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First-time cooks consult motherly types when shopping
thursday, September 28, 1978
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By Ben T. Shamshor
The matrons of Lincoln always seem to know when
the new school year begins. Every September they are
approached in grocery stores by lean, hungry and utterly
confused young men and women forced to shop for the
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first time in their lives. Deprived of the guidance of mom's
shopping list, and faced with the imminent disaster of
eating their own cooking, they turn to the first motherly
type they find.
The conversation usually goes like this:
Student: "Urn, excuse me ma'am. What type of bean goes
into chili?"
Matron: "Well, most people use either red beans or kidney
beans. They both work just fine."
Student: "Okay. Thanks." (After calculating that the
red beans are .00057 cents cheaper per bean than kidney
beans, he tosses a sack into his cart and begins to move
off.)
Matron: "Son, don't forget to soak them overnight first."
Student: "Oh. Well, can't I just tenderize them by adding
more Tabasco sauce?"
Potential cook
Our cast of characters is fairly typical. The student
shows potential for becoming a good cook. He is willing
to prepare a dish for which a can opener is not a pre
requisite. He is willing to ask advice. He probably has some
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experience as a cook, though he may have forgotten
the time he creatively garnished the mud pie with juniper
berries. He probably also stated that lousy food was one
of the reasons for moving out of the dorm, but that
was when he fantasized about a refrigerator loaded with
midnight snacks of fried chicken and homemade apple
pie.
The Matron has had experience with his type before.
Those lines around her eyes aren't from age; they were
caused by five sons who consistently lefused broccoli
and liver.
We all are faced with similar difficulties at some
times in our lives. Usually, the nucleus of a kitchen
exists. Armed with the family's discarded frying pan,
two sauce pans, three dull paring knives, the indispensable
can opener and assorted Harper Hall cutlery, one must
learn to cook. Slow learners' sufferings range from the
ridicule of one's roommates to being listed as a sta
tistic in food and nutrition textbooks.
Arming for the battle
While this is a good start, it won't get you very far.
Your next essential purchase should be a good cook
book. Don't worry about the specialty works on ethnic
cuisines, or collections of 453 souffle recipes. I suggest
purchasing a time-proven classic such as the latest edition
of Irma Rombauer's The Joy of Cooking, available in
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Next you should invest in a modest collection of
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salt, pepper, cinammon, thyme and rosemary. Once you
master these, keep expanding.
Don't forget to purchase a knife and cutting board.
The paring knife you brought from home won't work for
carving the roast you want to make. The cutting board
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returned.
Mistakes inevitable
You still will need more advice, and you can't avoid
a few disasters in the first weeks. But hopefully, you
won't be catching the fried eggs on the first bounce,
and your potato dumplins won't crack the linoleum.
Remember the pleasant matrons when shopping. They
always are good for advice and probably had some of the
same frustrations you suffer. Another good source of
advice is your little black book. Find a new color of
star for those folks who already know how to make a
meatloaf. If all else fails, you can send queries to me,
accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope,
care of the Daily Nebraskan.
Whatever you do, please, please don't become a slave
to your can opener.
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