New-York tribune., 1901-08-25
MORE COOKING SCHOOLS.
PLAY CENTRES NEXT WINTER WILL
HAVE DEPARTMENTS IN DoMEs-
TIC sCIENCE-RULEs OF
KOSHER" COOKING
KOSHER" COOKING.

The seven evening play centres conducted last
year by the Board Of Education will be increased
this coming season twelve or fourteen, and in
all the buildings provided with kitchens instruction
IN domestic science viii be introduced. Cooking as
part OF public school training Is fast becoming
feature Of the curriculum in all the grammar and
night schools OF this city the lack Of proper room
in many of the old buildings being the only reason
that this branch has not been introduced into all
Of them.
Such a department. when it undertaken some
years ago, harder to accommodate TO the He
orews than 10 any other class Of people. During
the first weeks OF the innovation they. jealous for
their traditions and suspicious of modern Western
methods, refused to take any in this part
OF the days work. Some of the instructors. not
prepared for the complication, were at loss TO
understand the situation and consequently, in
those school where Hebrews were IN the majority.
it was some time before progress was nade.
Gradually, however, better understanding was
effected, and now no children take more enthusas-
tic interest in the lessons in housekeeping than the
little Hebrews.
The involved dietary laws of the orthodox Jews,
OF whom there are IN this city two hundred tEou-
sand or three hundred thousand. prohibit them
from eating food prepared for those Of any other
creed and from employing dishes OF utensils ever
used by those Of other According TO the
Jewish law, milk and any Of their deliva-
tlves or compounds may not be eaten at the same
meal nor within several hours OF each other. Not
only this, but dish used for cooking or serving,
the one may never be employed for the other
IN the house Of every Jewish family which still
holds sacred these traditions there are closets
ot dishes and utensils. known respectively the
meat" dishes and the milk dishes Usually the
china porcelain is distinguished by different pat
terms and colors. Since the two outfits never meet
the same meal ard are not washed In the
same dishpan there is little danger OF mixing them
In fact. different dishcioths and wping towels
kept for the TWO sets. All meat is made "koshcr"-
is, after being killed by ''schochert, who is
apart by rabbi ; a sIaughterer all the
meat except that which is cooked directly the
Goals is soaked in cold water for half hour.
salted for hour and washed three times Be
cause there is prescribed way in which kill. no
game can be used nor any meat purchased from
pork are on the contraband list. Sal soda. not
soap. unless IL BE oS the kosher kind and this is
not common, is used for washing the dishes
With these restrictions the difficulties besetting
ordinary cooking school are readily apparent
In the public schools where Jews preGominate milk
and meat dishes are never cooked in the les
son, soap is not used and some separation OF the
dishes Is made IN ihe cooking schools Of the
Jewish institutions Of this city. although the gov
erning boards are seldom composed Of orthodox
Jews. the kitchens are kept strictly kosher, in
order 10 attract 20 tho classes those who are most
IN need OF instruction. IN all Of these there two
fully equipped closets OF dishes and utensils. each
being supplied with everything needed in The prepa
ration service of meal. in these classes where
the Individual system Of teaching is employed and
every pupil has hc- own outfit ~ small utensils
the drawer or box belonging 20 each table has two
entirely separate apartments. each containing
everything necessary 70 any lesson IN the
Each table roo. has small d!sHpaEs distinctly
marked respectively milk and meat" and two
small moulding boards for bread making and the
ike. one tor animal ta- mixtures and the other for
butter mixtures. Biscuits. cake pies and pastries