Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19
COOKERY FOR THE POOR.
The Lessons Taught in a School IL
Glasgow.

4 Washington telegram says: The State
Department has received from T. H. I'm
derwood. United States Consul at Glas-
Cow. nm interesting report on cooking Tor
workiuemcu's wives. The report II the
result IF visit to demonstration
Of school for women In cooking
and other branches Of domestic econo-
my. he says be would not feel
justified in making this report
If the instruction followed the ordinary
lines. The novelty consists partly IN
cheapness. and having seen good. pala-
table. and nutritious meal tor six persons
prepared NJ n cost OF twenty-fOur cents.
and having observed the amclioratlng IN
huenccs flowing out from the school. some
account of il may be of use in certain
crowded districts If the United states
whore the advice and assistance " the be-
ncvOlent j. needed.
Tho school was established three years
ago in GOyan. near Glasgow, by the widow
ot John Elder. tine shlu-bullder. The pu-
nils are IN two clas-es-tTst. mothers anu
unmarried women over twenty; second,
rirls of twenty and under. Each class
meets twice a week for lessons in cookery.
AID once q week for darniug and mendlng;
instruction IS also given III starching and
ironing. The molhcr,' class this last sea-
son numbered over 200. the younger class
about 100 The two classes represent about
20J families. The pupils are wives ana
daughters of w0rkmenin shipyardsand ma
chino-shops and Of common laborers. Inc
heads of these families earn nom $40 10
-G.2j por week. Fora" house OF one room
the rent is from $40 TO S3i a year for
house Of two room, from S3i 20 so. The
taxes. water and gas amount 10 about one
fifth rs much as the rent in edition. A
very little arithmetic is ne ccssary % show
how small q sum is left for clothing and
food
From these statements the importance
of q system Of instruction 10y which food
can be prepared at low cost will be evident.
Ms Elder offered series OF prizes, IN
money aud i'm books. from SO downward.
end on the day OF the " Demonstration :"
there was long show Of bowls filled with
h0tch-potch. broth with m abundance OF
minced vegetables. Of oat cake. and OF
"scOnos.n thin wheaton cakes made light
with baking powder. There We're shown
alsospecimcus OF mending clothes. OF darn
inc stockings. of ironing shirts. DC. Tho
teacher, assisted by two pupils, stood
upon platform before the cook
ino-range and went through all the
operations required 10 prepare and
cook q meal. Every process and mode
on manipulation wa- explained step by
step. Inns occupied EchIiA TWO NNulH'
and there were produced several excellent
dishes. a fish soup, q kIdney-and-liver
soup. and meat pic were the most sue
ccesful. The f-h soup was made OF . large
cod'5 head. with the addition Of rice,
onions, and potatoes. The kettle contained
over SIX quarts. and the cost was little
more than sixpcucc. The meat PIE IS
called sea pie" because II Is IN general
use among sailors. The peculiar excellence
Of this method IL in making the meat ten
der and the crust light and not greasy.
The flavor was excellent. The exact cost
OF each dish was given.
Tine competition WAS not tor the pro-
duction Of any one dish. Zach competitor
furnished in writing q plan for series of
fourteen dinners for a family ot siS, no
dinner 10 exceed twenty -fOur cents IN cost,
the prices aud quantity of each ingredient
90 he stated. One dinner was produced by
each. for which the soup was broth. Each
o0mpetitor also baked scOncs and oat
cnkcs. After the examination of the speci-
mems of cookery. &C., the prizes wero
awarded and. IN comparison with TINS
scene. the best0Wal e houors at "a uuiver-
sity is q commonplace affair The Consul
encloscs great number Of recipes ior
cheap and wholesome dishes. so many that
they VIII cover twenty-five printed pages
of the next volume OF consular reports TO
be issued by the state Department.