The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-08


II is surprising how many sons OF
women can't cook the simplest break
fast In an emergency.
Any man that has sense enough TO
earn living at anything can cook a
= decent meal the first try II he will
just consider the thing a new job. and
use his good sense. Too many men
tackling Homework for the first time
are whipped before they begin. It's
easy. nothing dark and mysterious
about II. Just dig in and do II.
The best part OF IL is that you'll
like II, probably. when you get over
the first shock OF the dive into cold
, and mean looking kitchen.
Put the kettle on with just enough
water In II to make the coffee.
Cut about two slices of bread per
head and put them In the overland
don't let them burn!
Put on a pan OF water for your
poached eggs.
Now cut your bacon thin, put 1t in
a fairly hot skillet and fry until Il is
where you personally prefer 1t. Watch
IT. don't burn IL, or let sog In half
hot grease. And as son as IL is done,
put II on hot plate in the warming
oven. Leaving bacon TO get cold in
It's grease ruins lots OF digestions and
tempers.
Put your eggs into the pan Of boil
ing water and leave the ma minute or
two or ttree, as you like 'em. Take
them out carefully with tablespoon,
and put them on top of your toast
Now take your boiling water in your
EAf ~ Ar.t
in your warmed coffee pot, using a
teaspoonful OF coffee TO each cup and
one for the pot. The mess will start
TO bubbling right away. Let IL boil
while you are getting the other things
on the table. say four minutes. put a
dash OF cold water In the pots spout,
and there's your breakfast.
Half an hour will do II easy.
II you want scrambled eggs take
an egg 10 a. person, beat EN-, stir In
an equal quantity OF milk. put It In a
hot spider with plenty of bacon grease
and keep stirring the mixture until
done. Don't leave IL on the fire; don't
let II get too thick and dry
For milk toast take thoroughly
toasted bread and drop II for min
ute in pan of hot milk, seasoned
with butter, salt and pepper. Take
out the toast and serve. Don't put
Il ont he table swimming in milk; II
is milk toast you are making, not
a poultice-a fact that escapes lot
Of rather good cooks, | find.
There are self-rising pancake fours
that need only the addition of water
and some muscle, on the business end
of a spoon, to make breakfast COM
plete with molasses or maple syrup.
These selfrising fours also make
dandy gems or mullins. IL the simple
directions on the box are followed.
For tea use not more than a tea
spoonful OF tea TO the pot, pour your
boiling water over il the last thing be-
fore you sit down, to the table and let
II steep onl va few minutes. Most
folks make tea as they do coffee, lots
OF II and boiled well: the resulting
decoction is fine hair tonic. but
tough on the rest OF the system.
Have can OF beans and can
OF corn hid away for emergencies.
The two messed together with some
milk and butter make a fine combina-
ton. Or you can stir the corn into
pancake -four TO make a dough and
fry fine fritters. Have enough sizzling
hot grease to half cover the fritters.
II sno harder to cook good break
fast than it is to spend half an hour
cussing the cook or calling in the
neighbors: and when summer comes
and the family goes on vacation
you won't have to worry down fretful
dishes in hot and smelly restaurants.
unless you banker for that sort OF
thing.