AT THE COOKERY CLASS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 197, 22 May 1914, Page 2

AT THE COOKERY CLASS.

Hints to Housewives.

On Monday evening Miss Grilliths, teacher of cookery at the Technical School, I'ukekohe, gave a free demonstration. Upwards of 30 attended, a few late-comers having to si ind, The cookery done included the spectacular "cream mushroorm" and "apricot eggs. " The lirst-numed was a pastry sweet, which when served looked precisely like inverted mushrconiß, stalks and all; while tin seen d showei an attractive method of using up Btulc cake, Filleted trie J lish gave an opening for the teacher to explode by theory and practico some orroneius Ideas widely extant, lha method used in this instance whs deep frying. StutTed tggs-a cold diih— looked an ideal item for warm weather. Tomato soup, such a favourite with most people, was very quickly prcpired and cooked and was most appetising in appearance. Everything was attractively served ar.d each dish was sold for Gd at the ciose (if tin evening, the early hour of 30.

The why and the wherefore were 1 minutely explained throughout with each article and ingredient handled. Ilcv. (J. Frcst explained that ho hid arranged with the committee to stay ard thank Miss (Jrillitl'.s lor the l'rte demonstration, and called upon thca? present to exprisj their thanks by acclamation, which I hey heartily did. The speaker went on | to say that he was sorry to gee ho lew present, but he hoped the out- | come of the demonstration would bo that msny additional pupils would i enrol, lie would not say our wives, i l'or he supposed they had reached ; the where they were above learning, but he hoped the daught-

eis of those present would attend, I He was sure that the attractive I viands displayed would please the most fastidious were they placed before them. Intending pupilf, he I said, would require to send their names to Mr Koadley, at the Hooki ery, before next Monday. The number (10) whi attended lusi weed's lesson was less than tl.e minimum, and in order to take advantage of j technical education the public o( the district must mrpirt the classes by j doing nil they could to send along ! additional oupils. The classes would Le held on Tuesday evenings.

A lady who attended the demonstration writes to the Editor as follows:—"l'he Ktv. Mr Frost made the remark that 'he supposed the wives bad reached the stage where they were above learning, but he hoped the daughters would attend the cookery classes.' Was the rev. gentleman merely careful not to give oll'iiice to the ladies present? In Hawera a few years ago the co. kcry classes were attended by numerous ladies, Of these, a number were already well-known as exn 1 lent cooks, Although some of them had .cached ninldla age they were not mlhuc bung tnughl, and, moreover, their leach:v wis a girl of, 1 h.licve. 10-a Fcicntilicallytrainid teacher, ut course. Why, then, should a nit rcsidunh of our district be beyond learning'.' Why should they ni.t show a true pro(•ii .si\e inki .'st in their district, aa prn,ile of other provinces do, av.d popularise these classes'.' I wiHe in ti c hope hivl expectation that eome of the la lies who were prcFent on Monday ninht attended with the full inter lion of becoming pupils.' 1