Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-19

It was a happy, joyous throng that
attended the closing session of the
Capital News course in practical cook
ing at the Pinney. Elaborate collec-
tions Of baked pastries were displayed
by Boise women.
Pound cakes to the right of them,
silver rolls, jelly rolls and bread to
the left OF them, pies before them
smiled and looked juicy and swell
pleasantly marched in the sweet bak-
ers, grouped in numbers 400-the
kitchen war song.
Thus came the women Saturday to
the closing session OF the cooking
school that has been so successfully
conducted by Mr.. Sherwood p. Snyder,
the food specialist, under the auspices
of the Capital News at the Pinney
theater, where the sessions We're held
and which has been crowded each day,
was again thronged at this final les
son.
1t was a happy, joyous throng that
gave animation to the commencement
day session when the prizes and
honors were conferred and meritorlous
mention made of the great store house
OF pies, cakes. doughnuts and bread.
Such a collection of baked products
representing the best efforts Of the
contestants for the splendid prizes
that were awarded for the perfect pie,
cake. doughnut or bread had never be-
fore been assembled in this city. For
no such contest has ever before trans
pired. The affair was an innovation
for this city in the way Of an ex-
hibition that pertained purely to eco
Monies of the household. The Capt.
tai News takes to itself some credit in
bringing this about and making posi-
BILE this free school. The mercantile
and business houses who SO generous
ly contributed the many valuable and
useful articles that afforded the prize
stimulus to the hundreds OF women
who daily attended the school, are
thanked for their generosity and are
deserving OF kind consideration Of the
thousands who. in the aggregate. were
pupils under Mr.. Sherwood p. Snyder,
the food specialist, and teacher. Con-
corning Mr. Snyder, too much praise
cannot be extended. He came to his
audience stranger, he speedily made
friends, he thoroughly understands his
work and imparts his instruction in
such a plain and intelligent way that
no one fails to promptly understand.
Although school is out and long va
cation Is before the pupils, yet the ex-
pressions show that they regret the
parting Of Mr.. Snyder and hope that
he may come again. 1t has been a
profitable and pleasurable experience
for all. Mr.. Snyder, in discussing the
work here and the accomplishments in
baking. said he was greatly impressed
With the daily assemblage and that the
questions that were being continually
propounded showed sthe intense inter-
ct OF his audience. In all his travels,
he said that he had never met with .
moro appreciative audience than that
which he daily faced In this city.
The lecture today was upon the SUBJ
Ject Of kitchen conveniences which
combined an Interesting talk upon the
various utensils which should enter
into the kitchen equipment that the
labor may be lightened. cooking made
interesting and economically conserved.
The cry Of the auctioneer. % he in
mis- deep-toned voice disposed Of the
coveted cakes and pies TO the highest
bidder. the spirited scenes attending
he bidding. the congratulations show