This section is from the book "The Profession Of Home Making", by American School Of Home Economics. Also available from Amazon: The Profession Of Home Making.
Read Carefully Place your name and address on the first sheet of the test. Use a light grade of paper and write on one side of the sheet only. Do not copy answers from the lesson paper. Use your own words, so that the instructor may know that you understand the subject. Read the lesson paper a number of times before attempting to answer the questions.
1. In what ways are eggs used in cookery?
2. What substances are naturally combined with eggs and milk, and why:
3. What is the fundamental principle in cooking articles containing a large proportion of egg?
4. Mention five dishes where egg is an essential ingredient, and five others where it may be used or omitted. Explain why.
5. If we find it necessary to reduce the number of eggs in a cake or custard, what other changes would be necessary?
6. Make a two days' menu for the season when eggs are at the lowest price, and two days' menu for the season when they are expensive.
7. Which forms of animal food are the most expensive and why? Which most economical and why? 8. What portions of meat are best for soup stock? What should be discarded ? Describe the process of making soup. Has the extracted meat nutritive value?
9. Why is less fat absorbed by food in frying in deep. fat than in sautering?
10. Give methods of preparing tough meat so that it is palatable and nutritious.
11. Give the names of soups which have (a) little,
(b) much, and (c) great nutritive value.
12. Why do we add stuffing and sauce to meats and fish?
13. What is the greatest obstacle to be overcome in cooking vegetables?
14. Give methods for cooking fish. What is the proper appearance of a fresh fish?
15. Plan a rotation of different cereals for five breakfasts in winter and five in summer, giving rea-sons for your choice.
16. How may different methods of preparing a vegetable change its nutritive value?
17. Describe your own method of roasting meat.
18. Give the names of the vegetables and grains used in your household. Name some that are not used.
19. Is there any question you wish to ask or subject you would like to discuss relating to this lesson?
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