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a nicety, as they feel when they have mastered one of Mozart's or Beethoven's grand symphonies, there would be fewer complaining husbands and unhappy wives.'' The next paragraph cautions that the lady of the household should have a ¦"comprehensive" understanding of household duties because "girls" are "quick to see and note the ignorance of the incapacity of the housewife, and few are slow to take whatever advantage it brings to then." The recipes in the book are marvelous, calling for pints of crBam and dozens of eggs as if the larder were full of such items, which, of course, it was. The recipe for Lemon Ice-cream begins, "To two quarts sour cream that has soured quickly, take one of sweet cream..." A little gratis information on eggs informs that ostrich eggs have an agreeable taste and keep longer than hen's eggs. The "eggs of the turkey are almost as mild, ac those of the hen; the egg of the goose is large but well-tasted. Ducks' eggs have a rich flavour. The Buckeye Cook Book is truly a treasure among treasures, and I am so grateful for the privilege of being allowed to thumb through its pages. It is not, you see, just a link to my friend's past, but to the yesterdays of each and every one of us. -81- |
