Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-25


ing lessons. With my cook book on
my knees or at my elbow, ! sat and
studied the strange pages. When
thought had absorbed enough theory,
l started on the practice, and by the
time my husband returned | had our
breakfast or supper ready. / kept
up this cook book study and practice
for two years. At the end of that
time our friends began to praise my
cooking. l got reputation of which
am proud, for l learned it literally
by midnight study of the cook book.
And it was we'll worth while. Cook
ing is not drudgery. 1t is vastly in
teresting branch of household duty. 1t
is the backbone of the household.
q would advise every young wife to
learn cookery by cooking, and I would
advise her to be her own cook.
Being your own cook saves waste
in three directions. First, there is
the waste of the cooks wages. Sec
ond, there is the waste of her food.
Third, the waste of her cooking. For
if you use your own materials in cook
ing, you can and will, save much that
the cook is likely to throw away.
There is the fourth waste-that of your
own nervous energy. / have a friend
who keeps cook and when she gives
a dinner she does four-fifths of the
work. She prepares her own salads,
makes her own salad dressing, MAKES
her own dessert, sets her own table
If she did it all she would know it
was being done right and her face
would not wear the strained, worried
I-wonder-what-th e-cook' s-about look
it usually does.
Then there is the waste of time in
teaching cooks your way of doing
things Why conduct kindergarten
in the kitchen when you want to be
with your husband? There is a reason
better than all these for knowing how
to cook and doing your own cooking.
1t pleases your husband. A good din
ner stands highest in the list of how
to keep him.
Learning to cook adds tc the inter
est of living. l think we would better
adopt the old-fashioned standard OF
living in one respect; that is, every
woman a housekeeper and cook.
hate clubs, but to help a friend out
acted as marker and general fac.
tOIulA at HSl SuCulS CluD, anu WHdj
heard convinced me of the need of tina,
standard. The women were all mar
ried and each one spent at least -four
afternoons a week at cards. 1t failed
even to promote a social spirit in them
for l heard them complaining of tn,
prizes. One said We might as wei
have stayed at home if this is all W.
yet AS WE'LL thought 1, a thousand
times better, especially for the sake
of your homes
81 do not believe woman should b!
housebound. But | know that if she
systematizes her work, she need not
be, l do all my own work, because |
wish to, in an apartment of seven
rooms, and l have trained myself to
finish all my work and be ready for
my bath by II o'clock.
Il battle and dress and am ready at
IL to go out and meet my friends,
go to the market shop or do whatever
errands are connected with housekeep-
ing. Foresight and forethought VIII
simplify housekeeping. For instance,
cooking meats and vegetables en- cas-
erole, will provide you with food by
noon of one day for until 5 o'clock the
next. At 4 o'clock I am ready ID
come to town.
NO bride need board because she
thinks it cheaper. Better have a lit
! tie home and save on household sup
lilies"