The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-23

!" ia WN& strange COOK n 6
w. utensils with an
that has no awkwardness
In it," says a writer in the American
Magazine. "They are not
quick, but exact, and nothing seems to
be too much trouble, although one wo-
said: She make us wash our
hands very much when we cook! The
yeast lesson is often asked for, and
as we teach the simple potato yeast,
without hops, it is quickly learned and
very helpful in putting good bread into
the homes. Occasionally we have
found on visiting the cabins an array
of crisp, brown loaves that would do
credit to a Boston cooking school.
1.-THE physician complains that these
people eat too much meat, so we have
confined our lessons during the sum-
out meat, the women doing all the
work OF preparing and serving the
meal and afterward making the kitch-
en- tidy. under direction. I" They do so
we'll and are so good-natured and the
pleasant smile is always lurking in
the corners CT their eyes, or trembling
on their lips, ready to break and ripple
over the face at the slightest provoca-
ton. Even the old women, whose lives
have been spent under the conditions
so hard that there is no grace or beau
ty left in the scanned and weather.
beaten faces or the bent figures, show
a hearty friendliness- in their pleasant
smiles that explodes the idea of the
~hard-visaged Indian so long pictured
as typical of the race. Sometimes how
ever, they are loath to confess igno-
rance. Our laundress, Rose Medicine
Bird, professed perfect familiarity with
the %scrubbing brush and attempted to
use it in our absence. On our return
We found her sitting in the pool of
water looking woefully atHthe ~brush;
on seeing us she said: He no good.
He no make it dry. Gimme towel
Teaching cooking in the Indian
homes gives opportunity to exercise
much ingenuity. After collecting from
out-of-thc-way corners, %scrubbing,
securing and washing, we are often
limited to a dishpan, iron kettle, fry
ing-pan, biscuit-pan, and perhaps "a
hulLC, IL opooh, buI tiooO loSt
are not always to be found. The tin
| can into use on all occasions.
although we find few at the cabins
| but the absence Of markets brings q
good many to our home, which are
carefully washed andsmade to do duty
as pals; cups, receptacles for tea, coffee
sugar, rice, oatmeal, and even as bak-
ing tins, the pretty round loaves Civ
ing us dainty circular slices for oul
poached eggs. OF food materials, also
we find but scarce supply. Flour, bak
ing powder and salt is the limit il
many houses, and if by chance thu
supplies include sugar and lard WI
are fortunate and extend our lessons
Milk and butter we find in only on,
or two homes, where by much encour
agement we have been able to intro
duce them. But with the few conven
fences it will be a long time before tn
use of milk will be a regular and per
manent custom. Some of the dishe
cooked by the Indian women would b
appetizing were their habits NOR
clearly. We cook our squash by Mrs
Mary Bears recipe. Perhaps you woul
like to try it if it. is not. already famil
lar to you. Cut the squash into half
inch cubes, put in a baking-tin will
butter or drippings to season. Bak
in the oven forty minutes or until soft
Sprinkle with sugar, salt and a yer
little pepper. Return to oven for tie
minutes, stirring once. If the squas
be of good quality it. has the flavor {
noron,o1c 10Y nrIfc (oN conoaf1;p
good, l don't know just what. But on
work is not confined to cooking-on
day in each. week is sewing day, whe
we are glad to welcome. our wome
and give them help in what ever wor
they are doing-cutting garment
mending, making over. The four r,
naming days are devoted to VISITING
then the lessons receive practic;
demonstration in their own homes all
become of real value to them, we hop
!, We plan to help in whatever may
on hand-cooking, serving meal
, mending or making garments, atten'
ing the sick, bathing baby, or in a
!, sisting in making home neat. We hay
grown to think that nothing is o,
!, of our line and to adapt ourselves
all situations, even to sleeping in Il
, cabins when attending the sick, a
. though the last is a severe trial. On
in two weeks, on Saturday mornin
the agency commissary is a busy pla
. when the Indians come for their issl
A of rations. 1t is a gala day and tn
come in, holiday attire. Gay print
gayer blankets and bright faces gt
0 color and animation to the scene. whiC
is interesting indeed to a novice. TIL,
come in big, numbering farm WACO.
t drawn by two Indian ponies, the o
spring seat occupied by my. lord. t
head of the family, while the WON
d sit on the floor OF. the Wagon and be
o the jofting. OF: the. rough roads uncoi
p1ainingly; nay,-w+h faces absolute
jolly with smiles. Behind the wag'
follow the 1.-THE young colts, any nul
Der from two OF three to eight or te
n some of them SO graceful; slender a,
r beautiful in every way we long to I
g them, but they are too shy.
s Everybody lis Jolly op. issue df
hi There will be "a feast in every. hoI
when it is over and having enoui
to eat the. Indian is care-free a
!, happy"