San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-26
A LESSON IN CURRY.
Unique Instructions at the Colonial Exhi-
bition "A Few Years Ago.

Unique Instructions at the Colonial EXhi-
bition "A Few Years Ago.
Notices were consplcuously posted at the
colonial exhibition in London few years
since, telling that there would be dcmonstra-
ton lessons in cookery every day in the
rooms set apart for the exhibit Of the South
Kensington school of cookery. On certain
days curry would be made 10y a native In
dian cook and thither hocked a curious COM
pany at noon on one Of the half crown
Wednesdays. \ long table with all the ar
engagements for gas cooking, ran across one
side of the room, and facing it We're sloping
tiers of benches. There were anxious old
housewives there, and ambitious young ones;
queer looking old men with the rubicund
coumtcnunccs of the equity and the yellow
faces of those who had lost their livers, and
meek female relations were in their tow, to
whom they whispered loud comments, and
upon whom they impressed their nJunCtlOnS.
\ vinegar faced spmster, in cap and apron,
stood with prlmly folded arms behind the
table, and a dark, handsome East Indian,
with the air and look of "A captive prince,
waited near her in white turban and apron.
Three pots We're Slmmering over the gas Jets
when the lesson began. The prinCely cook
shook ont the curry powder from a bottle and
dropped tablespoonful into each steaming
pot.
"What is that he has just put iu?' came
from back seat.
Curry powder" snapped the instructresS,
and the first questioncr eubaided.
But what was in tns pot before he added
the powder"
soup stock" said the South KensInGton
spinster. Then til" cook tool; his knives and
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