New-York tribune., 1897-02-21
INDIAN COOKS.
TEACHING THE GENTLE SCIENCE IN NORTH
DAKOTA.


From, The American Kitchen Magazine
"standing on either side Of the long tab'a watcf-
ing with attentive eyes that help the uluI
If the unfamilia: language. they sho" themstINt.s
-. nunls uslng the strange cooking utensils VIII
an adaptation that has no awkwdrdness III H. lheet
are not 0uick but exact. and nothing seems 70 b.
zoo mich trouble although one woman sald She
maxi us wash our hands very much "Heh we
;.Tbe Yeast lesson Is often asked for and as VIC
teach the simple potato yeast Wltlou, 1lc' Col
quickly learned and very helpful IN putting GOO Si
bread into the homes. Occasionally we nav ] ]Ioun1
on visiting the cabins an array oI cIisP ,5
loaves mat would do credit to Boston COOKING
school ,.i,. ,to. tboso neonIo en-
too much meat. so We have confined our lessons
during the summer 10 luncheons ana dinners Win
oIt meat the women doing all the work OF prepar-
ing and serving the meal and afterWard making the
kitchen tidy. under direction. ., .,r., an,
iys SAINT smile is always lurking in the corners
of their eyes or trembling on thelr llps reaGy 10
break and ripple over the iace al the SHs"''S'
.oEyen the old women whose lives have been
snent under the conditions so hard mat there IS no
beaten faces or the bent hguresi sho" nIidIG
The idea Of the hard-viSagcd Indian so long pictured
as yPG@i 0a however they are loath to confess
ignorance our aundress k9se MedclreHiird,
professed perfect y, se IN onr abscnce on
oT ~ retIrn We found her sitting in the pool OF water
looking wofuy at the DEuSH ry Tr SeT5 Cimme m toWe
"Tesching cooking in the Indian homes gives op-
ieaGnii'5 t, - ovfrciso much ingenuity Alter col
securing and washing, we are often Limited 10 a
dishpan iron kettle frying-pan. blscult pan ana
perhaps a knife fork and spoon, bur these last
are not always 10 De found Ihe I'm can come M
into use on all occasions. although We ma me- rev
80 The cabins but the absence OF markets DrlhES a
yood many to our own home, which are carefully
ia shed trimmed and made 70 do duty as palIs'
cups receptacles for tea. coffee sugar. Ilce. Odl,
meal and even as baking tins, the pretty round
i0aycs giving us dainty circular slices ior our
poached eggs. a., -. .-.. ,,,,
pv Flour. baking powder ana SAT- IL the n@mit unit IN
many houses and if by chance the supplies lncIude
sugar and lard are fortunate and extend our
lessons. . . -. .,., t,rros
xyb@r.- bv much encOura cement have been able
"a introduce them. But with the few cOnXenlences
{, o,lI be a long time before the use OF milk Will De
- regular and permanent custom. Some or the
dishes cooked by the Indian women would De APP
netiZing were their habits more cieanly We COOK
our squash by Mrs. Mary Bears recipe Ferhaps
y0u would like try IL II II f. not already familiar
20 you. , IT,. ,,, ,.. ,,,t. ,,,,, f., a
bakiug-tin with butter or clippings 10 season. Bake
in rho oven forty minutes. or until soft Sprlnkle
with sugar salt. and very little pepper Return
to oven for ten minutes. stirring once II the
squash be OF good quality II has the flavor of-cara-
mels a. nuts (?) something good dont know JUST
what. -,
"Eut our work is not confined Ia enotiHH--nn" dsv