Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-28
KITCHEN IN SUMMER.

This is the season when the wise mistress of the house does all she can to make the kitchen bearable. Not only is she wise in making it bearable for the cook, but she knows that it may be for herself, also, as cooks have been known to leave, even in warm weather
 She is not so apt to leave, however, if that hot working-room of hers is made as comfortable as circumstances will permit, and it is really possible to do a great deal toward 1essening the degree of excessive heat there.
 There need not be a fire in the range more than three days ill the week if the work is rightly managed the washing, ironing and baking days, and on all others the gas stove may be used with entire satisfaction, and, indeed irons may be heated on gas stove, too.
 The kitchen is made more comfort able by dark green or brown blinds at the windows, and happy is the cook whose kitchen has a shed shading the back door, where she can prepare her vegetables and desserts at q convent ent table, out in the air.
 The heat and work of baking day may be reduced a great deal by get ting the dainty crisp rolls from the bakers, now made i'll so many tempt ing forms, and heating them at meal time in the gas stove oven, but for breakfast, it is not much trouble to bake griddle cakes or waters on the gas stove. As for griddle, be sure to get a soapstone one for summer, and you will never discard it at other sea- sons, for it is perfection of it's kind.
 They do not have to be greased at all, and yet bake the corn cakes and flannel cakes as brown as berry. The men cooks at hotels will use no other kind of -griddle-they would laugh at the idea.
 Another convenience for summer that should be in every kitchen is an asbestos mat to put under utensils on the stove to keep the contents from burning, says the Philadelphia Record. They cost but few cents and yet many kitchen lacks one By having one of these under a kettle of oat- meal or any sort of stew one need not be standing over the frestirring these things all the time, and it is especially desirable when preserving fruit.
 1t is these little things that help to make the kitchen bearable in summer and to keep the cook there
 Screens in the windows and doors will lessen the discomfort of flies. It is in summer that the cook is expected to make many dishes that require lightly beaten eggs and whipped cream. This being the case she ought to have a beater that will do this work well and quickly, instead of hay ing to beat and beat with some made quate tool
 There is kind that screws on against the wall and has several loop ed-wire whips which are to be inserted in thick, square glass holder. This square glass will contain a quart, and i'll it is put the cream or the eggs to be whipped, which is accomplished in two or three minutes by turning handle rapidly.
 When you break the eggs for an omelette into this glass holder and place it under the whirling whips they may be made light enough to slice with knife, and the same with the whipped cream.
 This is perfect boon in cases of sickness, as so many dainty, nourishing and palatable things are made from receipts calling for eggs, gelatine and whipped cream in different forms of combination, such as wine jelly, char lotte russo and fruit layer-dishes to be served icy cold.
 This sort of beater is also invaluable in preparing the liquor tonics usually given after a facilitating attack of summer trouble. It beats the egg so light that when brandy or whisky or wine is poured on it, sugar and nut meg added, it loses all taste of raw egg.
 With a little forethought there need be less discomfort.