Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-12-23
HOMEMADE COOK BOOKS.

HOMEMADE COOK BOOKS.
a Great cs~v~.,sses In osssins % . Coed
Meal
Of making many books there Ia no
end. especially cook books. Doubt
iess each OF them has merit; and yet 90
elaborate are they that the inexperi-
enced housckeepcr who n unable to
winnow the chat from the wheat IL
often hindercd rather than helped by
their use. rtlf
One Of the results Of the agitation re-
garding woman's sphere and cpportu-
mites has been to give an added appcc-
citation OF the art of cooking Young
women are coming to realize that
whether they look Mt Il from the senti-
mental or economic side Il II nm art
which no home-makcr. or she who ms
spires to be one land there arc few
women no matter how ambitious or in
dependent that do not) can afford to
| ignore. II all such would obtain well
bound blank book-eight inches by ten
is a convenient sixc-and insert In 10 only
such receipts ~ have been carefully
tested. and experiment. that have been
successfully made. she would soon have
an invaluable guide to the cooking
best adapted To her needs. book which
might well be priced rs an heirloom In
the years to como.
| Arrange the matter systematically,
and divide the book into different de-
partments Have one for meats. an
other for poultry, fish. shell-fsh, soups,
eggs. vegetables. breads. etc Allow
ample space nj the end of every section.
In both the body of the book and the
index. TO make additional entries as
new receipts and information are
gained
As you become skilled In the art, be
careful unless you fail To write explicit
directions for compromising each dish,
and so lessen the value of the book as a
guide To the inexperienced. Success in
cooking depends fully M much upon
the proper mixing and cooking of n
dish ms upon the exact proportion of
the ingredients comprising it--Coun-
try Gentleman.
Mrs French sheldon. the African
explorer. had two moving adventures
by flood" while in the dark continent
Once her porters let her drop into n
cataract across which they were car
rying her In planquin and she was
carried thirty or forty feet down
stream. Then, rs II this performance
lacked finish, they let her fall on the
rocks, SO that she sustained serious i'm
jury. She denies emphatically that
she ever logged native. but judging
from these experiences there were oc-
casions when she might have done 40
with propriety.
When the Lovers Mct-Tom-Yes,
we swore TO remain true to each other.
Then 1 went away for long time.
Jnck-And she was always In your
thoughts Tom. i though good deal
OF hsr-l mean. thought OF her good
deal lakeland when you mot you
embraced her fondly. of course. Tom.
II would probably have done SO were
II not for our surroundings. Jack. =
The encounter was public. Tom. Yes,
and both her husband and my wife
were present Yankee Blade.
Mamma. want some water In a
bowl am going to christcn my doll. .
No. little dear. That would be trifiinp
with sacred subject" Then give me
some wax to waxinate her with. She's
old enough now To have something
done to her. "-Harpcr's Bazar
Two Clever People-She-Am I not
clever. dsar7 have just given the por
ter twenty five cents not To- light the
lamps when we go through the tunnel
He-Yes, dear. but / had already giver
him fifty cents for the same thing. =
Brooklyn Life.
J ~ picked that vase up In Rome