Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-05
HOUSEHOLD HELPS
Easy Ways of Table Cookery

fI'nEhE5 an unchivalrous old Scotch
maxim to the effect that 'the sweet
neAIts the cream. the brides the butter
". tne wife is the stale cheese" Probably
Z nAu It's origin in the fact that the sweet
49,. u ana the bride, having comparatively
ss~.,.. sorA ana no responsibility, are per-
-.s,'H able 10 look fresh and sweet but
4 ne ,ne 'puir auld wife," with her cooking and
-asnk and mending to do, soon loses her
fresh young looks.
Every brlde-to-be likes to picture herself
~ DAINTY frock. and. with charming dig
~, ~, serving at her own table. But what
@ ssnk woman ever had romnatic thoughts
=. &C., penalng over the hot stove, and get
-. Az flushed and running her lily-whito
b sp'eAlonr se..le Perhaps that is why so many
y s.SS .S women prefer to "go boarding" inn
-s.sv aiter, marriage rather than to
{ ts re,ts neadlong into the work of the home
(, iocr. hey believe is certain to spoil good
IN the other hand, some OF the mora
se'ern Young housekeepers, clinging 10
to- o~h picture OF their dainty selves at
+. 49, nave more and more deyeloped the
rirb, ~ cooking as daintlly as they serve
nsn' A. the table.
an. ,s,ly is doing more than any other
rIs,,s ns n 20 make housekeeping-ande espe-
+ IL e,,ss s'Ans-inore convenient One of
r-,.r.e' rontributions In the fact that n
<-a.a table cookery. Theer are two ad-
-, 70 the innovation OF table cook
-, one Is the fact that II makes dainty.
f-t ,..YoAlng possible and the second is
- ~ az ~ the best way TO Insure the sery-
hmls s,snes piping hot. especially In the
~ .,s, Houerate circumstances, where
- as' ~. COOK and waitress are all one per-
-, @na must cook and serve evervthIn9
I'M s.nultaneously being a pleasant meal
".'e companion. '''eAi
s,..aee IL the little electric toaster thai nro.
n.sn,-no noS perfectly Drowned toast in a few
<ksnse 'snt before your eyes, with no
fhs k,,S your letting II burn. You know
~. IND or toast that cooIs or considsr.
"A On lts Journey from kitchen 10 table
Io&-,s ls more depressing than cool
I.--< nut when you use the electric
kkze n.,st snt At your table. you're sure 70
. III Il s electric grid and wafae iron are sim.
<'&rf '''''4 20 table serving There's con.
: rof A. u.ierenee IN getting waffies al.
~ rom the hot grid, and rettinr wsfse,
/. sns ,hHs Journeyed from grid 10 platter
- eacp ~ your plate. When the waffies
4Iza<- ~ at the table they are hotter
<hen ana more palatabie by far thar
(rooeha ~ ar, are made in the kitchen ant
-. yvu haven't electric facilities. yo. ca,
- nnie cookery occasionally. nevSrfhe
xna.r IT the aid OF the indispensabl.
4 14ys ma ehafinE dish doesn't al
E 4 for aa',' esn midnisht suppers You can us.
Aloosa h.t the breakfast omslet. oreanes
t1r@ ~. oset or nah. IL can be used 10 ORE
~ fe< shsese sh dish for luncheon or the no
i q tie en- h etsninx meal can be kept no
1|.ss Nnsnnk dish and served from a. i
&umdr r,,,p' p'1ueht. delightful tang a.tle mos
., ~ ts. o'sh % serve Il IN this way
.&rrI. o'e cookery 70 make cookIne an.
~ s.s'er It's easy 10 cook ln thl,
89<1.~ 1000 tosa can be watched very com
r olz1<. ",'', <op enjoy the consersatio,
@|1 ds||.<,,'.'' '-p's' end q "a efacefu
ne 'n1o<uenl u lAe .lmpl>sl mss,