Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-03-03

geoise seems an almost unattainble
feat Of high-class cookery to the aver
age matron, who cannot be brought to
believe that it is as impossible to pre-
pare delicacies, or even such dishes as
would appear commonplace to a for
eigner. in an ordinary utensil, as it
would be to paint beautiful picture
with a scrubbing brush.
OF course, on an emergency, all sorts
of things may be attempted, and car
ried out with a certain amount of sue
cess, even with poor tools; for instance,
very fair coffee can be made in an Or
binary jug, if one knows how, but IL is
not exactly the sort of Utensil to be rec
commended. especially to an ineXper-
fenced person. In the ordinary course
of things it is absolutely a sine qua
non to be provided with the best posi-
bile articles in order to do justice to
good material, and to carry out really
good recipes. as well for dainties as for
appetizing daily fare. In theaverage
| French kitchen the utensils, being of
very different material than those used
here, present a totally different APP
pearance, and 50 the general element
| is one of brightness.
So much for the outward effect; but
| the great point of this lies in the re-
suits. viz: the dainty food which one is
accustomed to find in the most modest
| French household 1t certainly is not
because Of high wages that the average
cook succeeds better on the other side
of the water than her American or
English sister. does here, for wages,
even though they are being increased
abroad. are still decidedly lower than
they are in this country. Moreover,
Iuiddle-class establishments, which, IN
/ this country. boast q cook and house
maid. and even a third servant are
there. more often than not, entirely
given over to the care OF bonnie
tout faire. or a practical man Of all
work, with. perhaps, occasional help
from charwoman on cleaning days.
Who're there are small children, Of
course. there is a nurse, but both house
work and cooking fall to the share Of
/ the general" who. by the way is far
suDerior in every respect to the person
who usually represent that species in
Ifhis country. What is necessary, nay,
more. what is inevitable, if daintiness
/ is 10 be cultivated in the daily food, is
an almost total revolution in kitchen
utensils. and. in that case. by what are
1.-The hideous black pots to be replaced?
I Bv. copper. seamless steel, block tin
and even aluminium, or, 10 put it more
\ practically. by some OF each; or, at any
/ rate. not necessarily by any one of the
above to the utter exclusion OF the 9TH
( ers.
/ From personal experience it has been
/ found that copper ware is The best and
the pleasantest to cook with. to say
nothing of its being by far the most
| durable. As natural consequence, It
/ is also the most expensive. and there
( fore might be prohibited to many small
( households. Still it is better TO start
with the best material, for 1t always
reDays it's original cost in the end.
/ The difference in price between the
conner and steel ware is. however, i'm
portant enough TO make it serious
/ consideration: for instance. where q
complete set of the former, for a fair
sized household. would como to about
/ $50. the same number of articles of the
! latter should hardly exceed nalf that
sum. This includes saucepans, stew
Z and saute pans, frying and omelette
: pans. It is not, Of course, absolutely