Lessons in cooking through preparation of meals

When the steak is cooked, place it on the heated platter and serve with the hot mashed potatoes immediately. While the steak is cooking, put to soak the kettle in which the potatoes were cooked and other dishes used in preparing meal not already washed. Remove the steak course from the table and serve the dessert. Tuesday Lesson 4 ICED CANTALOUPE OR GRAPE FRUIT CREAM OF WHEAT WITH DATES MUFFINS COFFEE Iced Cantaloupe The evening before, wash melons, place in refrigerator to thoroughly chill them for breakfast. In the morning cut them in two, scoop out the seeds, and serve. Cream of Wheat with Dates Follow the directions given for cooking oatmeal, using, however, ^ cup Cream of Wheat to 2 cups boiling water. Care must be taken in stirring the cereal into the boiling water, that it does not lump. In the morning just before serving, stir into the cereal about 8 dates scalded and cut into small pieces, or sprinkle them over the top. Muffins Sift together 2 cups of flour, J/^ teaspoon salt, 4 teaspoons baking powder, and 2 tablespoons of sugar. Beat an egg without separating until light ; add i ^4 cups milk, and stir at once into the dry ingredients. Add 2 tablespoons melted butter, beat thoroughly, and bake about 25 minutes in a hot, well-greased muffin pan in a moderately hot oven. CofTee Follow directions given in Lesson i. Preparing the Meal Light the gas under the cereal, and put on a kettle of water to heat. Have the muffin pans, measuring cup, spoons, knife, flour, baking powder, etc., on the table before beginning to work. Now light the oven and proceed to make the muffins. When the muffins are in the oven, grind and make the coffee ; and while that is cooking, set the table, cut the butter, fill the cream pitchers. Now cut the dates and add to the cereal, and then halve the melons and remove the seeds. Put each half on a small plate and place on the table. As soon as the family have finished their melon, serve the cereal in hot cereal bowls. The bowls should have been filled with hot water before the serving of the melon, or else placed in a warm place to heat. It is not a good thing for dishes to be placed in a hot oven to heat. This dry heat renders the china very brittle and thus causes it to break very easily. By the time the cereal is eaten the muffins and coffee will be done and ready to serve. Place the muffins on a hot plate and cover with a napkin. Be sure to put the cereal cooker to soak as soon as the cereal has been served. Also any other utensils used in the preparation of the meal. Tuesday Lesson 5 COTTAGE PIE BREAD AND BUTTER SWEET PRESERVES LEMONADE Cottage Pie Line a baking dish with mashed potatoes left from dinner the night before. In the center place chopped meat (remnants of the steak) and gravy. Season well, cover with mashed potato. Bake in hot oven 20 minutes. Lemonade Use the juice of ^ lemon for each glass of lemonade. Sweeten with 2 or 3 teaspoons sugar ; or — and this is much better — use sugar syrup for sweetening, as this mixes at once with the water. Preparing the Meal About y2 hour before lunch-time light the oven burners, and prepare the cottage pie and place in oven. Next make the lemonade, using very cold water.