The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-02
DOING WORK FOR THE
GIRLS OF NORTH CAROLINA
IS MRS. MKIMMON OF RALEIGH
Educator In Charge of Dem onStration Work. In An In
terview, Talks Most Interestingly
About 1t

failure We had adjourned -l,.l II
) 0 clock and a thunder storm COM
ing up some Of the girls were late
getting home and necessarily late get
tipg the oven hot. However nex,
morning all or them brought a sample
or their nrst EFFORT and WA< agree
ably surprised al the result Fully
half We're over risen from the long
walt. but had not actually fallen and
most were pretty we'll baked Some
were really beautiful and q prond~r
Set az girls | have never seen Ia
Tact do not know Which were more
proud the daughters or the mothers
We criticised and pointed out defects
and suggested remedies. having the
girls also criticise their own work and
thus began the second da, with an in
Crease OF three pupils.
AS they again went through the
process Of mixing dough they would
answer questions As to why they did
this or why II was not best t. d. that
and Shove a surprising grasp u tho
principles OF bread making
were able To bake only A lum-
tied number of rolls on our oil stove
and. a. on the nrst day. the girls took
their second Efforts to their own
ovens. | could not b. with them the
third day as W. Were scheduled for =
school at Engieside. bat from the ni.-
little letters and the sample II rolls
that | have received through the mail.
| judge that enthusiasm for bread
making has not Yet abated III Frank
lin county.
containing a light fluffy roll VA the
following letter.
Dear Mrs. Mckimrnon.
Thought | would send you ,ore
OF my bread that | made | put /,
quarts to one block of yeast. started
ii yesterday morning at - minute 10
!, o'clock. and let it rise until . i, m.
and finished baking il AT a quarter {.
three. | put some potatoes II this
box. | reckon they viii be mashed be
fore they reach you.
Excuse me for writing "n>sucn a
small piece OF PAPER. but could not ger
any more in the box Let me- hear
from you soon. and let me know what
YOU think Of the bread.
"Your friend and pupil
"'P. $. Hope You Will be satisfied
with my effort at bread making
The School at ineleside was 4 rep
etition of the one at Maplevilie. with
the exception of A much larger al
dience and the number Of pupils Gag
er to join the class crowded our ca
pacity. We had at this school four
generations learning to cook. The
great grandmother. who. by the way.
brought in her lunch basket the pref
test cakes | ever saw. the grand
mother. mother and little daughter II
) ten.
: lessons n the use OF the t1reiea>
1 Cooker were given at both places. the
) ladies at Engleside putting what they
had learned into practice on the sec
l ond day giving rs A beautiful lunch
: at ! o'clock. of hot smothered chicken
which they had prepared al nine a m
, and placed in the tireless Cooker
"One Of our audience was A wonar
I who said 10 me: II just told the o.
! man ] was coming. I've been up since
| day working in the field 80 | could
bring my daughter TO thu cooking
: school The little girl looked blood
5 less with the palor OF hook worm dis
l ease. though they told me sh. has
r been treated for the trouble and ! Wa
: SURPRISED to find her paying such strlc'
I attention t. every word Of the lesson
When | called the girls TO take thei'
e places to make bread ] asked this 1T
tie one tn come and use my equipment
: She was quite tramulous with encite
l ment. but worked away with the rex
and when she had finished took NJ
q rolls home to bake. The next morn
ing when I examined the Sampt" q"
IS rolls she brought me ! found them
L perhaps. not SO good a. any that ""r'
/ on the bottom an
- 4 GAIltr pane anu nv I,AtF 80 - 80
even suspect she had tried eooHIn'
g them on Top OF the stove. but she SAL
z As she gave them TO me i know the
aren't right. but | want Z" try again
Il The mother came the second ia
e also bringing another daughter an
! they sat very still watching tho Iitl
Is sister make her second attempt =
2 bread making
r 81 gave the mother 5on@ we'll hak"
= rolls and old her 10 take them nom
n that they might all &ee what the :oli
II should be like when they am" "fi
IT Of the oven
IL 1t was at the end OF the rn""tin
that was with her and "" rad )he
II had some music. not much a. nISi
n goes for both singer and voice "rT
y very tired. but Sh" graspei ~ han
ar and with tear- i'm her eyes said ~
y all been Ik- heaven to ne TOO
as her w~ork-worn hand and IS | glance
% across a. the pale litue face 60 lille
with Determination u Ur-st victor
o.,t Of her aaxe pfort I thought