The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-13
DINNERS OLD AND NEW
A Protest Against the Mum
Der of Plates Used for
the Food Served.

It has become the custom for the
newspapers which wish to be very nice
tc devote certain portions Of their val
liable space to the cooking department,
in which are given a batch of approx
ed recipes for home use. Perhaps these
little screeds on cooking and dishing
up foods are sane and regular. No
doubt the average menu" as detailed,
viii serve to make out a square meal
But It is our private opinion that
among the thousands who read the
elaborate menus" in the papers not
ten ever so much as try to carry out
the idea which is elaborated so charm.
ingly in print. The fact is that aver
age persons who read the newspapers
have not the time to get up dinners Of
three to ave courses at home. The
whole business may be very proper
and fitting for the occasion. and It
may be cheap enough for those in me-
dium circumstances to indulge In the
trial, but when it comes to preparing
so many dishes there is not time.
enough between two meals to do the
work.
In saying this we are speaking for
the average family which receives a
newspaper as daily guest and which
reads the paper as par Of the daily
duty. 1t is a fine thing to te able to
buy what one wants to eat, and it is
finer thing to have digestion that is
eapabIa OF handling the ingredients
which we are asked to throw into our
stomachs Meanwhile, TO people who
work to live and who have daily and
hourly tasks TO perform. It is out OF
the question to get together such an
accumulation Of goodies for every
meal There are other duties more
important than eating. The family
which wishes to prosper cannot spend
ali its time in preparing and planning
for the meals.
No DOUBT our ancestors we're rude
/ and uncultlvated In many ways, They
we're sadly lacking In appreciation of
the aesthetic manner Of assimilating
food so much in vogue today. II they
\ had one good course with perchance q
fes side dishes, they we're satisfied
and thanked the Lord for His bount
full favors with more sincerity than
the epicurean diners Of today can mas
ter when we had soup for dinner,
sS;l wealthy woman who Is favor
lie at the Maine summer resorts. 1--WE
bad soup That was our dinner 1t was
good enough, and there was enough oi
! It. AS soon as we had received oul
soup, tho dinner was done. and w
could 60 about our business with the
knowledge that we were following th'
custom Of our neighbors Many I
time have l risen from a supper Of ho
hcsty puddings and milk better salts
ned physically than l do now from
what the society reporters choose t
call "a dainty lunch Really, the onli
difference between the old way and tn
new is that now we have more silver
ware ard dishes. while then ye hai
more food"
One would be trespassing on >credu
ity if he were 10 try and predict tn
outcome Of this modern fad for hal
ing many courses with a small amour
Of food Every woman who lives ha
a taste for seeing nice things abou
I her Women are more refined tha
men, anyhow. But even woman 0
good taste must feel that there is
time when a halt should be called
There Is more in living than changin
p,ates and finger bowls. II one mus
3 n.ake a choice between grub" an
nrrkns. he would prefer the former
Bangor News.