Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-11

synopsis Of IN Interesting Lecture on the
Mistakes In the Kitchen.

mistakes In the Kitchen.
Mrs David A. lincoln gave very inter.
estihg talk before the normal class la do.
nestle science OF the Young Womona
Christian association.
Her suhieCt WAS Lessons from Taii.
ufes, and her talk wns followed by a dis.
eussion II some Of the topics taken up.
Mrs lincoin said she had learned q grps.
deal from The mistake. Of other. even
from inisiakes made by old and experienced
housekocpcr
The failure " many people IN rnluysii
me sense OF touch IL very mari %, and o.
delicate touch IL essential 10 success h.
cooking as in other arta. The nerve. iu
the tips q Che fngcta need 90 be- kent sen.
sitivc, and this cannot b. ioiter done than
by keeping the hands dclciiriy clean
sen tive touch is mere essential tu sucrr.4
10 cooking than l. sensitive taste. Amer
touching cgEn, sugar. -four. spices and
many other things the hands should bn
washed and dried. kcspIng tho hands
perfectly clean is also a great saving IN tho
hard labor u the laundry, a. Il saves much
washing Of extra towels. etc.
Another srusc which should be especially
sensitive is that Of sighi. The powers 81
observation should be cultivated by hous..
kccpcu. In all parts of tIo house. AZ we'll
a. the Kitchen, close observation il essen.
tial to Rood housekeeping aud the house.
Keeper who always hrs many things going
on AZ once 'mnny Irons IN the nru." may
make her brains alye her step 1ffOutimcH,
W c1l'ivailng her powers of observation.
Another sense which many people seem
deficient 10 il the sense u smell. yrt mons
j. more needed by tho housokccpct. for the
alert, sensitive nose detects quickly the
sour iood which needs TO - thrown away,
the bal odor Of the cellar which nrrtia
cleaning and whIiaWashing. the rancid
smell OF badly washed aud greasy pot. aud
pans
A delicate taste 70 essential. and tho cook
who likes sweet, strongly fp.rod aud "a.
tori food should BE- careful 60 put in a
little less Of spice aud flavor. rather than a
little motu.
The advisahllliy % working alone was
next DISCUSSED. This. shc considered.
good thing Tor young housckvrp,rs. Tor In
working without cumpunloushlp the mind
u not distracted from tho work In hand,
and therefore closer observation IL ai-
tainod, new suggestions present them.
selves, and oxrsurucn il gained which IL
not - well attained wh,u tho work b, mo.
chemically done
Among ne many causes ~ fa'inrc IN
cooking lsapoor ire, many women not
understanding thcdmughts N the mrchhn.
Ism Of tho stove " unRr, OF how u start a
good fIfa Another point IN which people
ftil l. m sweeping and busting. which Is
- often begun 90 The bottom ~ NJ the top.
Not % much matter about tho middle u
tho room, aid Mr., Lincoln, as about tho
curnrra An excellent idea, and quite an
original Que. a that 81 having tho CARPET
iacss &c back IN Inch from tho holding.
No that the edges u the carpet may 10
raised and dnst aud moths dctcriei with.
out removing tho carpet, The usg " wet
meal. tea leaves or u snlt In sweesping. IL
for many reasons highly Objectionable; Il
g. well 10 use danpcned paper wheu there
q much hun on the CARPET
In the matter u brad making s1me poo.
pie lay strvss upon good lolr. uflrrs upon
JUS tho rtght proportion u yeast. others
upon tho kncaiins. So. there nru many ht.
no points which ucrl ciosn attention. In
the matter q making cake. failures more
often con- nom TOO hot 90 oven than from
too slow ilre.-B1aion Herald.