El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-26
COOKING SCHOOL
IS NOW READY
Matinee" Glass Will Be
Given, 2 to 5 P. NJ, For a
Week by The Herald.


everything is in readiness for the
opening Of the cookiE1 school. which
will be conducted by Mrs. Edna J.
Evans under the auspices Of The Her
aid. April 3 to 10. The school will be
held in Hotel Paso del Norte banquet
hall and viii continue a tull week Inc
lectures and demonstrations Will take
place in the afternoon between the
hours OF and p. m. This matinee
clinic concerning one OF the most I'M
portant phases Of home life, promises 10
meet with a very enthusiastic response
from the women Of the city, Snd MIS-
Evans expresses herself as looking
forward TO her work with the FL Paso
housewives with much pleasure and IS
quite enthusiastic over the prospect OF
a large interest as manifested by the
number OF those who have come 20
The Herald for information as 70 de-
tails.
we mothers" she writes. are real
izing more and more the Importance
of educating our daughters in every
thing, fitting them for any position
in life which they may be called upon
to fiji
-CIubwomen have widened the
sphere of their endeavor until they
now are engaged in Studying the deep
er problems Of life, though centering
chiefly about the home and the sub
jects which affect the home and the
child. Everything really is for the
child ard in the development OF the
ideal, the perfect nome, COOKING IS
only one OF the many things 10 be
studied. Sanitation. hygiene, spiritual
atmosphere. all play their important
part"
lectures she believes that the club
woman has only egCn her mission,
which has already resulted in cleaner
cities better homes and better schools
in which to rear children, and that
q So n wHaH
viii not daunt these women who al
ready have done so much. She stresses
the all-around woman the woman
who can ill her place in the club, IN
social life and still is the home-mak-
er, and the cook, If necessary.
And whether or not such a woman
is called upon to do the actual cook
ing. she is much better equipped 70
have it done II she is tnorousn!y eau-
Gated in it. Every " man should know
her own kitchen" Mrs. Evans writes
She has found that there is an over
whelming majority OF homes where
the hOusekeeper does not know ner
own kitchen, where the conduct OF
this most important phase of the
household life is left entirely to care
less servants, and that the waste and
filth are appaIins-an unknown TO
Know your own kitchen and be an
all-ar0uud woman is the advice she
gives to those women who are striv-
ing for the best in the home and the
community the best for themselves,
their families. and for humanity At
large
Cooking is only part Of this she
says There are many other things
that go with it TO complete education
in the best principles of life. and on
all I seek 10 advise and instruct lin
my lectures" Mrs Evans viii teach
the art of making soups and salads,
with a special lesson on baking-poW-
der biscuits
heavy soup with its meat stock and
enough vegetables for a hearty meal,
is not by any means the best OF these
The delicate purees, the clear soups,
the cousommeS, and the like, While
they are nourishinE and healthful in
themselves. serve as background and
appetizer for the modern menu and
in all these there is 70 be learned
much that makes FOX economy as well
as nutriment.
The salads are divers and delicious
and the salad in its many varieties
forms one Of the most interesting and /
delightful lessOuse in the series There Z
is no woman who does not love 70 pre-
pare a pretty and appeuzing salad {
Mrs Evans will demonstrate these in !
a variety 10 suit every taste and occa- ]
sion
ferent article OF diet from the large J
soggy salaterus affair frequently des- /
ignated by that name. Mrs. evans /
teaches the art Of Discriminating as I
an art scientifically applied, produc- I
ing a biscuit which is light and deli /
cate and always the same. There is 4
a principle in all modern cookery 4
Which. if followed out gives always 4
the same result, and there is no such I
thing as failure in the bright lexicon I
OF the scientific cook
In writing of her delight at the /
beautiful weather and her hope that \
IL viii continue throughout the days 4
Of the school. Mrs. Evans touched up
on the relation Of weather and alti-
tude TO successful cooking, especially
baking This also is one OF the scien-
tific principles Of the culinary art, and
in studying exact proportion these Z
same proportions are fitted to the al
ttudes in which they may be used.
This fact is founded upon the deep I
underlying principle OF related atmOs- I
Dheric conditions and in this also the
weather may play a part and all these
details which have so far been left
either TO chance or the experience Of
the observer are explained in the mod
ern scientific course IN cookery.
Mrs Evans is ready TO begin her
class with a cordial expectation Of I
oleasurable relations with the women
Df this city, for in a few days here
II this city. She has informed herself
If the sort Of women she will have TO
Zeal with and she is especially glad to