The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-02-23
THE WAY MOTHER USED TO COOK
That Is Taught in the Lafayette
Cooking School.
The Board of Education Enjoys a
Sample Of the Work.
A Branch of the Lafayette kindergarten
Work Which Is Deserving of the
Utmost encouragement
and Support.

The HERALD's veteran reporter came
down town from his sleeping quarters at
comparatively early hour yesterday
morning and expected to hear the usual
recapitulation OF "Beef steak, mutton
chop, pork steak, liver and bacon, sau.
sage and Goldfish balls" on reaching his
boarding place. On reaching this Office,
however, he found an invitation to an
exhibition Of cookery by the young la
dies OF the cooking school attached to
the Lafayette street kindergarten, which
was established by three or four benevo-
lent ladies of this city-Mrs. Stimaon,
Mrs. Ducommun, Mrs. Wills and several
others who kindly consented to become
associated with them in their good work.
This cooking school was organized at the
very opening of the kindergarten, under
the supervision of Miss Maynard, who
teaches show mother used to cook" and
other domestic accomplishments Of
which the rising generation stands much
in need.
Arriving at the little Lafayette-street
kindergarten, the scribe found a most
sumptuous lunch sat out for the invited
guests, which included the pstronesses
of the school and delegation OF the
board OF education, consisting of Presi-
dent Pepper and directors Trask, Stein
and Willis. The bill OF fare consisted Of
julienne soup, fish a la creme, praised
veal, mashed potatoes, snow buildings
rolls, cake and coffee, the latter being
prepared according to Miss Maynard's
int xuh foh in follnu5a.
Beat one egg slightly, crush the shell
add it. Then add one cup of good coffee.
with enough cold water to cover it,
Mix we'll and put it in the pot, adding
five cups of boiling water. Boil 5 min
utes, and let it stand on the back of the
stove 5 minutes to settle.
The reporter surrounded a cup OF the
fragrant beverage, and came to the con-
clusion that the ghost of Mohammed
lurked in the sir not far off.
There are two classes in the cooking
school, of which the older has had the
benefit of IA lessons up to date, those
lessons having been given on Tuesdays
Thursdays and Fridays of each week,
These young ladies prepared various
articles at home, such as rolls, cake,
ct al, while the younger class cooked
everything in sight of the visitors and
under surveillance of committee con
sisting OF Mrs. D. G. Stephens, Mrs. +.
A. Gibson, Mrs. @. Ducommun, Miss
Maynard, Mrs. and Miss Wills, Mrs.
Trask and Mrs. Pepper.
The second class consisted OF IL girls
ranging from 1872 to 10 years, who
cooked the soup, fish, potatoes and cof-
fee without burning anything or spill
ing anything on the floor. They were
not "rattled" in the lesat and conducted
themselves with a precision and cool
ness that would have done credit to
Brillat-Savarin himself. The visitors
took their departure in the full belief
that Miss Maynard had taught the
children lessons worth remembering,
and that the Lafayette.street cooking
school was an excellent preparatory dis.
cipline for the coming matrons Of the
city. The following principals of the
common schools in this city were also
among the visitors: Misses Fay, Pack
ard, Hardenberg, and Mesdames Dubois,
Thurston, Bradfield, and Mr.. Ennis.
All this tuition ia useful to the rising
generation OF our girls, and is the more
creditable to the ladies originating it
from the fact that they have 30 far car
ried it on without asking assistance
from either the city government or from
the more charitably inclined of the city e
business men.