Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

connected with the life. Both physical and mental
strength depend to a great degree upon the food we
eat; therefore the one who prepares the food
occupies an important and elevated position.
Both young men and young women should be
taught how to cook economically, and to dispense
with everything in the line of flesh food. Let no
encouragement be given to the preparation of
dishes which are composed in any degree of flesh
food; for this is pointing to the darkness and
ignorance of Egypt, rather than to the purity of
health reform.
Women especially should learn how to cook.
What part of the education of a girl is so important
as this? Whatever may be her circumstances in life,
here is knowledge that she may put to practical use.
It is a branch of education which has a most direct
influence upon health and happiness. There is
practical religion in a loaf of good bread.
Culture on all points of practical life will make
our youth useful after they leave the school to go to
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