The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

mixed? a large heater in the laundry, Oh
one of the circular jet contrivances here
illustrated would furnish large quantitie:
OF hot water, if it should be wanted or
short notice.
OF course the use of gas will be condi-
toned by its price, but that is now il
some localities so low as to be nearly al
cheap as coal, and for convenience anC
rapidIty it will hold the front rank till
electaicity enters the kitchen.
THE COOKS WATER BATH.
OF next interest to the hosekeeper is tn,
water bath chat is used in so many form
by the laboratory worker. An oatmea
cooker is water bath, but the ordinar,
kitchen has no other form OF it. In larg
kitchens it is a shallow tank filed will
hot water into which vessels of food ar
lowered to keep them hot for serving. l
is generally fitted with cover having
round holes cut in 1t and in these the yes
sells rest. But when women understand
how variously this principle is applied ii
the laboratory we shall use it with ease il
our kitchen.
1t is well known that food best keep
hot without the loss of flavor in a water
bath and that some kinds of slow cooking
are best carried on in this way. Well, w
only need a tin vessel half filled will
der it, and the vessel containing food tx
be cooked is sunk into this vessel, a few
rings or nails being put on the bottom t.
allow the escape of steam and to proven
what is called dumping In canning
time the washboiler is made into water
bath and the cans filed with fruit ar,
lowered into it. In the improvised water
bath that we mention, without cover a!
it is, cooking will be carried on only at ;
low temperature. 1t will be mainly use
full for keeping food warm, and it should
be at the cooks hand in every kitchen.
The water bath of the laboratory never
runs dry, as it is provided with con
trivance for filling as water is needed anC
also to prevent overflow.
THE COOKS sAND-BATH.
Another interesting contrivance in the
labatory is the sand bath. Though ne
form of this has yet appeared in the kit
chen, it would seem that some application
of it could be made to our needs.
The sand-bath is made by pouring {
layer of sand into a shallow pan which il
placed over burners; glass vessels art
placed on the sand, and the degree of hea
required for the particular chemicals i:
soon found.
Now it would be an interesting expert.
ment to find what value hot sand as {
medium for applying heat could have fol
the cook in regard to convenience, clean
illness and palatableness. Why not a!
good as hot ashes for roasting potatoes
corn, fish or any of the camping delica
cies? Here is suggestion for those am
bilious to essay in new fields.
TEMPERATURE AND CLEANSING.
Here in the laboratory the housewife
sees for the first time perfect accuracy il
temperature measurement, Everywhere
at hand are the long clean Thermometer
without cases that can be dipped into
fluids or put into drying chests.
She looks with wonder at the cleaning
shelf with its MAN. bottles and appliances
Here are large DO. ties marked "Used sui
phuric acid,' "Used ALCOHOL "Usec
ether,'' 'tTurpentine;D all the stronger
alkalis are there in solution, emery dust
fine sea sand, sapolio; there long round
brushes for cleaning bottles and tubes O.
all sizes, sticks with cloth sWabs at the
end, goose feathers, scrubbing brushes
of all kinds.
She learns that "clcaning'' is truly {
chemical process and not at all a simple
matter of soap, hot water and strength.
Here is a flask that is to be cleaned of oil
1t is first boiled with a solution of strong
alkali and then, because this alkali is no
easily removed from the glass, little
acid is shaken in it; next comes water
then distilled water and the flask is put tt
drain.
The housekeeper makes the immediate
application: "Would the work of dish
washing in my kitchen be shortened by
adding vinegar to the water that rinse!
off the soapsuds?' And she goes home
to experiment on her own account.