The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-29
HAL
BOYLE
SAYS
By HAL BOYLE

NEW YORK H-A husbands job
used to be to bring home the
bacon. !.
In more and more households
today, however, the husband not
only brings home the bacon-he
cooks it, too. A mans place Is In |
the kitchen.
This quiet revolution in domes-
tic duties began about quarter
of q century ago in that period OF
culinary history known as 1.-THE era
Of the outdoor grill"
Father got the idea he was q
real heroic figure as he stood,
eyes streaming from the smoke,
turning over . row Of hot dogs or
steaks burning to death over
fire in q stone barbecue oven In
the backyard.
''M-m-m-m, simply delicious"
murmured mama later, munching
q sandwich that tasted OF garlic
and old rust.
This feminine hattery went to
fathers head. :.
"H can do this well outdoors"
he told himself, what couldn't !
do in q real kitchen?"
So he moved indoors, bought
himself Q cookbook, and began ex-
perimenting like q small boy with
: new chemistry set. Every week
end he figured out q new dish to
try on his friends, and from the
life of the party be became the
wife of the party-the guy in the
sky-blue apron.
envy husband Is getting to be a
wonderful cook, but he does leave
the kitchen In such q mess"
This praise touched fathers con-
science.
"Why should have all the fun
of cooking, and leave my wife all
the dirty work." be said. II guess
I'd better tidy up the kitchen,
too"
That Is what ] object to about
the whole theory Of male cookery.
The husband has been artfully con-
WINGED his wife i doing him
favor to let him into the kitchen.
But what is the real truth? She
has been freed Of her most onerous
chores through the centuries-
cooking dinner. then doing the
dishes.
I am an oldisshioned man, and
II r the Other way in my home.
The other evening ] went into the
kitchen. Ny wife, Frances, turned
around and saw ne and jumped.
whats fhe matter?" ] asked.
'sYou startled ne, she said.
IT'S been years since saw you
in the Kitchen
But when we 50 out to have din
ner with friends, the host meets
me at the door and says:
"Don't 60 into. the living room
with the girls. All they'll talk
about Is baseball and politics. Stay
here In the kitchen, and help me
haste the mutton. I'm trying q
new recipe--very exciting. You
wrap Il In burlap and murdoch
leaves and cook il over . slow
fire"
Later. after the meal Is over
he hands me q dishtowel and says.
"You know how wives are--they
like q clean Kitchen" and after
we are through he says:
NOW. shall we Join the ladies3"
When We 20 In we find the
ladies have taken the televisior
set apart and trying to put in Z
new tube, and one wife Is saying
Darn Il. forgot 10 put . No. :
sire screwdriver In my purse.
can't work without L."
II al makes me pine for thu
days before knighthood was Il
flour. IL won't be long until yount
man. proposing marriage, viii wiz
his fair ones heart with this tender
clincher:
And another thing. honey
you'll never eat better. l can make
an angel food cake just like dadd,
used u bake"
HOMETOWN, u. s. A. Rs--wher
Trellis Nae Feeble. America,
average housewife, returned HON,
from the Democratic National Con
vention. she found her husban'
drinking . bottle II milk Of mas
nexia.
"There's nothing else leii In u.
house toeat. explained Wilbur
'sThe sardines gave out Wednes
day--and l ate the last Of tn
canned chill yesterday
"you poor dear--you begin 4
FAN apart every time ] SO away.
said Trellis Mae. who took bel
husbands malnutriiion as . per
sonal tribute.
She phcned for some groceries
cooked him q square meal. thei
said:
We'll. / suppose you want 10 heA
moro about my tripr There Is Ger
talnly ncthinx more tan than
political convention. Parties ever,