All living things require food but none make use of
such a variety of foods as does the human race. Many
half civilized people of the earth live on very coarse
materials. The American Indians, for example, do not use
a great variety of foods such as we do, but...
"The boiling and spinning of sugar and the making of candies are classed among the 'frills of cookery'. But though everyone cannot hope to master all the intricacies of this branch of the culinary art, there is no reason why young people should not become, with advantages to themselves, expert...
This course of study has been planned for the
seventh and eighth grades in Oregon schools. One period
each week, or ninety minutes or more, is needed.
The study or cookery should be closely correlated with
the other school branches. High ideals of workmanship,
neatness, accuracy and skill should be...
The art of bread making has been handed down from one generation to another for
centuries, with gradual improvement until
at the present time we have mastered what we consider
a perfect method. The aboriginal savages did not use
a leavening agent by which bread can be made light.
They...
Prepared and unprepared food may be compared with civilized and uncivilized man. The latter takes his nourishment as it is offered by nature; the former prepares his food before eating, and in ways that are agreeable and pleasing to the taste. Some of the ways in vvhich meats were prepared...
The experiment under discussion was carried out in
Corvallis, Oregon, during the week beginning Sunday
April 3, 1910 with a family of six persons, consisting of
a mother, who acts as a housekeeper and housemother; a
young man, an instructor in the college; two boys, one in
college and the...
It is only recently that Cookery has been looked upon as a science of vital importance. At present the majority of the people fail to realize the vast importance it bears to the happiness and welfare of humanity and it is becoming further established every year. Oregon is retarded in...
The daily preparation of meals is an important end
extremely interesting home problem, a fact which is not
wholly appreciated by the average house keeper. The
importance of the provision of food. is wall. shown in the
words of Mrs. Ellen H. Richards, "The prosperity of a
nation depends upon...
The menus herein presented were served to a
group of seven people, the object of the experiment
being to provide wholesome and attractive meals at
a moderate cost. The food values of the menus were
not calculated, but much thought and care were taken
in the planning of the meals,...