Make room for men in your kitchen OUR FLAG has _ been struck. Our bivouac is abandoned. The calendar is wrong way to the wall. My cooking class full of senior men has turned out its last noisy, confused, delicious group meal. -It was nearly 20 years ago that the first ‘‘Cookery for Men’’ began in King George School in the West End. There were as many as 30 men in a class, five in each kitchen, chopping and peeling and scraping their way to confidence. It was evenings, of course, because we were all at work through the day, so in our two hours we cook- ed one thing and had a lot of talk. What experiences we had. And what a lot we all learned. It was a real shame when the feminine- equality movement insisted it be made co-ed. Fortunately, the Con- tinuing Education folks on the North Shore were unreconstructed chauvinists and opened up cookery space in Carson Graham and Sutherland Schools. Those were young men, in those days, students missing Mom, or upwardly mobile postmen and ac- countants moved by the admirable desire to woo some young woman with cheesecake. What I hadn’t encompassed in my planning was the odd senior man, accustomed to a wife’s catering, left alone and desperate. He was only looking for survival rations. My attempts to start a separate class for such men were dismissed as being too specialized. It wasn’t until the ‘‘dog-food scare’? in 1982, °83, that I was invited to devise cookery classes for senior citizens in the various centres on the North Shore. We enjoyed those for many months, but they didn’t work to the ends I had in mind. Lots of women came, for refreshers and exchange, but few men. Their Hire a student this JUNE 4 to 10 is Hire a Student week for the Canada Employment Centre for Students (CEC-S). Many university and college students are presently seeking employment on the North Shore. In June, the high school students will also be looking for jobs. The FOR PROFESSIONAL REAL ESTATE SERYIC Ces GRANT BOTTO ay } comp an nes: 984-SALE (7253) & Government — ; of Canada. whole lives had underlined that the kitchen was female territory, and a lot of accomplished ladies turned them to stone, What they needed was a peer group, and I finally persuaded authority to my point of view. There was a full roster of men from the start. the vintage years Eleanor Godley Originally, I insisted on 10 basics to be mastered, hence 10 lessons. That came down to eight latteriy, when eggs and pastry had to be scratched. The 10 classes held, but gave us extra time for essentials such as making stock, making soups, learning the joys of seasonings. The dishes they chose were usually the familiar ‘home cooked” type; shepherd’s pie and chicken dishes, meatballs and chops and quick breads. When they'd made it, they ate it, and then cleaned up the mess. When they got home, many repeated the lesson. It was one of my great pleasures to see some -chap grinning his way down the street to describe his latest CEC-S provides a venue for these eager workers to find summer work. CEC-S will kick off Hire a Stu- dent week by greeting travelers go- ing over the Second Narrows Bridge during the morning rush hour. chowder, or muf fins. There’s been a major change in their reasons for coming. Motiva- tion for some still springs from desperation, but many confess simply to wanting to share the kitchen burdens. They used to just read the paper whilst dinner was being hatched. Now, wives who long to paint the sunset no longer have to scurry back home to put the joint in the oven; distaff gardeners can grope their way in failing light to a hot bath instead of a hot stove. The prospect of a wife’s falling ill or taking a vaca- tion no longer chills her husband’s heart. It’s really a lovely thing to do, and this particular column ought to be in the Help Wanted. ? find it hard, now, on feet and voice, and without a car preparation is tough. There are darn few prerequisites for the job — 2 sense of humor, first, because ©; vou make them laugh they’l} :¢::.mber what you said. It’s not necessary to have blue- ribbon cooking skills, either, as long as you like food and messing around with it. Just think casse- roles and one-dish meals and how to handle fresh vegetables and simple desserts. Think simplicity and what goes with what and how to get it all Teady at the same time. I’ve kept notebooks of courses for years, yours for the asking. I’ve got a nice selection of cheeky aprons, ditto. It is important that you enjoy men’s company, but if you’re the least bit timid on that score, remember that these are not ordinary men, these are Senior Men, urbane, travelled, gallant, thoughtful. They have their PhDs in Life, actually. 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