Chapter 61—The Homemaker in the Kitche
The High Calling of the Homemaker—There can be no employ-
ment more important than that of housework. To cook well, to present
healthful food upon the table in an inviting manner, requires intel-
ligence and experience. The one who prepares the food that is to
be placed in our stomachs, to be converted into blood to nourish the
system, occupies a most important and elevated position
It is essential for every youth to have a thorough acquaintance
with everyday duties. If need be, a young woman can dispense with
a knowledge of French and algebra, or even of the piano; but it is
indispensable that she learn to make good bread, to fashion neatly
fitting garments, and to perform efficiently the many duties that pertain
to homemaking.
To the health and happiness of the whole family nothing is more
vital than skill and intelligence on the part of the cook. By ill-prepared,
unwholesome food she may hinder and even ruin both the adult’s
usefulness and the child’s development. Or by providing food adapted
to the needs of the body, and at the same time inviting and palatable,
she can accomplish as much in the right as otherwise she accomplished
in the wrong direction. So, in many ways, life’s happiness is bound up
with faithfulness in common duties
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The Science of Cooking Is an Essential Art.—The science of
cooking is not a small matter.... This art should be regarded as the
most valuable of all the arts, because it is so closely connected with
life. It should receive more attention; for in order to make good blood,
the system requires good food. The foundation of that which keeps
people in health is the medical missionary work of good cooking.
Often health reform is made health deform by the unpalatable
preparation of food. The lack of knowledge regarding healthful cook-
ery must be remedied before health reform is a success.
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Note:Counsels on Diet and Foodspresents detailed counsels on the whole food question.
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Testimonies For The Church 3:158
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Education, 216
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