THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 27, 1988.
Delightful Vegetable Happy American
Dishes
Housewives
Servant Problem No Longer Exists
American women are puzzled
There have been many training
greatly by the accounts of servant schools started for servants in the trouble in England which are be- U.S.A., but they have never been ing brought to the U.S.A. They particularly successful for the rea- have always regarded England as son that the American woman' is so a Mecca for housewives, with maids good a housewife that she can train willing to do any amount of work a servant herself. She is evry house- at a low wage and often in uncom-proud, so no signs of careless fortable quarters, while they them-sweeping and dusting escapé her, selves had to pay £3 or £4 a week and American home tookery is pro- for a good general servant.
bably better as or good as any in All that is changed now. The de- the world. Any of the following dishes will, hard-boiled egg on top with sea-pression of 1929 readjusted the If she is left suddenly servant- make a tempting separate luncheon soning of salt and pepper. Repeat | American servant question, which less she can turn to and manage or dinner course.
layers and finish with slices of used to be a topic of conversation until she gets another maid. And peeled tomato. Place in oven for at any tea or bridge party. One can many a young woman takes cares about 15 minutes and serve in the get all the servants-wanted add at of her own little flat entirely, cooks same dish.
far more reasonable wages, and the delicious meals, and then dons a maids one gets are, as a rule, more charming gown and a careful make- capable than those in England. up and goes off to a dance.
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GOOD COOKS
Asparagus with peas illustrated above is a suggestion for a delightful salad. The delicate shades of green peas and asparagus, blend attrac- CREAMED SPINACH.-Boil and tively with the deep golden egg sieve spinach. Repeat and add pep-
Many such housewives have yolks. This salad would give a de-per, salt and a tablespoonful of
The maid most, in demand is the come from luxurious homes, and corative note at any time of the cream. Arrange on a hot dish and general worker, who does all the have never been taught the rudi- year, for when fresh vegetables are serve with croutons of fried bread housework, cooks extremely well, ments of housewifery; others from not available one of the excellent and chopped hard-boiled egg: does all the light washing and can simpler homes have helped their canned varieties can be used.
manage a dinner for six or eight mothers out in emergencies and FRENCH BEANS.-Boil the people, cooking and serving it her-learned from, them. Others have PEAS WITH CARROTS.-Pre-beans left whole in plenty of salt-self, even making the cocktails.gone to training schools for brides- pare a bunch of carrots and boiled water. Strain carefully and put Sometimes a cleaning woman.comes to-be and learned cookery and them with 2 to 3oz of butter. When'them in a clean saucepan with a
in once or twice a week or the housework. tender add green peas, salt and a lump of butter and a little pepper. mistress of the household helps little Demerara sugar. Take a tea- Shake the pan until the butter is with dusting and bed making. spoonful of flour and mix to a paste melted. Serve at once. with a little water. Add to the vegetables, bring to the boil, and serve sprinkled with parsley.
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CUCUMBER AND CREAM.-
LIFE IS EASIER NOW
Most general servants Nve in, But whatever, the case there is but occasionally they prefer to no doubt that the American woman share a flat with another girl or is an instinctive housewife. That chopped Peel and cut cucumbers into 2inthey are married women whose has probably come down to her lengths. Cook these in, salted water husbands start out to work early from the days when gently-bred ** **
for 10 minutes. Drain well and ar- and come in late.
girls of all nations followed their CAULIFLOWER AND EGG. range on a hot dish. Have ready
They are of all nationalities, Eng-husbands to the great New World Boil a cauliflower as usual.. Butter some well seasoned Bechamel lish, Irish, Austrian, German, Swe-and found that they had to work a deep fire-proof dish and sprinkle sauce. At the last moment add 2 dish and French, but never Ameri-as they had never dreamed of work- it with grated cheese, Put a layer tablespoonfuls of cream to this and can, unless one counts the great ing; cook and wash and scrub and of the cooked cauliflower, add more pour over the cucumbers. Sprinkle number of negroes who go out as rear their children with little or no cheese, and arrange thick slices of with chopped tarragon.
servants. The white American, how-help.
"SNOW WHITE' CONTEST.
1st. Prize.
Jeanette Sze.
CONSOLATION PRIZES:
ever poor she is, will not become She is now-on-the-crest of the a servant. The only places you find wave. A good servant of any kind them are in small towns and vil-is easy to find and keep, and wages lages, and they are regarded as part do not make dreadful inroads into of the family, working very well her housekeeping money. She has but quite as an older sister would. never found home life easier than it They must be treated as equals. is now.
Jose Botelho.
David Asche.
Betty Glanville.
Ann-Clark.
Armand Sadick.
Peggy Steed.
Boygee Chan.
Pamela Barman. Gloria Grant. Rita Castro.
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