Tales, advice, recipes and tips from a House Kitchen
Through
my years in service, starting out as a kitchen maid, then the cook’s assistant,
then Head Cook at a respectable House in Lincolnshire were I remain today, I’ve
seen a good many things. But, if there’s one truer than true thing I can tell
you, it’s that us cooks are indispensable. I can’t think of a single House –
not one worth its salt anyway – without a cook. Maids come and go. Valets are
out the door as soon as a gentleman learns he can dress himself. But a cook,
she’s the backbone of any good House. A family’s got to eat. Can’t get anything
done without eating. And the rest of a House service staff can’t run on an
empty stomach either.
We’re
so indispensable, were dispensable. I once knew a woman who lost her position
because she went to go see her mum on her death bed. The mistress couldn't boil
water if she tried. She was clueless and sacked the cook because she
was so mad. If a Lady wants to have a dinner party, she won’t get far with her
guests without a skilled cook at the stove. So, all you girls, if you’re going
into the noble profession of service, aim for cook. So long as nobody else goes hungry,
you’ll never go hungry.
Yours
in cooking,
Mrs.
Salisbury
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