New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-26
CLARA DE HIRSCH SCHOOL.
JEWISH GIRLS ARE TAUGHT THE ART OF
KOSHER" COOKING.
TIE DIRECTREss a STUDENT OF SOCIOLOGY.
MAKES WISE AND KIND RULES.

TIE DIRECTREss a STUDENT OF SOCIOLOGY.
MAKES WISE AND KIND RULES.
The Clara de IIirsch Home is adding new educa-
tonal and training departments to It's work for
young Jewish girls Miss T. VI. Ash. graduate
Of the Womans College. Baltimore. and post
graduate OF the University Of Pennsylvania, has
recently been appointed to the place Of resident
directrcss. Miss Il. t. Johnson. trained nurse
graduate Of Mount Sinai Hospital Trairing School
has been given the place OF housekeeper. and Miss
T. Gichncr. OF Baltimore. the care Of the kitchen
Miss Glchner H. also teacher Of cooking.
According To the wishes Of the Baroness de
IIirsch the house is kept koshcr"-that Is. the
religious dietary laws OF the Jews are observed
1t is said that there are including this class. but
four kosher cooking schools in the city. and that
ALL excepting this are closed FOR tho summer. The
cooking class meets twice a week IN the large,
well-equippcd kitchen. and the food prepared Is
afterward served at the IA uily meal
The meat and milk dishes. known as the
"nelshg" and "mschg' dishes. are used re-
spoctively for meat or milk; their compounds, or
ingredients. kept entirely separate, both IN the
kitchen and dlning-room closets.
dish used FOR may never be employed Tor
the other. nor do milk and meat ever appear at
the same meal, nor in mixture. Doughnuts uSeu
for "milschlg" milk meals. are fried In sweet
butter. and those used for "feischig. or meat
meals in suct Paste for pies. for "mllschig
meals is mixed with butter. and for "neischig
meals with suet. separate board ana oling-pin
being kept for each. each marked plainly mil
schig" or 'fcischig" The knife that has cut
meat may not sprcad butter; the spoon which
has been used with custard cannot be used with
bouion; nor. indeed. the cup In which milk
he's seasoned the tea or coffee be used at tho
meat meal. and nd inhnitum.
When The Tribune reporter visited the school
a class Of eleven girls receiving instruction.
The nntionaties represented Russian. Polish.
German and American. The menu for the day was
noodle soup-thc noodles having been prepared
IN previous lcsson-strng beans. chocolate
sponge cake in layers and bread pudding.
MEAT MADE KOSHER.
Miss Glchner said. as she allowed OF the
pupils TO put the meat into cold water and put IT
! on the stove: This meat has been made kosher
| that is It has been soaked half-hour in cold
water and has lain IN salt for an hour. This.
| she added. does not remove the juices from the
| meat but improves the flavor"
| The beans were cut in narrow strips. boiled ten
der and seasoned with suet. thickcned with houi
and sweetcned and soured with vinegar and sugar
| water and eggs the bread having been previously
! Tbeso cooking lessons will extend through th'
! nine months domestic training and the seventy
two lessons OF the course will embrace talks upoi
| - 80 and vchrro 70 buy and tho preparation OF
! economical and wholesome dishes both FOR family
and for the sick. Many OF nc lessons VIII %
/ repeated until the students can each prepare then
in the best manner. The care OF the table ana ON
| Ing room and waiting and serving are also taught
! All the work in the house is done by the student
md their teachers. Miss Girhner. aided by tn
! girls prepares an the meals. ana takes care o
| tho dining-room and Kitchen. Miss Johnson super
intends the scfuhhing. cleaning, sweeping. dust
| ing and bed-inaking. explaining now fo AIR M
rooms make The beds. why o. 81 necessary 10 healtl
! 10 have good air avoid dust and keep clean
! sewing class meets twice a week At present th
! girls are making their cooking class uniforms.
! Millinery and English classes are being formed
/ Miss Ash the dlrectress. is an earnest and "nihu
slnsfic student % sociology. and believes thAt m
| BRIGHT weI-kcpt home provided FOR them VIII I'm
! prove the mental. moral and physical condition o.
! her GIRLS and that the practical training which
/ fhov aye receiving vii. serve TO ~ them Tor oc
/ equations best suited 20 them Thus she say
/ .snrnc hard problems viii boz solved one ihnl
1 uhch W. try 90 teach them is that nj. work cn
! noble Hero they see cultivated women working
/ and that has an Influence. ana W afe Trying q
/ instn systemaic methods and habits"