The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24


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 $3.50 o'clock.
Dinner goes in after breakfast, and
supper after dinner. 1t does not mat
ter if you reverse this order and have
your dinner later and luncheon in
stead :of dinner, or II 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 ittest, 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
pretty muslin and ribbons, gayly pre-
pared the simple breakfast, placing it
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 Maeterlinck's latest
play with the waitress.
The next morning at $3.50, after a
delicious swim in the sea and leis-
urely toilet. the box was opened and
stean1ing 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 it's
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 long morning filled with sail.
| ing, gardening, books and walks-al]
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 1T do everything ex
actly like an ordinary range; of course
not. It has it's limitations, as we all
! have.
The objections usually urged against
it is that it will not heat water fol
household use. AS we'll might you re
fuse to go on the railroad because il
cannot go along on the water or use
the telegraph because it cannot carry
bundles or furnace because, although
it uses tons of coal, needs an at
tendant and wastes much heat, il
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 a
! cook, whose principal labor is not sc
much cooking the food as watching tc
see that it does not burn from the
fierce fire she kindles. However, SC
serious does this objection about. wa
ter seem to be that l have not yet in
duced one person. to buy an oven
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 wash
boiler with spigot in it that gives
us an abundance of water.
! The food that is roasted, stewed OF
/ baked is best, as might be expected
from the slow cooking, and is SO del
icate and excellent in flavor that the
ordinary cooking seems coarse and
poor after it. If you must have free
dom to buy jacinths to delight your
! soul, perhaps you will not sigh for
delicacies that take much labor tc
prepare and cook. If you really de-
sire them you can always make them
over an ordinary oil stove or in a
| chafng dish, while the Aladdin oven
in a dignifed and untroubled man
ner, attends to preparing the real nu
tritious food for the day. OF course
those who can. hire a cook need, not
try one. Why should they, indeed
EVELYN WAINWRIGHT.