The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-15
JUDGES OF COOKING.
a Professional Man Thinks That Mon Ar
tho Best Conniaeura.

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doctor, you're the very man l want
to see," said representative of the
San Francisco Call, hailing jolly, we'll
known professional gentleman. ''It is
we'll known that you are au fait on
the subject of preparing meal for the
table, and having just finished reading
an article by Juliet Carson, in which
she declares that man is the best cater
er, and that as far as the cooking of .
meal is concerned he knows better than
woman how it should be done-now, I
should like to have your opinion on that
subject
"As rule, a man can do better than
any woman any thing that he under
takes" was the doctors sententious re-
ply.
Rather severe on the fair ones, doc
tor, and it is not giving the opinion
asked for"
The doctor smiled and then said: ssI
should say that man is the best Judge
OF cooking for the reason that he has SO
many more opportunities than woman
of knowing what good cooking really is.
OF course know how things should be
cooked, and l have tasted the products
OF the kitchens of the French, Italian,
German, Spanish, Mexican, American
and English, and while admit that the
French chef is far ahead OF all others in
preparing many dishes that tickle the
palate, I must say that I do not think
he knows how to cook roast, sirloin.
for instance"
SIS that not because you are an Eng
llshman?" u.
Perhaps" admitted the doctor; ..but
I'll tell you where they beat the world,
and that is in frying. AS to vegetables,
they put too much soda in their peas to
suit me. I don't like the flavor it gives,
although some do, and know others who
greatly admire the bright green such
treatment gives the peas. By the way,
very few people in America know how
to cook vegetables, and we have such a
host of them in this country. Take
string beans, for example, Why, in
England we throw away about half Of
the bean. Here they just snip of the
two ends and pull off the string and
then cut the bean up into choppy little
pieces. Now, the proper way to prepare
string bean is to cut off the two ends,
slice off bias piece from each side of
each end and then cut what is left Of the
bean down its entire length.
do cook when I'm camping? I
should say did. Why, can cook a
piece OF venison when it is only one
day old so that it is simply delicious.
How do do it? Well, that depends a
good deal upon how it is cut. To be
perfect it should be cut right out of the
back, along the length of what we call
the shoulder strap Then I smother
1t. When am out camping smother
1t in frying-pan by covering it with a
plate, and it is perfectly delicious. And
know how to cook oysters and fish
oh, Pm great at frying fish, and there's
only one way to do it, too. They
should be cooked in olive oil; and dom t
you know there is no art nicer than
cooking baked fish? It needs to be
done to such nicely that the skin will
be all soft and tender, so that it can be
cut without tearing away the flesh.
Then there is quail, nearly always
spoiled by being cooked until dry as q
chip that has been in an oven for q
week. Unless quail is juicy it is not
worth looking at Then there is anoth-
or great mistake that people make in
cooking quail-that is cooking it with
pork; that in every instance ruins the
flavor. Now, in conclusion, let me say
that in my judgment men are better
judges of cooking than women"