Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-18
FOR SUMMER COOKING

| women would rank that of house manage
ment as one of the greatest. Though il Is
admittedly the work for which the house
| wife is peculiarly intended. it is safe to
say that on no other educational point is
She as a rule. left so ignorant in this
country at least. During the educational
! period her life Is continual grind, and
! most mothers are afraid to pile more work
Z, on her already overburdened shoulders OF
| course in some school curricuuras there is
domestic science study. which helps a lit
tle But when the girls education is actu-
| ally finished fun time is supposed TO
| have begun. and little time for amuse-
ment must be given her before she actu-
| ally settles down to real work There are
| many exceptions to this rule but how few
| girls start in married life equipped for
! housewifely duties! Most of them get their
knowledge of housekeeping from theory,
| trusting to practice to enable them to turn
. THESE theories to practical use. Possibly
| at no time of the year is the housewife
! OF experience so sorely taxed during the
Summer, when anything in the nature of
\ the strenuous life is so bothersome
| A visit to the kitchen Quitting depart
ment of large shop soon convinces one
| that commercialsm and comfort are on the
pest OF terms. There are any number OF
| little labor-saving utensils and keep cool'
devices for the culinary department that
! spell JOY to the heart of the cook.
| that nave the merit of economy are the
| small alcohol stoves. Lots of housekeep-
| ers who do not care to bother with gas
| range where the family is small make use
of these little stoves. They are ideal for
preparing hot weather breakfast or
luncheon. There is heating of the
Kitchen or bother of building a fire. These
convenient affairs are small in size, as
easy to light as an ordinary lamp and cost
from % cents to 81. Another advantage
is that they consume only little wood
and her,.
no smoke and no danger. A surprising
amount of cooking may be done on these
little contrivances when a compartment
cooker or steamer is used. The cookers are
shaped like pie, in three sections which
fit together at the center, while the outer
edges form circle. Each section is deep
and has cover and handle
The steamers are not quite so new but
are very nice. They are simply an ex-
tension of the usual steamer with two or
| three compartments above hot water re-
ceptacle.
Jumping from hot to cold and making
extremes meet with vengeance, there is
an ice-saving invention that will make
you hate to be the ice man. 1t is called
an ice pad. 1t is a square of hair felt
within wire and is perfect fit for the
average ice compartment in a chest
There is an imposing array of ice picks
"A
sturdy and practical one has a pointed
spike for head and sharp teeth at the
top for shaving ice. 1t is admitted now
that shaved ice is more economical than
cracked ice, and numerous shavers and
scrapers have been put on the market. The
very best one for this purpose is bowl
shaped, with an adjustable set of saw teeth
in the lower opening.
Serving ice cream from the freezer to in
dlvldual dishes is sometimes a slippery and
treacherous performance so a long handled
a n hfryh1 Itch
out In smooth cake and another similar
invention which deposits the cream in a
cone-shaped pyramid are convenient and
tenper-saVing articles.
Every woman who has tried to toast
bread over gas or alcohol stove knows
that ten times out of a dozen the slices
will be charred. To prevent this some in
ventive mind has thought out a rack fitting
around the flame which is blessing to the
toaster.
For the table there are lots of nice little
things that save steps In serving a meal
and which make for that most necessary adj
Junct of all, daintiness. Conspicuous in this
list is an asparagus dish, a large boat
shaped affair mounted on a nickel stand.
The decoration is prettily carried out with
delcately shaded stalks of the vegetable
An egg basket makes its appearance this
season in an attractive form. 1t is a
square basket of willow inclosing in turn
a dozen little square boxes for holding the
boiled eggs. graceful handle of willow
makes the basket portable.
Where only one member of the family
drinks coffee there is a pretty nickel
plated demi tasse with a handle at the
side for conveniently pouring the beverage
into the cup. A hot water jug of Wedg-
wood something the order of a stein is
a decorative and useful piece of table serv-
ice.
Quite new. too, are the relish holders, and
very imposing they are at the same time.
In appearance these dishes look like porce-
lain waffle irons carried out in decorated
porcelain, mounted in a silver frame along
the lines of the high old-fashioned cake
baskets. Each quarter is detachable, and
when filled with radishes, early onions and
the like the effect Is very appetizing and
dainty. Handsomer and more expensive
are the cut glass relish dishes mounted in
filigree silver.
Sardine boxes of nickel with attached
tops of metal lined with porcelain
and convenient, and there are boxes of SIM
liar construction for holding pickles. jellies.
etc.
Food warmers innovations in the
summers table appointments. Were it not
for their smart get up they would have
been relegated to the kitchen, but as they
now stand they prove an adornment to any
board. An alcohol lamp fits under per-
forated shelf of nickel raised safely over
the flame. This shelf is foot in length,
so that there is accommodation for sew
eral dishes.
Lemonade might almost be called the ma
tional summer soft drink, and with one OF
the latest lemon sQueezers it is certainly
easy to concoct They are not unattractive
In appearance and save an infinite amount
of running around to collect the necessary
outfit. A long polished wooden standard
Is the support for a nickel frame arranged
like a pair of scales. Balancing on one
side Is a nickel ring to hold the lemon, the
other balance being long, slim glass
fitted In holder In the center is the
squeezing apparatus.
large store noted for its attention to
kitchen appointments recently had on view
model kitchen, the most fascinating thing
in its way ever had the good fortune to
fsee. Every detail was perfect. The floor,
beautiful piece. of wood inlay, work.
would have added grace to drawing
room. The walls were tiled to the ceiling.
and all the space not occupied by huge
range was devoted to cooking utensils,
which were suspended by metal hooks fitted