The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-01

keep It very low and as the food often
cooks II hours. very little heat is
needed.
Breakfast is put on the stove after
supper in the evening and is quite
ready by six o'clock the next morn
ing. 1t is equally good at $50 o'clock.
Dinner goes in after breakfast, and
supper after dinner. 1t does not mat
Ter IL you reverse this order and have
your dinner later and luncheon in
stead of dinner, or if you only turn
the lamp low enough If you do not eat
the dinner put in the stove at nine a.
m. till 7:30 p. m. This was often the
case with us when We were away on
picnics or excursions.
Every evening after supper one lazy
woman washed the tea things-a sort
of survival of the fittest, for every
thing not absolutely necessary was
soon discarded for the faithful and
essential few, and a centerpiece and
jars of flowers took the place on the
table of the usual ornamental dishes
and silver-while the other, in her
pretty muslin and ribbons, .gayly pre-
pared the simple breakfast, placing 1t
on the shelves, shutting the door, and
turning down the lamp for the night.
This took about Is minutes, usually,
more or less; then they both departed
and Joined congenial friends waiting
to enjoy the sunset with the cook or
perhaps to discuss Maeterlincks latest
play with the waitress.
The next morning at $3.50, after a
delicious swim in the sea and a leis-
urely toilet, the box was opened and
a steaming hot, well-cooked breakfast
was ready. Again did the lazy one
wash the breakfast things; there
never are any pots or pans. Mean
while the pretty cook, in a crisp
white dress put in the dinner. This
usually consisted of roast beef, peas,
rice, roast potatoes, tomatoes, and a
sweet pudding, and took about half an
hour to prepare. The beef was on its
china platter, the vegetables in their
own French china dishes and the pud-
| ding in it's pretty decorated Japanese
covered dish. AS soon as they were
all in, off went these happy women
for a long morning filled with sail
ing, gardening, books and walks-all
the Joys of an idle summer day. They
reached home at one o'clock, hungry
and gay. rushed in, opening the box,
and took out the very best dinner one
would wish to eat-hot, savory and
nutritious. The supper was then pre-
pared, and again all the afternoon was
before them to enjoy as they wished
The stove is not perfect by any
means. nor will it do everything ex
actly like an ordinary range; of course
not. 1t has its limitations, as we all
have.
The objections usually urged against
it is that it will not heat water for
household use. AS well might you re
fuse to go on the railroad because ii
cannot go along on the water or use
the telegraph because it cannot carry
bundles or a furnace because, although
! il uses tons of coal, needs an at
tendant and wastes much heat, II
will not do the cooking-which Is
really very thoughtless and inconsid
crate of the furnace. What the Aladdin
oven will do is to take the place of g
cook, whose principal labor is not sc
much cooking the food as watching tt
see that it does not burn from the
fierce fire she kindles. However, 81
serious does this objection about wa
ter seem to be that l have not yet in
duced one person to buy an over
and follow my example. Yet there are
many ways of getting all the hot wa
ter you want, and when you want it
We have an oil stove and a wasl
boiler with a spigot in it that giVe'
us an abundance of water.
The food that is roasted, stewed o
baked is best, as might be expected
from the slow cooking, and is so del
icate and excellent in flavor that th'
ordinary cooking seems coarse ant
poor after it. If you must have free
dom to buy jacinths to delight you
soul, perhaps you will not sigh TO
delicacies that take much labor t
prepare and cook. If you really de
sire them you can always make then
over an ordinary oil stove or in
chafing dish, while the Aladdin oven
in dignified and untroubled mar
ner, attends to preparing the real Mt
tritious food for the day. OF cours
those who can hire cook need no
try one. Why should they, indeed
! EVELYN WAINWRIGHT.