The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-09
II Will Be A SUCCESS
Food Exhibition at the ArmOry Is
Well Under Way.
SOME POINTS ON COOKING
First of Series of Afternoon Lectures
Given by Miss CrOss-Scvcral Prize
Contests Have Been Arranged.
Notes of the Exhibit.

Yesterday was the second day OF the
| food exposition, which will continue IN |
| the armory, on Adams avenue, each |
afternoon and evening for two weeks. |
| Considering the storm of the afternoon, |
and the slippery sidewalks and counter |
attractions in the evening, the attend |
ance during the day was fully up to
| expectations.
| The attractiveneSS of the exhibit has
reached Willles-Barre and Pittston and
| today "A delegation from the retail and
| wholesale grocers of the former city
will be here as the guests of Manager
Buckley; from Pittston 300 persons will
come during the afternoon on a special
rate excursion.
! An expected amount of disorder
which was apparent on the opening day
was yesterday conspicuous by its alb
sence and. the several demonstrations
and other special features We're given
uninterruptedly.
| Lecture by Miss Cross.
| The attention and interest displayed
by many women who listened to the
afternoon lecture by Miss Cross on
| oyster cooking bespeaks success for
that feature of the exposition. A space
has been arranged for the lectures at
the rear of the hall. where domestic
women may sit and listen to Miss
| Cross lectures each afternoon at 3
| o'clock. Her recipes and Instructions
are illustrated by actual cooking dem
onstrations, and during yesterdays
| talk there We're numerous questions
| asked and answered
Miss Cross first surprised her audi
ence by saying that a steel or iron fork
should never come in contact with oys-
| ters which are largely composed OF
phosphorous, and whose flavor Is affect
ed by anything but a wooden or silver
fork. She then announced number of
recipes, illustrating each by a cooking
process. The recipes in detail are as
follows:
Pan Roast-Prepare the buttered
toast by squaring and cutting off the
crust, and place in individual dishes;
drain the oysters well, wipe them with
a soft cloth, and place about six on each
dish of toast; dust with salt and pep
per, add small pieces of butter and
moisten with four tabespoonfuls of
cream; place dishes in a baking pan
half filled with hot water; bake for ten
minutes in quick oven, and serve a
dish for each person.
Oysters in Other Styles.
!, Fricassee Oysters-Place in chatting
dish one tablespoonful of butter and
when it mets add one tablespoonful of
-four stir around to a smooth paste;
add one-half pint of milk, one-half tea
spoon of salt, dash of pepper and twen-
ty-five oysters we'll drained; as soon as
the gills of the oysters curl add the
yelks of two eggs and two tablespoon
fuls of madeira or sherry, and serve
Immediately.
Welsh Rarebit-Have ready about
four squares of tOsat on hot platter,
put into chatting dish Il piece of butter
the size of a walnut, one tablespoonful
of tomato catsup, one-half pound of
English dairy cheese grated, little
salt and a dash of cayenne and four
tablespOonfuls of ale or beer; as soon
as the cheese melts pour over the but
tered toast, and serve Immediately
oysters a la Chamberlain-Put into a
chatting dish two ounces of butter; as
soon as it melts pour in twenty-five oys-
, ters well drained and allow the gills
to just begin to turn; add one-half tea
. spoonful of SALT a dash of cayenne,
: two tablespoonfuls of butter and four
tablespoonfuls of cream. When the
oysters are done put out the lamp and
add two tablespoonfuls of sherry.
z Miss Cross lecture was somewhat
curtailed and her demonstrations ham
perred because of a delay in erecting
: the stove. a gas fire had to be used
, The arrangements will be more perfect
today when the cooking sub ject will be
f dainties, and Miss Cross will lecture
on stuffed dates, fondant, cream fruits
, | and English cheese straws.
There VIII BE Prize Contests.
A number of prize contests are an
nounced, which should attract atten-
ton from good cooks and others. The
T Weston Milling company has inaugu-
e rated a bread baking contest for $40
= I'm prizes for loaves baked from their
n Snow White patent flour. The first
e prize Is $40. The contest closes Fri
! day, when competitive loaves should be
left at the booth. Judges are to be
q selected by the Press club and Man.
ager Buckley.
e w. ii. Baker & Co. will give S5 gold
d piece for the best baked chocolate cake,
n the icing of which has been made of
Z their Premium chocolate.
. . The Press club will give a prize of 81
p for the best made jelly cake; the cakes
q to be brought to the Press club booth
: by Tuesday of next week.
/ A box of goods, valued at SIS and
e contributed by the exhibitors. will be
Il given to the person who on Friday
:, night, makes the best guess upon the
q number of seeds in gigantic pumpkin
q to be located near the door,
e Notes OF the Exhibit.
Last night the Royal Russian orchestra
e was attired in native fancy Russian dress
II Visitors will be given souvenirs by the
y Press club on one or more evenings Of the
e exhibit.
Marshal Kennedy Milling company opel
n a booth today; the company Is one of tho
1t largest of its kind in the state.
If A handsome and costly lot of O'Conno,
l. cut glass from the Hawley manufactor,
has been added to the stock of the Press
club booth.
i. w. Mack, of Easton, Pa, one of tn,
leading and practical painters of tn,
state, is constantly engaged in decorating
and beautifylng the different booth.
&c throughout the armory.
j. II. Peasants, a silhouette artist
n who performs some wonderful work will
y. scissors, attracts considerable attention
,, - He and his art were recently commented
upon by the New York Tribune.
ic Next Tuesday afternoon Miss Cross will
d lecture on "Diet for the Sick" for which
event an invitation Is extended to doc
N tors and nurses who will be admitte,
6 free on presenting their cards at the door
:, The booth of the Bensdorps Roya
u Dutch Cocoa company and It's exhibit 4
3. particularly attractive. Its samples ar
)f eagerly sought, and It's representative, II
Is G. Cook Is already favorlte with a larg
@. number of visitors.
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