The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-18
along with butter and sugar, cooked
together over boiling water.
coRvsRTlNo The COOK.

But would Il be easy to get the
cook to take up soyers method OF
paper bag cooklng2"
That question was put to me the
other day by one Of my friends who
has been captivated with the paper
bag cooked luncheons and dinners ]
have invited her to eat with me.
In reply to her query / told how
had converted one cook TO NJ. Soyers
method with one demonstration"
This particular queen OF the kitchen
was a Creole cook who has followed
her Madam" up North away from
the delights OF her native New Or
leans. She feels that she knows
pretty well all that is to be known
about cooking. especially In the inner
parts, and not without reason.
Because her madam" is my friend.
and had eaten things out OF paper
bags. the cook was sent to see the
new method for herself. Less than
respectful she cannot possibly be-
especially toward one whose cookery
she had delgned to approve. yet was
| conscious OF certain bewildered
amusement in her: her eyes were
| hawk-keen as she watched me grease
bags and slip into the bigges. OF them
well seasoned fillets Of blue fish, along
with A thinly sliced onion, tomatoes.
peeled and sliced. a good lump OF but
ter. and a generous squeeze OF lemon
Juice.
then bagged some very hrm' al
most green. unpeeled bananas put.
ting in with them little water, and
finding the trivet that would best
AZ the remaining shelf-space. saw
nv critic smile-a faint heeting
ghos,ly smile, and look affectionately
at the scrubbing brush. was sure
, she saw herself mentally undoing the
/ tragic results OF my doing. by scrub
bing out the stove floor when burst
ing bags had made II messy.
was getting a hurry luncheon
p partly because there was need o
{ haste partly TO show my pupil hov
4 quickly things could be done.
. lemon pie and fresh biscuit werekeep
= ! Ing not IN lue biOhSl 'oP''NN
the oven, shielded from burning D.
I the inverted broiler pan.
, Adele. the cook, had not seen then
). meant them for the finishing stroke
y After fve minutes a look-in shove
= bag.corners brown, so | turned on on
y gas Jet and busted myself 'gettin
= dishes hot. At tho end of ten minute
= took / EN- out.
Adele was staring at the bag.
. was brown, almost crisp at the co
70 ners, but only lightly tinged on to
a and underneath as sound and toue
," as when 1t went in. Yet she had see
n. bananas come out OF it-and her )nd
30 ment assured her that they we
m thoroughly and beautifully cooce
But she was still doubtful.
ny Maybe hit is good for things d
in don't take long" she said. But
be 'feard ter trus' hit wild all my d.
ed ner."
er BY time the tananas were out
.ot hand, the fish was ready-six Ia
en- sized fillets made brave showing
six the platter, with the tomato
ze splashed over them, the onion sho
TX. ing pearl rings in their red. Supp
er, mented with the potatoes, whi
lg, came out thoroughly cooked and
in. delicate brown, and the banan
lus they made a satisfying meal.
Ich Miss Molly says you tole her y
kin bake fish, and meat and re
my chickens in desc things?" Adele 81
Ind 'ipterrogatively as she stood surv
'm' ing the uncluttered sink, where me-
cy' a pot or pan waited her skilled tou
os You can cook almost anything
su like" answered. But first you m
re re take the trouble to learn how"
cad Adele nodded thoughtfully. "I
nm sum-" she said. 81 amt as young
n | used ter be-but sho1y Is goin
ook learn how, and den | won't has
. n pots and kittles to scrub"
With Copyright, 1911, by the Associa
toe Literary Press.)