The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
sURrnES Wno ARE GOOD COOKS.
Men In tho Life-SavinR Stations Along tho
Coast Live We'll.


The retired surfman was inclined to he talk
ativc and after filling his pipe with liberal
supply Of rough and ready" and applying n
match TO II, he said:
Il often read about these chefs who do the
cooking for the milionaircs and get enormous
salaries. In my opinion they get more than
they are really worth. for there are so many
Americans who could do the work as we'll
To-day there Ia q small army OF men doing
service in Uncle Sans lifc-savng stations
along the coast who are tho best n cooks
As rule their knowledge OF the Gull
nary art Is not confined to tho pr.para-
ton alone Of plain dishes. but includes
rastry cooking and bread baking as
well. | know surfmen who would DO
credit to any mans kitchen. | spent moro
than twenty years in tho li'e.savng service
and have taken an active part in icasts that
were NJ for the gods In moro recent years I
have been guest at some OF the best hotels in
tho cities Of the Fast have dined at the
homes Of wealthy men. who prided Themselves
on thclabilty oftheir high-salaricd French and
Italian chefs. But for all that still know OF
men In the livc-saving service who could dis
count some Of these chefs.
There are men in some OF the stations who
have been cooking OF and on for quarter OF a
s cen yo,, The They have been aided by
Rrandmothers and there we're and stiii
are are some mighty gr2S9d cooks in Jer;;
men npywherc. take II the world over who are
better liver. than the life-saring crews OF the
government; They hay" variety. Of food and
II IL prepared In such n manner that one sell
dom hears Of a surtmAn having dyspepsia
-, AZ present there are seven surfmcn at ench
lite.savnS station. in addition TO tn. captain or
keeper Every man has T. take his turn as
S09x %xC"nt inc cantaim The same crews do
Irpns thrnnVh ~ or tic
ability the new man who mis- The Vacancy is
supposed 20 have some knowledge Of cooking.
n year or two OF experience as substitute
sIur,m"n: and during that time they are
pastry cooking and bread baking. They take
AN lnicr"s, in this, Part " the work and when
they become regulars they, are well qualified to
Of the crew does his trick OF o'.e weeks cook
inr and then has six weeks OF, In this man
his fellow surfmrn his ability as a caterer
week one Of Rastronomlr JOY. New. and dell.
Usually some wife. sweetheart or other has
instructed the cook how TO prepare the dainty,
have few equals. Through force Of crcum-
stances they al become expert bakers. The
t tat, are SrnsroIy in isolated Places. far
They must depend on themselves for their
ssHHplH, And such hrondi, u is none Of the
1t is, white and naky. the Kind that our
sent to the county fairs to win pre NH
ums, Delicious pies, .puddings and
cakes are products OF the lfc-saving
- the mon excel. Wild fowl are eyer plentiful
IN the waters along the coast mud there is
hardly q day passes during the fall. winter and
Snrng months that does not find ducks geese
or somn Kind OF SHINE on the surfmpn's bin III
ihr" rho men who shoot the game know how
fish ~ "A dozen varieties are plentiful
There arc no better fed mon In the country
thnn the ifc-saving crews The cost az All
the good food they eat is small Every article
purchased for table use Is accounted for In a
amount expended ia divided into eight shares
and each man, the captain included paws his
portion. which rarely amounts to u sum ex-
ccealng sS man.
II tell YOU on 81 n month tho surfmen live
better than the average man does on $50"