It occurs to Jane and Eliza as seldom as to their fore-mothers, that cooking is an art in itself, that may be "fine" to exquisiteness.

In their eyes, it is an ugly necessity, to be got over as expeditiously as "the men-folks" will allow, their coarser natures demanding more and richer filling than women's.

It follows that dishes which require premeditation and deft manipulation are unpopular.

The scorn with which our middle class woman regards soups, jellies, salads and _entrees_ is based upon prejudice that has become national.

Recipes marked--"Time from three to four hours," are a feature of English cook-books.