New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-11
WHEN THEY LEARN TO COOK.
DISHES SERVED BY MEMBERS or TENE-
J MENT HOUSE CLASSES.

Sandwlched IN between the Trade School festival
at the Waldorf-Astoria and the opening of the Fed
Grafton to-day yesterday afternoon proved an ad-
miTable the initial meeting OF the series OF
parlor conferences and lectures planned for the
season by the lecture committee Of the New-York
State Household Economic Association MANY OF
the upstate clubwomen had expressed themselves
Interested in knowing about the successful work
carried last year by the tenement COOKING
classes Of which committee Mrs. c. Hagemann is
chairman, and the parlor meeting at the home OF
Mrs. Neagher, No 70 MadisOn-ave.. gave them
abundant opportunity TO get their Information at
1irst hand Owing to the indisposition OF Mrs w G.
Smaller president OF the association. Mrs. j. X.
Dunn presided. and Mrs. Austin. Mrs EllinWood
and Miss Ireland received.
Mrs Julian Heath. president Of the Jacob Ris
Settlement. and Mrs. Edith Landers and Miss A 4.
Waldron who had taught the tenement cooking
classes at Cioerck and Henry SITS. gave leaves from
their own experiences. Most Of the evil that comes
from the tenement districts. said Mrs Heath may
be traced directly indirectly TO the people having
no homes or not comfortable homes. II isn't so
much the fault % the women, for they don't kno"
how Their standard diet is bakers bread and tea
and they don't know how TO cook anything else
Give them q turkey. and II would De useless i'r
they don't know how to cook H. Inc COOKING
classes are solving the problem Women who nave
heen there learn 10 keep their homes tidy as well
Al first some OF the objected to the women
Joining clubs" but when a cooking class was
mentioned, OF the most strenuous opJec0ot9
said his wife, We'll, II You can 90 anu 50 q
remedy for poor coffee, you'd better GO ne heed
o,5 the acceDtance OF the classes are now proved.
and all that is required now is more means TO
carry more classes.
Mrs Lsnders said that the women would come
to me classes held in one anothers kitchens. when
they. wouldn't 20 to those held in church pariors
They, seem to think the kitchen class cosey little
affair all their Only ten or twelve women
can belong to 81 these classes, on account OF
The limited quarters A fee OF 1--WE ceats is charged
for each lesson which covers expenses and makes
the women feel fndeDendent 1t is necessary to be
careful in the selection Of kitchen, that the own
er is neat and orderly, as such a one becomes an
incentive TO other women. Great tact is neces-
sary on the part Of the teacher to avoid hurting
the feelings Of these grown pupils If there is
shortage in utensils mention is made OF it, but
pie crust Is rolled out with a bottle biscuit cut
win baking s P9%qsr can No. ana '"p'y tomato
The children who are being taught in the public
in culinary methods, and many Of them save their
one 81 these chdr5n Inet heI 1thceT IN t"s SoT1e
R asi slnda lS Did you beIp? asked Mfs an;
- 40 3" said the child II didn't really cook
So, L,ov9 but cleaned the faucet and played
was q woman. and put away the things afterWard,
and my father said that was Just as much help as
Ny husband is 50 vel these last t 1% %eekS
it is because he gets so much better breakfasts
While the older women sometimes hold off at
first the enthusiasm Of young married women IS
aI%1sf to 5iI pease their husbands
Miss Waldron spoke of the crying demand for
ME or the part Of the One poor woman said
her pies were 50 tough that they wouldn't break
if stretched from Henry-st 10 the Battery and
whenever they had company she had to get her
husbands sister make decent Die. A lesson
was given In pie making. the woman assisting.
The next week she made alone Say" she
said. recounting her culinary triumph. Il wish
you'd a seen my husband when | showed him that
pie He said. Well. you have got some sense.
Amt YOU? an he ate every bit of IL himself a
German woman made sixty goldfish pals and her
husband ate them all.
That these women do forget what has been
,s-7gbt them was borne week. when a
prize was offered for the best dish prestRted Cod
Ssb Rails took the FIRST prize OF g. and tea biscuit
the second Heavyweight other dishes were also
offered TO passed upon. and az the close Of the
rouDetition al disposed Of IN a parcel sale.
The women All anxious 10 have the classes re
SuTned