New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-14
TENEMENT HOUSE CLASSES.
Simple Cooking Taught-Helen n Gould
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Having thus delivered herself with INFINITE unc-
ton. Helen Miller Could stood very straight tho
threshold o. the door. which she dubbed the
"platterform." and, tossing back the red bow and
knot OF yellow hair bobbing down over her fore
head waited fOr the plaudits OF the asSemblage-
IL was cooking class day-the gala dav Of the
week-for the residents CT one OF The big tenement
houses and their neghbors IN Last Twenty-sixth-
st. close BY Bellevue and the mOrgue, and dozen
'nlothers'' IN splck and span white aprons were
hand the ven stroke OF the clock in Ms
Goues clean. bright kitchen. ready 10 begin opera
tons.
There were children, Of course Young 10 Do
LEFT al houls. bat they with small Helen Miller
me daughter Of the cheery. bright FACED hostess.
occupied the family bedroom next the kitchen with
occasional forays into the larger room for maternal
attention. Al tae preceding lesson two tiny, tiny
babies were Laid tho bed along with the wraps
aGo the climbing tOdders. and. although there was
no mlEup. ls The NirgfnsH." they made such a
hylaoaloo. distraciHg The attention Of thu cooks
-hsr culinary duticf. 'nat last week they were
leportea.
We m5v not have as large an attendance as
usual This week. said Miss Anne Waidron, ihs
teacher Iassug round the slips which the
recipe tor the lesson were written. Two OF tho
class WHO have never missed Lesson a.e Sick and
cart b. here TODAY" Put even she spoke thsro
Iap o. tl.a door. and in walked one OF those
referred 20.
81 -ogl1l. asar 90 miss p lesson she said so
jrst got oal of bed and come"
Take ta.s chair. out of tho draught Mrs.
Dau5da" said one. Maybe this would be- easier
SAID another, while 'Jm's" wife. pale slender and
Irrel.regsIble. voiced tle sentiment o. the class
when she fertautIg circulated: You bet we never
miss "a class lf We can help g. I'm too afraid OF
losin' something"
Have any % you tried that minoe that had
last week." asked Miss wsIdron. arranging her
tables o. supplies she spoke.
Sure said Jim's wife. again Last Sunday
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her 10 stay to supper. Now. thinks I. what can 1
give her that's nice. and then 4 thought OF that
nince. snd ! made tt
Did she Ike it9'
You bet she did. ana she's q COOK. you know.
she said Il Just fine
And Now said Miss Weloron. stemminE tie
tide q conversation, that, usual all purely
feminine functi0ns fair 10 block the way THE
ovsn Is ready and we VIII begin. To-day We are
70 have potato sop. quick graham bread. ana
baked hsh with tomato sauce Il selecting e FISH"
and she held ~ q plump Spanish mRckerel between
her thumb and forednger always look and see
that it, eyes fun. its flesh frm and Its gius
red That's the way IL ought 20 be. though al this
season, when most OF the fish come from cold
storage. you can't get Just what you'd like AS
though Il has been oleaned'-and she turned
the cola water faucet over the hEh-"wipe dry ano
stand IN cold place until y0u arc ready 10 use q
II you going boil bake tbs FISH leave its
head This for looks. but not to eat"
I've known folks who eat hesds.~ iutsrpoiatsd
q the audience.
Yea" Eaid Miss w'Aldron. they AZ. all rssh. IN
ohcwoer sud SOUPS oait net usssllE cthsr-ase
Some 1ztzTe -rstts- sfur srctffrE snd souue scr
hskirr co6fuzd- hat5nt.are gouds bosIea. elu-rsh
and rneclercl better hsd<ed Nov veil bake
shis Ssh to-e'y. IS yoa asked last week. DO sou