The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-09-09

Mrs. Ella r. Tennent Marietta, Ga--Cooking
schools arr all the rage now hut % Is my opinion,
vaiueirs~ though t may be-, that the best place Tor
a agrf L. learn % cuuk ln her moth kltchrn.
LIT her seek advice from any worthy source. cook
l,u..- aft % immense tdyauta-v. Yet. after al
tt b. the indiyiuual effort, the daily practice. the
careful - erm ming. the failures anu successes,
that make sn accuiHpiIs he'd cook.
de- not mean to tccry the modern cooking
srussr- IL - excellent training 50 far - Il
go Irt n ,los-s NOT go lar enough FOR tins short
coming tne sciioui D. uut o. blame. Tor would n
mot To-, requiring tuo much To expect teacher to
itnpsrt a. pupii pa a few months, what prseti-
cti ,..sok only master ga thr course Of years
The FAIR Young girl look, mighty pretty ~ her
white cap. cuffs and al prom, with towel anu hold
~ i.t>tetel to h,r side. she Aas ner own gas
stove. cup b"w. knife, fork, spoon, po.sto mash
- understand il. the teacher explains the
CHEMISTRY u faud. and thc adaptability Of diner-
eat ftsitis T. different constitutions.
Iiie Iroces>cs 81 discovering deliberations are
shown. % a heci roast o. tile lesson at the day,
alb the different steps are minutrly eNp.aihcd;
tire same with bread n king, cAt>up- making and
80 uu. And set. Viii dare Go >ay mat there ale
thousand things one must know lu order io he
Euud rouh Wat the cooking ~cho"i- 81" NOT t"aeh.
~ make MY meaning clearer VIII say. that re-
GENTLY cooking ~cluul graduate made nic "a Visit
ssrs evening she asked me TO allow hSr "a make
>iine h4ttrTrshe> iur tea. ui course consented,
only toe ciAt To have an opportunity 10 witness
SONS. uI-lo- date methods.
rs. batter made about IN the usual way,
onls tine flour ~iitcd -four times. observed
that size taid uu attention whatever To IRE and
srFtrEIt- tai size ready Tor them. Then again
WIsen he ueeard lard tor the Erude. she dipped
!. cold al oi tire bucket, she placed gTIdaie mkt
10 the tire Watching her I could not rrpress
smile. Noticing which she asked me my way OF
making bsttercakc,. said q her
.-Ay dear, always see that my lire Is hot new
r bake i..tisrirrai ON the snr.t heat OF the stove.
~ tins l. meant fresh new lire. AT for bcd of
Goals and let tire stove ho glowing hot all through
a "a through. then you will not DC obliged TO place
tns grudlc next - the fre 80 sure a you do this,
,,u all nave some cake. 20 burn bake uncyenly.
Be sure 10 have a supply Of ard boiling hot ready
ior Tie griddle - los DIPPED out IS neeaed WITH
long handled spoon. IL likes spoonful OF tolu
lard sons, time 10 iecome hot Il this retards the
baking more than might Ice imagined
Vel. my young cuuk said she had never been
taught al these little points.
10 explain nav position I will say. that the aver
age cook school graduate could hardly he depsnd-
haartiers n the cook took Il, and mother were alb
s.nt il is a lack ui the little points, which
would prove her stumbling block.
ID surely requires "a term IA the kitchen To make
4 practical ever day cook.
i,--Idts knowing nov "a cook. here Is vast
amount Of planning. To he mastered. Some cooks
iscume confused II there - variety OF dishes 10
h.. ureuaret Oue must know which To pun uu first,
and n tlul,. ami space are scarce good manage
uieut Will solve the dilemma.
have hsrn an few kitchens where YOU could
scarcely di-coyer that such work was gong on. \
large pan Of hot suds received every dish and
ut-nsii when ready 10 he ciean~cd- corn was not
shuck.tl. or yeerttbir peeled IA the kitchen.
Fowls we're not picked and dressed there.
Cooking l. NOT hard work a. managed with sys-
TEN The secret II n D. To- dispose ot the una
workable litter a. the earliest possible moment.
ssw a latix wash dishes, and have ever since
tllpu- she dad IL with more ease than any one
else had noticed. She brought very small bowl
=, tif,u.s water To- tl,,. table, : h,. took niece, of
Satr pafsr ami tT-t wiped oil the spoons, then the
knives and forks. Mhen rubbed with Ihe paper
they were Practically clean, but Of course were
siufsd into the Suds and made dry with linen
towel. How much better plan than throwing
knives forks aud spoons IN the bottom 81 the
pan with greasy dishes ON TOP, ali 10 be cleaned
together.
gut here am, running away with more space
than deserve N I have unintcntIOnaiiy done
an injustice % the modern cooking school, beg
"a fifsn