Student's Manual in Household Arts

Cooking as it was taught in 1915 — lesson by lesson, with the questions and the home-work forms the students filled in.

Questions and Suggestions

23 pages in this part of Student's Manual in Household Arts.

Questions and Suggestions (Get pictures of different)

1. Get pictures of different kinds of dish racks to paste in your book. 2. Could any of these be adapted to use in your own home? 3. Why is…

Questions and Suggestions (How would it be possible)

How would it be possible to have a sink and drain with water supply in your house if you lived in the country or in a small town not…

Questions and Suggestions (It possible for a farmer)

1. Is it possible for a farmer to have a supply of ice for the summer? ator. 2. Make a list of foods that you would keep in a refriger- 3…

Questions and Suggestions (How long does it take to get)

1. How long does it take to get the oven of the coal range hot enough to bake bread? Keep account of the time from the moment you start to…

Questions and Suggestions (What is the value derived)

1. What is the value derived from doing things in an orderly way? 2. Why should the state have the right to demand that things be kept…

Questions and Suggestions (Plant is made up of root stem)

1. A plant is made up of root, stem, leaf and flower. What part of each of the following plants is used as food? Onion, pea, bean, white…

Questions and Suggestions (Compare the cost time ease)

1. Compare the cost, time, ease of preparation and nutritive value of potatoes with rice. 2. Can you suggest any case where the keeping…

Questions and Suggestions (Make a list of four different)

1. Make a list of four different kinds of cereals easily obtained in your locality. 2. Plan the breakfasts for one week telling which…

Questions and Suggestions (What way does a sauce add)

1. In what way does a sauce add to the food value of a dish? 2. Why would you not serve thickened sauces to children and persons of weak…

Questions and Suggestions (Mix T gelatine with C cold)

1. Mix 2 T. gelatine with 1 C. cold water. Dissolve over hot water and pour into two saucers. Cover tightly and put into the oven and bake…

Questions and Suggestions (Plan a breakfast lunch)

Plan a breakfast, lunch and dinner for one day. Make a list of the dishes and silver needed for each. Draw a diagram of a single cover for…

Questions and Suggestions (Why does a stale egg float)

1. Why does a stale egg float in water? 2. How many eggs will the average hen lay in a year? 3. At what season of the year are eggs most…

Questions and Suggestions (Where do the cheese and butter)

1. Where do the cheese and butter factories get their supplies of milk and cream? 2. What determines the price paid for milk and cream at…

Questions and Suggestions (What is tapioca What)

1. What is tapioca? 2. What is the difference between pearl tapioca and minute tapioca? 3. Why do you cook the tapioca in the milk before…

Questions and Suggestions (What is the federal government)

1. What is the federal government doing to protect us against the sale of unwholesome meat? 2. If the government pays for this inspection…

Questions and Suggestions (Good tea costs eighty)

Good tea costs eighty to ninety cents a pound, while good coffee can be bought for thirty-five cents. Which is more expensive, a cup of tea…

Questions and Suggestions (Draw map of the United States)

Draw map of the United States and locate chief wheatgrowing districts. Chief flour-milling cities. How much would you save by buying flour…

Questions and Suggestions (Figure the cost of a pound)

1. Figure the cost of a pound of home-made cream of tartar baking powder. A pound of commercial baking powder. 2. How much soda and how…

Questions and Suggestions (Why should one have a hotter)

1. Why should one have a hotter oven for biscuits than for muffins? 2. How do the recipes for cheese biscuits, cinnamon rolls, egg tea…

Questions and Suggestions (Why should you have a slower)

1. Why should you have a slower oven for bread than for biscuits? 2. Figure the cost of a loaf of home-made bread counting your time as…

Questions and Suggestions (Give several reasons for using)

1. Give several reasons for using salads in the dietary. 2. Plan two dinners and two luncheons, using a salad in each. Explain why you…

Questions and Suggestions (Why do we have paddles)

1. Why do we have paddles and a dasher in an ice cream freezer? Why are they not needed in making mousse? 2. Compare the cost of strawberry…

Questions and Suggestions (Visit a candy factory if)

1. Visit a candy factory if possible. 2. What part of the work is done by girls and women? 3. How are they paid, by the hour or by piece…

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