MEN AS COOKS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18897, 20 December 1924, Page 26 (Supplement)

MEN AS COOKS.

There seems to bo, little doubt thai men i are better cooks than women, and the ! question arises why this is so, asserts Dr. ] Frank Crane. i Manv answers have been given. Ore 1 is that man .cooks because he likes it and i woman only likes it as a menus to an end. I Another is that he sacrifices nothing on , the altar of economy, whereas economy ! is the stumbling block of a woman. I Again, man is said by nature to be an j epicure. This gives him an instinct for i subtly blending flavours to tempt the pali »"'• . , • It is said that women accept cooKing ' as an everyday duty, but men look upon i it as a profession. Man is more exact; whereas woman dislikes accuracy and works by rule ot thumb. • • 1 It is said that man is more original and inventive, while woman merely imitates. Again it is said that cooking needs good health and men ran stand and walk about and endure heat for long hours better than women. One writer s;=vs that men have tradition behind them and a recognised status: their remuneration is good: they are allowed to concentrate; they have, an unstinted larder and their extravagances arc overlooked. One woman says that women are expected to produce a rich menu on a limited allowance, also to mind the baby, .lean the house and answer the door bell while they are rooking. The best explanation is that men. when they cook, give their entire attention to the matter, while women are busy also with something else.