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Show IN THE KITCHENS OF THE LITTLE SISTEKS In the course of an interesting and sympathetic article on the Little Sisters of the Poor, the Dally Telegraph, one of London's fairest and best newspapers, tells of the wenders accomplished in the kitchens of these indefatigable, self-sacrificing self-sacrificing servants of the aged, "whose special prayer is. 'Give us this day our daily bread,' in its most literal sense." "Xothing that comes to th,e Little Sisters is wasted. The mannerln which they make their collection varies according: ac-cording: to national or local conditions, and, of course, money is always welcome wel-come to buy necessaries. But here in London no small part of the food at least is actually given, and the manner in which it is dealt with is a wonderful object-lesson in order and economy. Large baskets full of bread and rolls just one day stale can be eaten as they are. or by placing them a little while in the oven come out almost new again. The broken bread in half rolls, such as are often left on restaurant tables, furnishes fur-nishes a base for capital puddings. The more dainty morsels are kept carefully by themselves, and the bit of chicken or the jelly is set aside for the invalids. Joints that still have meat udoii them will have this carefully carved off, and the bones, of course, go to the stock pot. the soup from which is varied In many ways. Among the items that had come in on a recent day from a grfat hotel were the remains of three or four choice hams, and with these the sister was greatly delighted, as she foresaw from them enough tasty ham sandwiches sand-wiches for the suppers next night of all the more robust. Bacon rind would hardly seem to have any possible value, yet it finds welcome here, for it always has a certain amount of the fat cut off with it. and this, when melted down, is an addition to plain boiled cabbage that is always appreciated. "Only before and after their day's labors la-bors do the good mother and sisters devote de-vote themselves to their own religious duties. Th.e conventual rule calls-them to these in the dimness of early morning, morn-ing, before the old people are awakened, and again at night is the 'recital of the office and trrfe hymn of praise. For the rest, it is a life of activity and practical practi-cal labor that few who are occupied in ordinary vocations can achieve, much less surpass." |
