The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-24
TEACH COOKING.

The Mother of Every Girl Should See That She Can Prepare Food.
 A rather pathetic incident came un- der my notice few months ago. A young woman who had married the man of her choice made the discovery, when too late, that she was totally un- fitted for the duties she would have to perform in her new position. She had no experience in cooking anything be- sides frying bacon and making tea. Even porridge was a failure when she attempted to make it. "The reason Of all this?" you ask. Well, her mother was so accustomed to cook for her fam ily that she was unwilling to hand over the reins to her daughter, al- though the latter was quite ready to learn. The mothers excuse was that her husband was extreemly fastidious regarding his meals. and she feared do- mestic disturbance if they were not prepared in the way he had hitherto enioyed, No doubt the woman meant well, but I think that not only was her husband a selfish an, but she was very unwise woman not to consider her daughters future happiness, and feel sure that every right-minded reader will agree with me. So much comfort and domestic peace depends upon the skill of the middle-class wife as. cook and housekeeper that I winder at any mother expressing her unwillingness to teach her girl every branch of house. houd work have heard that hun gry man is an angry man, and espec- ially is this true when he comes home from work and finds before him a meal prepared in such a way as to render 1t unenjoyable-if not-uneatable. The poor young wife may have done her best, but disappointed. tired man will not recognize the fact; what he wants is the knowledge that his earn ings are spent iudiciously, his food cooked in nice tempting manner and served on a neatly arranged table.
 If your daughter is at home all day, let her take the dinner entirely in hand two days a week. To make it clear, give her certain sum in the morning, or the evening before. # ore conven- tent, and let her go out and purchase the necessary things for the days din- ner, then let her cook the meal. If she fails, as she may do, the first few times, is it not better for you to be with her and to show her where she goes wrong, than for her to bear the reproaches, if not worse, of an impa- tient husband? No doubt she will be less careful with butter, sugar, eggs, etc. than you are, but a little patience on your part, and willingness to im- prove on hers, will soon teach her those little economies in the kitchen" which are so necessary if you wish to make both ends meet with limited in- come. I heard mother say one day q can't bear to see my daughter cook ing, She burns as much coal for a lit tie stew and vegetable as would be wanted for a big roast" Of course, that item has to be watched, and if the meat is put on to stew very early in the morning, a sail fire suffices to cook it. A mother is the only one who can teach the girl all these little things for she can do it in her own quiet man. ner without impatience or reproaches.
 There is another side to the picture A an, while praising his wife's skill as a housekeepmer, naturally looks with gratitude on the girls mother who has trained her so well; and in this case the mother-in-law is not the despised crea- ture that writers of fiction would have us believe.-Scotsman.