West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-09-28
SUGGESTIONS TO SHOPPERS.
GENIUS IN THE KITCHEN.
Christian Union.

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housewife of not longer than twenty
five years ago, could we introduce
her to kitchen of to-day, stocked
with all the latest improvements,
aids and abetters of culinary arts.
Mechanical contrivances of oil kinds
supply what in former years requir-
ed deftness. -Griddles themselves
do the cake turning. Eggs are heat,
en- by crank; the coffee bean is lot
only roasted and ground by machine
nv, but the drink made by clever
contrivance that CONSIDERABLY whis-
ties when the beverage is done In
such progressive age one almost
might dread lest mechanical genius,
after doing all our cooking, would
insist upon forcing an eating ma
chine ON the too alniable public.
With a generosity very similar to
that of Artemus Ward, when he offer
ed to sacrifice all his wife's relations
on the altar of his personal patriot
ism, let US hope such clever discov-
cry may be left for remote poster
ity {! .1.- t 7ih
Nothing but necessity would prob
ably put any one in position to re-
alize what great strides are being
made in the matter of time and labor
saving utensils as well as in simpH-
fying the various processes in the
preparation af toothsome viands.
III our grandmothers prepared and
ate croquettes, or even Saratoga po-
tatoes, so dry, crisp, and free from
grease, they certainly must have been
adopts in the art of. frying. Atpres
ent it is made so easy by awire bas-
ket that any child might do it sue
cessfully. This open work basket is
set in pan of fat, with the article
to he fried in it, The pan is fur
nisLed with high handle with a
hook in the middle. The instant
the thing to be cooked has assumed
the delicate golden brown appropri-
ate to viands cooked in this way, the
basket is lifted and hung upon the
hook to drip and dry. There is no
marring of the symmetry of outline
of the fragile delicacies, no spatter-
| ing of hot grease in the endeavor to
fish them out, and there are no last
ones to burn while waiting theirtu
to be taken out. Then there is the
new boiler, which permits the article
to be tightly shut in, obviating all
danger of depositing it upon the floor
or in the fire, and by cunningly ar
ranged system of holes and grooves
exposes the meat to the fire, but
catches every drop ofjuice that may
exude. When the broiler is turned
over, the juices are thrown back up
on the meat, which thus bates itself.
To those unsuccessful ones who have
not vet arrived ut the solution of
the problem of how to cook chop
over quick fire without burning
the fat these broilers will bring sue
cess, and relief from their preplexi-
ties. fu a
Another excellent invention is
tin encircled earthen pot for the cook
ing of all the cerial foods at present
so much in use, and, indeed, all arti-
cles which easily burn in tin. They
must be tempered by gradual heat
ing, according to directions given
with each one. If one breaks in the
process it is replaced free Of charge.
The tin protects the pct from direct
contact with the fire, and one may
leave the most delicate thing TO cook
in them in perfect safety. w a9
Even fat-irons have been included
in the march of improvement, and
NAV now be found of various shapes,
suited to the uses to which they arc
to be put There ale convex ones
for polishing; long, narrow ones,
with very pointed end, for ironing
among gathers. and in places that
will not conveniently admit one OF
ordinary proportions. We found, TOO
new CRATER, oblong, and looking
like box with crater for cover.
Underneath is drawer which catch
es all that falls; indeed. when the ar
ticle stands fiat upon the table all
the grated substance drops into the
drawer. Those having had expert
ence know how much is lost at the
back Of the old-fashioned utensil
that served thispurpose. This form
is particularly useful where bread
or cheese is to be powdered.
Those fond of nicely shaped grid
die cakes will rejoice over a griddle
made with a hinge in the middle.
One side has a number of circular
depressions into which the batter
is dropped. When the cakes are
done on the under side, the griddle
is simply folded over on itself, which
deposits them on their other side on
the opposite half of the griddle,
leaving the empty places ready for
more. Then there are ironing
boards covered and ready for use,
and the various articles, light and
serviceable and unbreakable, like
buckets and basin and foot-tubs,
made of papier mache.
1t is only within few years that
agate ware has beer in use, and un-
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