New-York tribune., 1902-05-07
ECONOMY IN COOKING.
TOO MUCH TINE AND MONEY WASTED
IN PREPARING FOOD, SAYS MR..
MNUTT-A DEMONSTRATION
AT FRIENDLY AID
HOUSE.

Meals that VIII cook themselves with little aid
from the housewife partial solution OF the
servant problem offered by the Rev. DR.. George L.
McNutt IN address before the Association of
Netghborhood Workers, at the Friendly Aid House
yesterday. Another statement of interest advanced
by him was that the wife of poor man can fur
Eish her kitchen with all the needful cooking
utensils for the modest sum Of 81
AS demonstration OF his theories regarding
inexpensive nutritious diet. Mr.. McNutt had with
him common washboiler and glass fruit jars
in which he cooked without perceptibe odor over
fame cabbage, onions. peas. apples. eggs and
coffee The only departure in the washboiler from
the ordinary sort was in the cover. That had been
fitted with inside lining OF tin. between which
and the outside layer of asbestos placed.
The vegetables, including the peas in the pods.
water, which. Mr.. McNutt said preserved their
juices. Each vegetable then put into jar
with hot. unsalted water. The coffee was placed,
unground in jar with hot water. The Jars
sealed. immersed in hot water in the boiler and
allowed 10 boil for a minute two. Then the
boiler was removed with fits contents to an asbestos
sheet the table. and covered tightly with
asbestos. Over the boiler placed a large
wooden soap box, which in wrapped in
infinite number of newspapers. The tenn
perature OF the boiler. Mr.. McNutt explained. would
not fall below 40 degrees in nine hours Any kind
of meat cereal or vegetable may be cooked in the
manner
The coffee and cereal for the breakfast are
ing lamp the night before they are wanted By
this means extra flame is needed for the cook
ing and in the morning hot breakfast is at hand.
A woman employed during the day breadwin-
ner may leave her dinner the kitchen table in
the morning and at evening return find it cooked
and steamng- Meanwhile, the cost Of fuel for
cooking will be saved. For people who live in
small apartments or for housekeepers who do their
work, the scheme not only labor, but
for the summer viii offer welcome relief from
the ordinary heat Of the stove.
The custom Of throwing away the pea pods be
fore they are cooked. Mr. McNutt said is wasteful
in the extreme When the vegetables were done
he removed the pods from the water in which they
were cooked and boiled it down. Then he shelled
the peas and added them the liquor. seasoning
them TO taste.
A baking boiler for meats and bread de-
scribed by Mr.. McNutt This too is a wash
boiler. and has opening admitting a gas pipe.
When baking is be done the gas is lighted and
the boiler is covered and allowed 10 heat TO the
required temperature. Then the fame is turned
low and the bread or meat or both, are placed in
or both left TO bake. Such oven. the speaker
any Of the regular and elaborate sort.
Nj. McNutt disparages the use Of meat, especial
the lent which is rich in heterogeneous food, is so
y he described as fooWs Boil II the entiis slowly
three or four hours quarter Of an hour before
some canned tomatoes. A little lemon juice. too.
There are scores of ways. he said, of preparing
lentils Lentil sausages may be made by mixing
equal parts Of cooked lentiis wheat porridge or
readcrumbs and mashed potatoes. and seasoning
with oil or butter, salt, pepper and sage They
can be fried o baked.
James B. Reynolds. secretary of Mayor Low,
presided at the meeting. Dr. J. L. Elliot, of the
Ethical Culture Society gave report Of the excise
committee Of the association and OF its work IN
asking the opinions Of people in various districts
where Settlements are located to the Sunday
opening question A great variety Of replies had
been received, but in a majority Of cases the peo-
pie favored Sunday opening for at least part OF
the day The matter referred again the
committee for further investigation and for thu
formulation Of definite recommend dation. There
brief discussions Of next years lecture courses
and Of the pushcart business.
The alliance house, adjoining the Educational
Alliance in East Broadway, and adjacent to its
work, which has recently been Incorporated,
welcomed by the Settlement workers present an
addition TO its neighborhood work Of the city Ger
tain workers fl the alliance will be residents OF
the house