Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-11
WORK FOR WOMEN.
The Cooking and Preparing of Delicaci
for the Sick.

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for the Sick.
Cooking delicacies for the sick with
a dainty perfection that can not be at
tanned by large caterers or ordinary
cooks is comparatively new but very
popular industry, added to the list Of
peculiar employments by which women
are enabled to earn their living in New
York. One Of the consignors of the
Woman's Exchange has entire charge
of this special branch Of .:isine, and
has coined dollars for herself, besides
carrying comfort to many sufferers
She is one of the unappropriated
blessings of this world, an unplucked
rose left to wither on the virgin stem
according to the bilious poet, h t who,
with the perversity of her sex, re-
fused to do the expected. and, instead
of whitening, has blossomed into new
tenderness, beauty, usefulness and
womanliness. She failed entirely in
the cake department at the Exchange,
but ut the suggestion of some friends
she began the cooking of those delica-
cies which long practice had made her
an adept and an artist in preparing
Now the irvalids in the richest houses
on the avenue, tho boarders at the
Hoffman House and Brunswick, the
sick in various hospitals and the del.
icate friends of wealthy patrons among
the poor alike enjoy the same broths
and teas. iceland moss and blake mango
she prepares, and which can be found
nowhere else so delicious in taste.
Beef tea, chicken and mutton broth
and beef juice. with various similar
dellcacies, may be had at any time on
days notice at the Exchange, and in
cases OF emergency they are often pre-.
pared by the lady during the night.
Ladies who have most accomplished
cooks say that they almost invariably
fall In cooking for invalids, and
boarders at even the best hotels and
boarding houses can not be supplied
with the appetizing and nourishine
food essential to invalidism.
Still another gentlewoman prepares
various kinds of breads, brown bread
graham. and health food bread. the
latter made from entire wheat One
customer, delicate man boarding al
very elegant uptown restaurant. con
sumed eight loaves of health food
bread a week through the entir.
winter. A wealthy lady in town ha.
kept an old coachman alive on the bee,
tea made by the gentle spinster at the
Woman's Exchange all through the
past summer and another lady ordered
rolls and chicken broth sent to a sick
servant for many weeks. until her re.
covery was announced. A lady ir
Washington. learning of the illness O
a poor friend, ordered nourishino
dainties sent to her through Ions
illness. The kindness of rich wome,
continually manifests itself in thi,
way.
other women employ themselves YER,
ueratively in the preparation of pur,
eines. containing no gelatine, TO
hVallds' and still others are occupied |
n the making of wine and fruit cordial
md tonics for the sick and debilitated |
these women are almost without ex.
'eptlon ladies of wealth and refinement
"ho' learning their dainty and |
"omanly art of invalid cuisine from
experience gained in the care OF thei,
own families. have a peculiar skill |
which can not be acquired in any other
way and which some sudden whirl in
he wheel OF fortune has caused them tn
Employ for the public good through the
of a private purse.-N y
Sun.