The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-15

Practical Information Dealt Out 10
Pratt Institute Pupils.

Brooklyn Eagle.
Aluminum's the thing. the proper, up-to-
date metal for kitchen utensils. Copper and
pewter long ago had thier way; this is os-
TRACKED from good kitchen society; even
enamel ware must take a back seat before
the conqueror. Life in the kitchen is to
be made one long, happy dream for the
twentieth-century housekeeper. She can run
over TO her neighbours TO get the pattern
OF her new shirtwaist and leave the milk
boiling on the stove. She can fry buck
wheat cakes without smoking up the house,
and burning her face to a crisp and oh,
superlative joy! She can make delicious
of constant stirring. And for all this saw
ing of time and temper she has to thank
aluminium.
The domestic science class at PRATT Insti-
tute was made wise in this kitchen lore,
yesterday afternoon, when IL witnessed a
practical demonstration of aluminium
aluminium. Incidentally the members sam
pied fudge and buckwheat cakes cooked
respectively In aluminium saucepans and on
aluminium gridles.
you will notice" said the lecturer, O..
f. Cole, that there is almost no smoke In
frying these pancakes on aluminium: the
griddle requires greasing only once and the
cakes fry an even brown all over. h
pancakes were passed around and met with
general approval.
d any of you know anything about
making fudge?" queried the lecturer. The
shot told at once: every girl in the class
smiled and looked interested. "You can
melt the chocolate right I'm the pan, with
out grating II and 1t won't burn" was the
next statement, as the fudge making was
begun. Then, after adding all the ingred-
tents, you can leave the mixture directly
over the blaze without stirring IL and IL
will not burn This Is because aluminium
Is one of the best heat conductors. The
heat Is distributed evenly - the sides
and top of the pan, and so cooks the con-
tents evenly, while with other metals the
heat comes directly through the bottom
and dries and burns before wholly cooked ON
top. In event of any food being cooked be-
coming so dry as TO burn. an advantage OF
aluminium utensils Is that the burnt flavor
does not penetrate. II the top Is removed
1t will be found unframed"
Economy OF fuel was shown to be another
one-half the amount OF heat In cooking"
said Mr.. Cole. IF you put an enamelware
pan on the range by the side OF one of
aluminium. both containing the same food,
that I'm the latter will be cooked In about
one-half the time"
Some OF the other points given were that,
being made in one solid piece OF metal, there
are no seams in the utensils to accumulate
dirt; acids do not affect the metal and IL
does not rust; it is but one-third as heavy
as others used for the same purposes and
it never chips or cracks. Its durability, too,
makes IL really cheaper IN the end. In an
swer to a query as to keeping the pans
clean, the lecturer said they should be
washed with plenty OF soap and hot water
and occasionally secured with one OF tho
sand soaps. An extra polish might be given
the surface by any good silver polish. Sam
pies of the aluminium in it's different states,
from ore down, were exhibited and q his
tory OF the discovery OF the metal and its
subsequent employment for purposes OF
utility explained.
At the conclusion of the lecture every
pupil was presented with a shining alumi-
mum saucepan, the gift OF one OF the lead
ing department houses of the borough.