The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-09

ing of things we eat. which a child may
read and understand.
The book is comprehensive and not i'm
possible. as the great army or receipt
books generally are; IL Is accurate, not
eNtravagant and most attractive, ana
handles the ingredients OF dainty d'sn
so nicely that one feels AT once Ike lest
ing the recipe which promises such per
feet results. and Is well assured ihaI
cooking is a fine art. which reiined
woman should understand; that 10 be a
good cook is TO be an economist, ana that
"A cook book may be manual Tor
peace at home. a blessing TO a tam-iy'
and a safeguard TO guest.
Bread. the staff OF life. may be
poem or a curse Mrs. Cringan begins
with the yeast, and. IN exact measure
shows us now to make the sponge ana
what 10 do with H. now 70 hnea9 t ie
bread and how 10 bake 1t, and each rule
Is so carefully explained mat NOBODY
but a dOlt need misunderstand.
Ignorance IN choosing meat ana care
lessness I'm cooking II fills the world with
peevish dyspeptics, and on page 80 OF tt il
excellent work we find careful, simple,
and ineligible directions for the choice
OF beef. and on succeeding pages rules
for roasting. and boiling and broiling, Tor
making gTavies and stews. Tor COOKING
fllets and steaks. which any nousekeep,
er. ambitious 70 nave saNoiy meat VIII
CIV folk buy their lard and are not
mastered with the making OF II. but TOT
our country sisters, who wreste with hos-
killing and It's troublesome accessories no
better rules will be found than are eA-
blamed on III and succeeding pages.
n IL not pleasant TO enter hahu-
some hall and have mingled with the
perfume Of roses and ylolets the coarse
odor 81 the cooking cabbage. Sucn a
hing mas been. but we must have IT
no longer for Mrs. Cringan shows that
thcre need be no smell from DOiln
cabbage. and those who cannot DO WIN
out this vegetable may nave II no" W. w.. y
Immunity. with no suggestive Odor ming
the house. Leeks and onions Hke"ls.
NAV be so treated that their puhseh'
smell while cooking Is entirely desiIoyeu'
These are facts worth knowing. lnele
are no dalnuer dishes than cI9qu e'erSi
and the instructions for preparing anu
cooking them, whether OF nam, veal
hrains sweet-bread or mushrooms are
clearly given on pages 9p-l---5. ..
There is pastry ana pastry anu ~
,,sile n palatabla seems quite as easy
nan NJ Ioacv lump that our cooks impose
unor ms. let us learn 10 make II our
selves and then teach our servants;
Minnie direction. the exact quantity OF
material. the character ana conlttlon vi
the pans and the fire may De iouHU Oh
PSTsb e last part Of this complete book
is mn of careful rules for making anu
baking all sorts OF cake rules ior max
anR
- -.iS fr,iits. aud making catsups.
Every recipe is tempting, ana seems ..1 81, SO
easily followed that We Ike. fNSla ard nv "
~ iTs Cringan's reputation for preparing
good things to eat gives ,d tD ine asssr' She
ti is,o ~ fron1 a section where go ID liVins
and good cooking is proyerib oi. ara az eT 1ne
has prohted from the sNi er'enGe c al i's 10
hem tsSn from inheritance as well as pfa--
t.ce. , ..,.tr.o, tho anos-
To- ~ .is,,,es,fc economy and inventor OF
he Aladdin oven. says that hilllon OF
dollars is lost every year In American
Ms Cringan's purpose is TO teacn tnis
generation 10 save thes, th %, ..rpe In
l.ou", 80 a., Cooking" Will help 10 stay
this enormous waste and re Mil le science se
view good cooking as csnn rsmne artist
anu s'O sally MEL son ROBBINS
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