The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-15

adaptation that has no awkwardness |
In Il, says q writer In the American |
Kitchen Magazine They are not /
quick but exact. and nothing seems to |
be too much trouble. although one wo-
man said. She make ns wash our /
hands very much when We cook The |
yeast lesson u often asked for. and !
as We teach the simple potato yeast,
without hops Il Is quickly learned and
very helpful In putting good bread into
the homes Occasionally we have
found on visiting the cabins an array
OF criap. brown loavcs that would DO
credit to Boston cooking school
"The physician complains that these
people eat too much meat. fo we have
confined our learons during the SUM
mcr 10 luncheons and dinners with
out meat. the women doing all The
work OF preparing and serving lhc
meal and afterward making the kltch-
en- tidy. under direction They DO so
well and are 90 good-naturod and the
pleasant smile Is always lurking ln
the corners u their eyes or trembling
on their lips. ready 20 break and ripple
over the face at the slightest proyola-
ton. Even the old women whose lives
have been spent under ihe - TdltlOns
10 hard that there ls mo- STAGE or bcau-
~ lcit In the scanned and weather.
beaten faces or the bent figures. show
a hearty friondlinC1s in their pleasant
smiles that cyniodts the idea of the
hard-vlsaged Indian 800 long pictured
Us typical OF the race. Sometime how
ever. they are loath to confess ieno-
rance. Our laundrcss. Rose Medicine
Bird PROGRESSED perfect familiarity with
the scrubhlng brush and attempted To-
use q In our absence. On our return
We found her sitting IN the pool Of
water looking woefully 90 the brush
on seeing rs she said tie no good
he no make Il dry. Gimme towel
Teaching cooking In the Indian
homes gives opportunity 10 exercise
much ingenuity After collecting from
out-of-thc-way corners. scrubhlnr.
securing and washing. We are often
limited To a dishpan. iron kettle. fry
lng-pan. hlaculi-pan. and perhaps
knife. fork and spoon. but these last
are not always 90 be found The .ln
an zones into use on al occasions.
although We find few az the cabins.
but the absence OF markets hdngs a.
good many 90 our home which are
carefully washed and made 90 DO duty
a. pals. cups, rcceptacles ior tea coffee.
sugar rice. oatmeal. and even as hak-
lng tins. the pretty round loavcs gi,-
Ink us dainty circular slices Tor our
poachcd eggs. OF food materials. also.
SIC find but scarce supply Flour. hak
Ing powder aud salt o. the limit in
many houses. and 10 hv chance thc
supplies include sugar aud lard Wc
are fortunate and extend our lessons
Milk aud butter we end 'n only one
or two homes. where by much oucom-
agemeni we have been able fo luirl-
duce them But with thc few cuutcn-
fences Dc win boz a long tint before The
use oi milk viii hC q regular aud per-
maucnt custom Some of the dishes
cooked hy the Indian women would 3D.
anpciiElng we're their habits nor
cleanly. We cook our squash hv Mfs
Mary Bears recipe pcrhan. you would
Ike 20 try 10 70 o. D. not already aml.
lar 90 YOU Cui the squash Into half
inch cubes put ln a hakinr-tiu with
butter or drlppings 90 season. Bake
IN tho oven forty minutes or until son.
I sprinkle VITA sugar salt aud "A very
little pepper Return 90 oven Cor ten
minutes. stirring once no the squash
be 81 good quality q has iho flavor of
-vammcls 90. nuts 90. something
good ! don't know just what But our
work h. not confined To cookine-one
day In each week la sewing day. when
Ne are glad 10 welcome our women
and give them help In what ever work
they are doing cutting rarmenis
mendlng. making over. The four Re-.
naming days are devoted TO visiting
then the lessons receive practical
demonstration In their own homes and
become Of real value to them. We hone
We plan 10 help In whatever NAV be
on hand-cooklnE. serving meals
mendlng or making garments. attend.
lng the sick. bathing baby. or In as.
s.silng In maklng home neat We have
Grown To think that nothing IL ONT
Of our line and 10 adapt ourselves 40
ell situations, oven 10 sleeping in the
I cabins when attending the sick ai.
though the last Is a severe trial Once
In two weeks. on SATURDAY morning
the agency commissary b. "a busy place
/ when the Indians come Cor their fsre
Of alions. u De- gala day and thov
come In holiday attire Cav prints
gaycr blankets and hrleht faces alive
color and animation TO the scene. which
/ Is interesting indeed 10 a novice. Tbfv
come In big numbering farm WAGONS
drawn by two Indian ponies. the one
spring seat occupied by my lord. the
head Of the family. while the women
z slt on the floor OF the wagon and bear
the iolilng Of the rough roads uncom.
I plalnlngly' nay, with faces absolutely
Jolly with smiles. Behind the waron
follow the 1.-THE young colts. any mum.
Der from two or three TO eight or ten
some OF them 20 graceful. slender and
beautiful IN every way We long TO be,
them. but they are too shy,
Everybody "a Jolly on issue aay.
There will be a feast in every home
when Il l. over and having enough
to eat the Indian l. oare-free and
happy"