepares a
number of dainty dishes, her speciality
being salads, cOQuilles of oysters and
ices.
Mrs. Col. Allen is said 10 rank among
the leaders, and is never at a loss as to
entertaining her guess right royalty.
Mrs. II. j. Horn is capable of instruct
ing her servant in any branch of the
culinary art, and no doubt this will be
proven tomorrow as the New Years
callers are entertained at this residence
by the delicacieS of the season.
Ms. William Van Slyke was also
mentioned among the ladies noted Tor
delicious coffee and carnival cake,
sccrcd at late hour after serious
tOboggan experience.
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