New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-19
EDWARD ATKINSON WAS THE COOK.

EDWARD ATKINSON WAS THE COOK.
HE GIVES \ PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION or THE
MERITS or HIS ALADDIN OVEN
Washington April IS (SpeciaD.-Asss,ant Score
tary Of the Treasury Hamn gave dinner On
Sunday evening that unique as Washington
dinners 60 The cook entertained callers during
the process of preparing the dinner. attended t.
other matters Of business in different parts Of the
city, rested over night. had leisure for Easter ser
vices arranged the dishes Of the menu at intervals,
then served the dinner and joined the dinner party.
Among the invited guests were Secretary ana Mrs.
Gresham Secretary and Mrs Carlisle. Secretary
and Miss Morton. ex- POSTMASTER General and Mrs.
Bissen and the JAPANESE Minister, Mr. KUrno.
The cook Edward Atkinson, Of boston. The
occasion Of the dinner party was practical demon
sration Of the working Of the famous Aladdin oven,
preparatory lis being turned over 70 the charge
OF Secretary Morton for universal introduction and
use Mr. Atkinson is in Washington t. explain the
process OF making The Aladdin ovens and give TO
the Department Of Agriculture the right Of the FREQ
use Of the patents for Introduction in the agri-
cultural colleges throughout The United States.
Il anxious NOW 70 deyote myself 70 other lines
Of work" SAID Professor Atkinson. This has been
crowded upon ne because OF the great need that +,
be DONE Too many lives have been sacrificed at
the altar Of the cook-stove. many families have
been destroyed in the terror OF the 'B!H1y reisn
not 70 count this q National evil calling for
eiy. | have given twenty years Of hard labor and
Careful thought TO experiments On nutrition ana
economy OF foods AMI in developing this oven on
an economical. simple basis. ! have made expert
nents in way and then in another first going
around Robin Hoods barn. then back then taking
q shorter cut until now have perfected oven
in which meals can De prepared for go a: cost Of
q cents for fuel The toughest meats be made
tender and juicy-thc parts Of the food which are
most often wasted can be utilized in wholesome
dishes-gving the maximum OF nutrition for the
minimum Of expense, and course dinner can be
cooked without having 10 serve In the first course
a roasted cook had the ovens patented for pro-
lection from imitation and TO cover the Of max
ing the invention. They in in many
places and have paid their way. and 1 wish to put
the matter entirely Of my hands. | gave n
seven-course dinner 70 nv whist club and friends.
Including oranges and coffee which cost - cents
each for food material. Each cigar consumed after
dinner cost more than the dinner
pork into the compartments Of the oven After a
few hours | made the Boston brown bread and In
dian pudding and left them 10 bake. This morning
fricass@ed chicken and yege.abes and bG no 1n"rG
Z o'clock dinner The ovens are simple In arrange
ment and can be made Of different materials. 7.
ovens for his large school OF panks pastered with
sca,e. He Is going 20 have one on exhibition the
Atlanta Exposition and conduct a restaurant on
our plan. There viii BE- profit in II for him. TOO.
He Is of the brightest and ab!est men have
ever met; ami ha as Gone an immense amount o:
study Of he food problem in Boston LATELY gave
dinner OF -FOUR courses SOUP fsh. meat and vcSe-
tables. ana mush win fo.asSes for dessert-to
nine OF the poorer students at Harvard, who want
10 economic. There were three others Each had
pound and a half Of strong food, and the for
the tweive was sXty-one cents. We have eStab-
iIshed the New England Kitchens on a paying basis
One of ladies' Is making money on hVe-cenI
dinners. Mrs. Ellen Richards has been my right.
hand helper In this work. | not praise toe
highly what she has done. ! have .ately been talk
ing with man VINO proposes 70 cope with drunk
enness IN a practical way. His pan Is 10 open a
large New England kitchen and have soup on on.
side Of a partition and laso: beer on the other
b.
that II good food and other attractions are OFF aret
on the same terms on which beer Is now sold
the majority would prefer the soup. Sacretar,
Morton is alive to the importance OF good food. Ir
fact. the air is full Of It,.