It’s been more than 45 years since I dated, but it was not important if I knew whether the girl could cook and/or bake before we dated.
My mother A”L taught all her children how to cook, bake and do laundry the summer of the child’s 8th year. Mother was an educator, off from work in the summer. She felt that both boys and girls needed to be self sufficient in the home.
Mrs. CTL knew how to cook and bake when we married, but we split duties according to our schedules. This year when she spent more than a month in the hospital I did not have to rely on family and friends for sustenance.
At her shvigger’s urging Mrs. CTL taught all 5 of our children to cook, bake and do laundry at similar ages. Since the older 3 maintained their own apartments as singles in graduate school these skills came in handy.