Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-16
MAKE THE KITCHEN
YOUR STUDIO

The six lesson course of cooking
lectures by Mrs. Sarah A. Dodsor
held at the Witter building last week
under the auspices of the st. Kath-
crimes Guild closed with lessons in
cake making, desserts and ices. AS
we have already said, not one lesson
Of the six but was full of interest,
and stirred the entire class with en-.
thusiasm. In summing up the week
course, it would be difficult to say
which of the lessons was the most
enthusiastically received. We are
certain too, that no part of the
demonstrations, could have been omit
ted, and the benefit received by ever,
lady attending is inestimable.
Mrs. Dodson's demonstration in
cake making was, like every thing
else Mrs. Dodson did, full of helpful
suggestions, new ideas, and excel
lent advice. That Mrs Dodson dear
ly loves her work is shown in every
thing she does. Her process in cake
making, and the principles as taught
by her, if followed can not but make
a delicious cake of the simplist re-
clpe. The ladies were each given
sample of the cake demonstrated by
her and everyone pronounced it a
triumph in the art of cake making.
Many other delightful recipes were
given of cakes, ices, charlotte russo
puddings, maccaroons, ETC. The new
method Of making ice cream without
turning a freezer certainly showed
many advantages over the old way.
We understand these new freezers
are on sale at our local hardware
stores
Mrs. Dodson insists that two things
most essential in good cooking are
good judgment" and "the proper u
tensils to cook with If the things yol
want are not to be found on hand
at your local dealers, make him send
for them; he'll do it. He just can't
afford not to if you impress him with
the fact that the ladies really want
these things"
certain old colored nanny had
prepared a delicious dish for her
young mistress dinner. After the
meal she went to the old nanny say
ing, THAT was a delightful dish you
set before US Auntie; now do tell
mo hoJK IL
easy, honey! Yo' see, yo' jes take
a han'ful O. dis, an a han'fuI O. dat,
an yo' put it in a bowl an stirs it
an But see here Auntie, I could
never measure a thing that way, you
; Il have to tell me the proper measure
ments. why honey, l jes' use ma
own judgment bout dat" ''Oh, /
haven't any judgment Auntie, I could
MT trust to that!" mo Judgment
honey, yo' aint got no judgment? See
here honey! Eff yo' aint got no judg-
ment, don't yo' eber try to cook!"
In all that Mrs. Dodson says and
does, she plainly impresses her class
that her aim is to elevate the kit
chen. Home making is just as great
an art, and home keeping just as deep
a study as the profession for which
one spends years in qualifying There
is nothing degrading about kitchen
work or cooking. Why apologize to
your friends when found at work in
the kitchen? Does an artist apologize
for his work when you find him at
it? On the contrary he will lead
you to his easel and point with pride
at the picture he is painting! Why
not make the kitchen your studio,
and the things you do in it, works
of art? You can put art into your
cake making, into your pies, bread,
everything you create therein, let
them be works of art"
Mrs. Dodson left Sunday morning
for Wausau where she will give a
weeks course in cooking lessons
While here Mrs Dodson was the
guest of Mrs I. P. Witter.
lue IduleS OF Lne 81. hdtner1ne
Guild cleared about sos, which will
go toward the fitting up of a room
at Riverview Hospital
The gasoline stove used in the de-
of the cooking lessons
was a Quick Meal" kindly loaned
by the Centralia Hardware Company
for which they have the ladies sin
cere appreciation.