The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
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COOKERY GOSSIP.
Synopsis of an Interesting Lecture on the
Mistakes in the Kitchen.

iSynopsis of an Interesting Lecture on thu
Mistakes in the Kitchen.
Mrs. David A Lincoln gave very inter
Testing talk before the normal class in do
mestic science at the Young Women'c
Christian association.
Her subject was lessons from Fail
ures," and her talk was followed by dis
fcussion of some of the topics taken up.
{ Mrs. Lincoln said she had learned gres,
Ideal from the mistakes of others, even
from mistakes made by old and experienced
thousekeepers.
The failure of many people to cultivate
1.-THE sense of touch is very marked, and a
delicate touch is essential to success in
cooking as in other arts. The nerves in
fthe tips of the fingers need to be kept SEN
fsitive, and this cannot be better done than
by keeping the hands delicately clean
sensitive touch is more essential to success
lin cooking than is sensitive taste After
ftouching eggs, sugar, -four, spices and
kmany other things the hands should be
washed and dried. Keeping the hands
perfectly clean is also great saving in the
shard labor of the laundry, az it saves much
Tashing Of extra towels, etc.
Another sense which should be especially
HsensitiVe is that of sight. The powers of
observation should be cultivated by house
keepers. In all parts of the house, as well
as the kitchen, close observation is essen
tfial to good housekeeping, and the house
Keeper who always has many things going
ION at once, many irons in the fire." may
tmake her brains save her steps oftentimes,
sby cultivating her powers of observation.
Il Another sense which many people seem
deficient in is the sense Of smell; yet none
lis more needed by the housekeeper, for the
talert, sensitive nose detects quickly the
s6our food which needs TO be thrown away,
the bad odor of the cellar which needs
5cleaning and whitewashing the rancid
smell OF badly washed and greasy pots and
spans.
4 A delicate taste is essential. and the cook
gswho likes sweet, strongly spiced and fla
lEored food should be careful to put in
little less of spice and flavor, rather than a
little more.
The ACCESSIBILITY of working alone was
.next discussed. This, she considered, a
good thing for young housekeepers, for in
working without companionship the mind
is not distracted from the work in hand,
and therefore closer observation is at
tained, new suggestions present them
selves, and experience is gained which is
mot SO well attained when the work is me-
Chemically done.
/ Among the many causes of failure in
cooking is poor fire, many women not
understanding the draughts of the mechau-
ism of the stove or range, or how to start a
good fire. Another point in which people
fail is in sweeping and busting, which is
as often begun at the bottom as at the top.
Not so much matter about the middle of
the room, said Mrs Lincoln, as about the
corners. An excellent idea and quite an
original one, is that of having the carpet
lacks set back an inch from the holding
so that the edges of the carpet may be
Praised and dust and moths detected with
out removing the carpet. The use of wet
meal, tea leaves or Of salt in sweeping, is
for many reasons highly Objectionable; it
rs well to use dampened paper where there
Us much fluff on the carpet.
] In the matter of bread making some peo-
pie lay stress upon good -four, others upon
just the right proportion Of yeast, others
upon the kneading, yet there are many lit
lie points which need close attention. In
The matter of making cake, failures more
pften come from too hot an oven than from
Zoo slow fire.-Boston Herald.