Joseph Le Conte Middle School - Le Contean Yearbook (Hollywood, CA)

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Cooking The cooking of food was one of the first steps by which man raised himself above the lower animals. lt was an art cherished by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, and is today one of the important arts of civilization. To be a successful home-maker should be the ambition of every girl, and the preparing of the food is one of the important duties of the homeemaker. ln preparing food we must take into consideration the ages of the persons eating, also their occupations. A man doing physical labor needs much more muscle-building material in his food than a person who is engaged in mental Work only. A young child must have food that is much more easily digested than that furnished an adult. In our Junior High School cooking lessons we are taught the values of different foods to the human body and the artistic preparation of food, so as to tempt the appetite. We are also taught how to prepare cheaper foods in such a way as to be as healthful and appetizing as the more expensive foods. Besides the plain cooking we make fancy puddings and pastries. Another branch of cooking we study is the planning of menus and figuring the cost of menus. We serve breakfasts, luncheons and dinners in our cooking room. We set the tables, prepare the food and serve it by ourselves to other members of the class. Table manners are not forgotten. Neatness in our cooking room is a strong point. Our aprons, caps, hands and utensils must be absolutely clean. We must also be accurate in measuring amounts, as mistakes in this would often spoil the dish we are preparing. In the accompanying picture, our cooking class has just served a breakfast. VVe are divided into three groups, each group having six girls. The groups take turns in serving breakfasts, luncheons and dinners. In serving the dif- ferent meals, we learn how to set the table, prepare the dishes, how to serve, and how to work out food costs. Some people think that in taking a cooking course you do nothing but cook. This is Wrong, because we keep notebooks containing recipes, notes on classes of foods, sick room care, child care and feeding, and many other things pertaining to the home. Some of the books are very artistically kept, having pictures illustrating the different dishes. Another interesting part of our work is the demonstrations. Some of these demonstrations are made by our teachers and some by professional demonstra- tors. One very interesting demonstration was on salads. We were shown ways of making attractive salads, and the salad dressings best suited to them. In our cooking rooms We have individual kitchens, each having a stove, sink, hot and cold water, and a complete supply of cooking utensils. We girls in the cooking classes all agree that cooking in our future homes will be much more interesting and successful for having learned the proper way m school' Micxox HANTKE, B9. E353

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