Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-10-27
KITCHEN LORE At THE FArr.


r-nstojrs in the galleries ofthe Agricultural
Building. says the Chicago Herald, mere Is
a whole large department by itself, the do
nartment which. for want OF a better name.
one might here designate as the department
Of domestic economy and kitchen lore.
Down below about two-thirds Of the space IS
taken up bv the raw products OF agriculture.
inst as they have come from the soil, 10
cereals Of every kind, 70 cane sugar and cot
ton. 10 wood and tobacco, ETC.. while the re-
naming third IS the manufactured. the I'm
ished products. such as picked and pre-
served comestibles. chocolate and cigars.
sugar and molasses. spirits and cordlals, and
so forth.
But after climbing one Of the four hugo
stairways and reaching the galleries nothing
but the finished product meets the eye every
where. And It is here that the practical stu
dent OF domestic economy and of the gastro-
nomical art may prohtably devote himself TO
a course Of searching inquiry. For It Is up
on these galleries more particularly that the
thousands Of American firms who study 10
please" the American housewife have Their
abode and display their wares. some ol them
a wonderful proof Of ingenuity as applied to
the needs OF the average kitchen.
II IS very amusing as well as interesting TO
watch for a time the great crowds that
throng day after day those booths where tse
practical tests spoken Of are constantly IN
progress The devices adopted by the eN-
hibitors for the purpose differ. Some serve
all day long their wares, prepared before the
very eyes OF those sensible housewives. pip
ing hot from the gridde or the pan, to these
throngs. Others use greater caution and
more rigid discrimination. reserying an
actual free lunch or a mouthful perhaps only
for those rare customers whom theJ recog-
nize as actual purchasers OF the future.
some others employ persons who have to
deliver all tho time twO-minute lectures on
the best mode Of preparing, preserving and
eating their specialities. In all cases,
though. the method Of bringing before the
public and the untold host Of possible con-
sumers their wares is a more or less attractive
and enticing one.
Dainty femninity of course attired suit.
ably for the occasion. is the chief means OF
introducing these goods. Rosy checked
maidens. dressed neatly and looking even
more appetizing than the things they serve.
are kept busy all day in this manner. Ono |
firm. though, accOmplishcs the same end by /
a different and rather unique method Ttey /
have engaged the services OF matronly /
looking, mild and courteous cOlored woman, !
simply but neatly dressed. in figure and get /
up the very image OF an old fashioned South /
ern cook OF the best school, aud this robust |
dame fries the cakes and manipulates tho 1
griddle after the most approved fashion.
and quickly serves. nicely sugared. the |
products OF her skill 10 the crowd Of ladies
and girls. professional cooks and Gu
rious housewives. who never fell TO
attend her practical demonstrations OF cu!-
mary service.
Nearly all these exhibiting firms that have
entered the tests OF practical demonstration
have taken pains 10 drill their help and as
sistants in such a way as 10 make them veri-
table experts in their respective lines. prov
ing to the interested female visitors that.
when properly manipulated. the wares and
dishes recommended by them are, indeed,
what Is claimed Tor them.