The Greeley tribune., 1908-03-05
USEFUL ARTICLE
e Fireless Stove or H.v
Cooker.

SVASAs
The tireless cooker has been used
for many years In Norway aud In
Germany. But for some reason this
little stove has not been used In the
United States until quite recently.
These hreless cookers may be
bought, made of either metal or
wood. But . box may be made at
homo quite easily.
The hay box will make house.
keeping very much easier. Iu is
used by many people just to keep
cooked food warm. The principle
of the tireless stove is to keep or re-
tain the heat once developed by con-
tact with the fire.
Almost any kind Of box or old
trunk may be used for the hay box,
even old valises are sometimes used.
Old salt. sugar or -four bags denim
bags are desirable) are filled with
hay, sawdust or excelsior, or any.
SbAok NthSb 10 q bOHCOIluuCtOT
heat. The wood should not be too
thin, and II there are cracks In the
box, 1t should be lined with piece
Of heavy canvas or denim. One OF
the filled bags is laid on the bottom
Of the trunk. the others are then
filed in. leaving a space In the cen.
ter: into this space the sauce pan,
containing hot oatmeal. stew, soup,
or whatever 1t may be, Is placed,
one or two cushions or sacks are put
over 1t, the top cover Is put. on, and
the box Is rut away for several hours.
A pot of boiling water may be
placed in the tireless cooker aud will
be kept hot for several hours. SO that
1t is invaluable in case of sickness,
or In summer where people do not
like to keep up the fire. A pot. of
beans. or stew, rice, or other ivsd.
maybe placed in the cooker, the
cooker placed in = wagon, and after
several hours the food will be found
hot. So this Is very desirable for
picnics.
This method of cooking Is particu-
larly desirable for making soups, for
cooking tough fowls, and for making
all kinds of tough meats tender.
People who use cereals cooked in
this way think IL develops the flavor
and makes them digestible, also very
delicious.
Meats and cereals, II left in the
tireless stove longer than necessary
to cook them properly, will not suf.
fer from standing. The fireless
cooker will not do everything. 1t
cannot b. used for roastlng meat.
1t ID desirable, II hay II ussd. to
change 1t every month. The hay
can be sasily sterilizsd. Put some
hot water In wash boiler, have in
1t . rack and place on It Z slip filled
with hay, cover and steam thitry
minutes. All meats must be heated
through, then boiled for from fifteen
to thirty minutes and placed in the
6reless stove.
All careals, such ~ oatmeal and
cream Of wheat, must be 6rst brought
to the boiling point, boiled ten min
utes, then placed In the cooker.
II dish Is taken out before the
contents are thoroughly cooked 1t
must be brought again to the boiling
point before replacing In the flreless
cooker.
The cushions must be thoroughly
and carefully packed around the hot
utensils 10 that the air does not
come In contact with the sauce pan.
All foods must be At the boiling
point before placing in the fireless
stnve.
II . large boz 10 used for . cooker
1t may be divided into three COM
partments. An excellent box is
made from one lined with wool
covered With felt. The writer has
ussd an old trunk lined with thick
paper and filed with hay.
II possible uss granite pals in
cooking.
Mary F. RAusch,
Head OF Domestic Science Depart
ment, Colorado Agricultural Col.
lege, Fort Collins.
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