Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-13
A CHAF|NG DISH MEAL
Hints in Cooking a Hurry-up
Breakfast.
A USEFUL ARTICLE
OTHER PROPER UTENSILS ARE
NEEDED ALSO.
The Successful Omelet Marks the
Height of thu
Art.

Written for The Evening Star
The chatting dish is not toy, nor does it
deserve to be classed among fleeing fads
Many a housewife with family of small or
of moderate size finds in 1t a worthy ad-
iunct to her force when family eXigencies
thicken.
On the maids day out" or in the inter
val between the arriving and departing
cook, the chatting dish, If understood, is
friend in need Some one has said that lit
is a human trait to enjoy seeing the other
fellow work. Dash and splash and stir
with the domesticity and cheer of a glowing
flame and fragrant steam may be made to
contribute to the plain home meal. Then,
too. a prettily dressed mater familias is the
rightfuI accompaniment of a chafing dish,
while the kitchen stove is the sure foe to
fine attire.
Once a few bottom facts" are under
stood the substantial dishes of breakfast,
Iurcheon or dinner may be prepared on the
chatting dish after the family is seated at the
table First of all. 1t is we'll to remember
that alcohol costs more than ordinary
kitchen fuel Moreover, while the master of
the house may enjoy seeing his meal toss
ed together before his eyes and issuing
steaming from OF II the blaze he will be
sure verbally to cOnsign the entire outht to
q climate of perpetual sultriness if he is
forced to wait for sauces to cook and meats
and vegetables to become tender. All this
work to save fuel and delay, should be
done previously over the kitchen stove.
Another important consideration is the
LIST of utensils and ingredients needed for
the work Everything needful should be at
hand on the table, without a single one
missing, before the family appears. One
woman who makes frequent use or her
chafine dish has a book devoted to
chafing dish receipts, and after each receipt
are two lists-one of the Ingredients and the
other of the utensils required In its prepare
ton. IL,
uhanever the lamp is lighted. is a reqli-
site The best of lamps WILL now and then,
through the carelessness OF the nller, act
contrary to expectations, as many woman
Nth burned linen can testify. Wood alco-
hol is the most economical of fluids for the
lamp. ,
with ingenuity born of experience, two
and even three dishes may issue hot from
the chatting dish at one meal. But pel'Fe
attempting more than two preparations. q
third dish is an essential. This may be a
supplementary blazer or an ordinary stew
nan of tin, agate or aluminium which hts
the frame. Aluminium Is by far preferable
The Breakfast Omelet-The woman who
has mastered the art of turning cut a
chatting dish omelet unscorched a, un-
broken has reached a high degree in chat
ing dish lore The flame of the best OF
lamps is much hotter directly under the
center of the dish than at the sides Eggs
cook very quickly. The secret of success
lies in keeping one hand on the handle of
the blazer and in moving the Qlsh about
SO that every spot of the bottom shall have
an eoual heat. Since eggs should cook
slowly. lower the blazer if the lamp per-
mits. II not, hold the blazer high above
the flame.
The utensils required cup and bowl
for the eggs a revolving egg beaten. a
tablespoon, saltspoon and the blazer.
The ingredients wanted are eggs, cold
water, salt and pepper and butter. Allow
one and one-half eggs for each person, a
tablespoonful of cold water to each egg