The morning call., 1895-02-12

Mrs. w B. Harrington yesterday after
noon at the Pure Food Exhibition in the
Pavilion.
Mrs. Harrington, who is prominent
member of the Century Club, said: "These
lectures on cooking are not only delightful,
but they are instructive. As a result of
Mrs. Lincoln's talks on cooking a number
of ladies have determined to establish the
scientific school of cookery. The object
will be to open a free school, in which
competent teachers will instruct house
keepers and young girls who are willing to
learn, how to cook, how to prepare food in
a palatable manner and to prepare it in an
economical way. This morning we had
preliminary meeting in the Century Club
and organized the association by electing
two officers. Mrs. Horace Wilson was
chosen secretary and 1 was elected to the
office of president. At meeting to be
held Saturday in The Settlement at
South Park we shall complete the organiza-
ton and elect the rest of the officers.
There were about fifteen at the meeting
this morning and we were all of one mind, Il"
continued Mrs. Harrington, ''as to the ne
cessity of the society we have started, and
there are many more of the same opinion,
including a number of gentlemen, who
have promised US pecuniary aid. One gen.
tleman, who does not wish to be known
just now, has promised to give us $1,000
to start with"
The rain did not prevent large number
of ladies from attending the lecture given
in the Pavilion in the afternoon by Mrs.
Mary J. Lincoln of the Boston Cooking
School. In the section set apart for the
use of the lecturess there were assembled
over 200 ladies, many of them accompanied
by their cooks, brought to hear what Mrs.
Lincoln had to say and see what she did.
Almost every one had a notebook and
pencil to iot down what the lecturess
would say about the several proportions of
ingredients requisite in the preparation of
selected dishes.
Among the many who crowded to the
fore in order to listen to all that might be
said by the compounder of kitchen mys-
teries were noticed:
Mrs. Louis Sloss, Mrs. Ignatz Steinhart,
Mrs Sylvan WE'LL, Mrs. w. M. Bunker,
Mrs. Z. B. Pond Mrs. Horace Davis, Mrs.
John F. Merrill, Mrs. Horace Wilson, Mrs.
NJ. H. Hecht, Mrs. George K. Fitch, Mrs.
W. Fl. Mills, Mrs William j. Dutton, Mrs.
John F. Swift, Mrs. Kate Beaver, Mrs.
Louis F. Monteagle, Mrs. F. NJ. Pixley and
Mrs. A. S. Hallidie of this city.
Mrs. Isaac l.. Requa, Mrs. B. f. Dun
ham, Mrs. r. G. Brown, Mrs. A. M. Simp
son, Mrs. c. P. Evarts and Mrs. William
Letts-Oliyer of Oakland.
Mrs. Ben Morgan, Mrs. James Spiers
md lo1- e
Mrs. L. L. Dunbar and Mrs. Alfred s.
Moore of Belvedere
Mrs. F. II. Green and Mrs. J. FL. Dickin-
son of Sausalito.
The subject OF the lecture, Mrs Lincoln
announced, was ''Chafng-Dish Cookery"
The chafing-dish consists of one dish with
in another, the under one containing boil
ing water, which is kept boiling by the
fame of an alcohol lamp. With it an ex-
pert cook can prepare number of savory
dishes in short order and with very little
trouble. Such toothsome dishes as tickle
the palate of the epicure can be prepared
on it.
Without any unnecessary ceremony Mrs.
Lincoln took her place at the kitchen-table,
on which were displayed number of bot
ties, cans, bowls and dishes, containing
such ingredients as she would need in Illus
trating her lecture.
1--WE have here few chops that make a
very toothsome dish," said Mrs. Lincoln,
and she exhibited to the school, as she
pleased to call the assemblage, several
neatly prepared slices.
These must not be too thick, and the way to
prepare them is to cover them with crumbs in
order to keep out the fat used in the cooking.
To bread these properly take an egg, break it
into bowl and beat it, but do not beat it too