Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-11-10

! carefplly noted Il ,nc does not wish Ia
| i'&i'n - p;tinfal experience. The fire
/ ic:S M1*t not De expected 10 work
! Ier.t'!' Y It'll. all sorts nI' cookery,
| t1Gi,. ! 70 .tar Soiic advCrtiS r. rave
one "i.d tuil& that stoves could Gc
| coilpic I, Il dispensed With. No. at>ail:
! the ".'r".,>s r,n never be anything
| nor" 4 An al assistant.
F"cdE ;.;'t ..inSt Inil quickly are not
! uSGaslN 4 ~tlcc;$ $s i'll Il ''iirclcSs." 1t is
! INST t:ie tllll". h"W..Vtr, FOR tough
| low is ara i'iun' steaks or otn.r foods
| tfstt can hcC"i1" tender oAl: with long.
So " sinn.'rina. T"ugh meats of this
! KIND s!lodld % a good start of half an
| Eo"r on the St,Ne before being pat into
| the ''ilrrl'Ss. Cereals. mataroni and
Vegetables thnt rc,.ulrc long slow
cooking may also nt cooked L. advan-
tag in this WAY. care should hc Ia
Ken t"'ti th"N do not remain in HE
cooker TOO long. huvcre1, As tleN NAV
| soar. but this seldom happens. unless
| they remain several hours or a ,l;v
4lon@er than necessary 1t is said thai,
ALI article should not stay in over =
| hours ard not SO long as that when
! tie weather IS hot.
Tho "hrc!cs>" may serve other pur-
poses than that Of cooking 1t MAY be
used as 4 warming oven in case anv
one is Late to dinner. and it is 4 cor
Etni'ncc in case Of sickness if there is
n" 'lrc. as water can he kept hot in it
a long time.
AS the 'iirelcs," retains cold as well
as at. being rQn-eonductng. frozen
desserts that 40 not require stirring
can be prepared in it. \ mousse or
parfait can he put int" the smaller pail
and then set Hith Il sufficient quantity
Of ice and salt int" the. larger one.
Ii economy j. !. necessity. a fircless
cocker can hc imprOvised with COM
,, Daratlve ease. Eggs have been cooked
to perfection in Il padded hat box.
They We'" pllced in small earthen
vessel f.lied With boiling water. tightly
covered, wrapped up completely in
tiamcl anG packed in the box, which
was lifted with a tight cover.
n small old trunk that has no cracks
or breaks where air can enter makes
an excellent fireless cooker as many
now know. Fill the trunk with clean
hay or excelsior. Bury the pot con
tanning th. food and hot water in the
h, art of the hay and then close the
trunk and forget it till meal time
Feltir9 Of some kind may be pressed
down over the pot to protect it still
more. Cushions arc sometimes used
to stuff around the kettle, but they are
likely to become unsanitary unless the
kettle is Very carefully wiped. This
must be slipped instantly from the
stove, for there must not be a minutes
delay after the kettle is taken from
the fire. 1t must be slipped instantly
from the stove into the box and then
sealed up Immediately. Those who
have not. made a success Of fireless
cooking have failed in one of these
points.
Crumpled newspapers are sometimes
| used instead of hay, but owing to the
printers ink they are not considered
sanitary for use near food
Tie box. which must be three or four
| inches larger in every direction than
| the vessel containing the food. should
Le lined with asbestos. or with several
| thicllnesses of paper. The packing ma
| .erial must Ee pressed down hard, ant
| telling should BE pressed snugiy over
| the Top. The cover must tit tightly
J over the tox like the lid OF a trunk.
When the box is not in use it should
be left open anG the nay should be
often renewed New Yorl; Tribune.