New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
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FIRELESS COOKERY
1t Cannot Take the Place of the
Gas StOTe Kind.

The gas stove at Teachers College is
feeling better. Some oficious persons have
been saying that when Miss Anna Barrows
gave her lecture on the freless cooker Fri
day afternoon the nose Of the gas stove
would be put out Of joint Nothing of the
kind happened however. In fact. the
stove found itself so essential 10 the wei
fare Of the ireless cooker that II seemed
10 CLEAN with added complaCency before
The hour was over There were all KINDS
of cookers. too. SO that il meant great
deal 10 the stove. From vulgar little
things made out OF sugar buckets and
water pals. TO pOmpous mission oak ar
fairs. which looked as IL they fed on MOTH
ing less rich shan vcnison stew and plum
pudding. they all were dependent on the
fire FOR all they pretended 10 he hreless.
''The only advantage OF the cooker over
an ordinary stove, began Miss BawoWs'
ais that II can be used I'm various predlca-
ments when YOU can't use the stove. II
would be absurd Of course, TO put some
thing in It when YOU have space and time
10 watch 1t over a flame. But If you have
a large amount Of meat or grain TO cook,
or il you want to go off and leave your
dinner cooking. then the tireless is very
convenient Tough fowl can be made very
good. indeed. by this slow process OF cook
ing Just cut them up, bring the pieces TO
boil, and then let them stay in the cooker
all night. Large pieces OF meat. too like
ham and tongue. are really better cooked
Ibis way as they do not slice so well If
vooked quickly. The harder cereals, such
as cracked wheat, require longer cooking
than can he afforded over gas, and dried
fruits and vegetables like peas and beans
should he brought 20 a boil over a fame
Snd then put in the irelcss.
"Nl these are elementary matters.
There are however. a few tricks in the
trade which YOU may need to know.
"One Of the greatest complaints against
The fireless Is that it cannot be used for
small quantities. But Il can. Just nm
your large kettle with boiling water and
put small cans inside It. You can cook
half a dozen things i'm this way at the
same time"
To illustrate this device Miss Barrows
had five cans empty cocoa and baking
powder tins. Into one she put a veal loaf
mixture. into another dried lima beans into
others two kinds Of rice pudding and into
another some pruucs. Then she filled in
the chnks between the tins with potatoes
W nfn llC class period WIS tN'l 'NtIt NF'll
had TASTE of the finished products, and
were flll Of enthusiasm. especially for the
beans. which had hcon supposed to he
utterly unpalatahlo things. Even prunes
were found 10 be edible. too. though one
Firl WAS heard 60 groan that there was
10 hope Of their being like that at tho dor
nitory.
"The only danger about using the
cooker" Miss Barrows explained. "is that
things may spoil I'm hot weather in it II
you don't heat them through before put
ting them IN. or if YOU let a it OF the
meat, for example. stick up out Of the
water. Then. in hot weather. everything
should be brought TO a boil again over the
stove before IL IS set away Lukcvarm
things just out Of hc cooker may spoil
~ good way 10 save heat, Of course, is
TO warm the cooker before YOU put your
food in. Set a kettle OF hot water I'm it,
and lct the whole thing get hot.
Another way Of using the hrcless is as
a means of saving neat. y can of hot
water can be kept hot ,hs way for twenty
four hours. Bread, too. can be put 10 rise
jn a warmed fireless cooker. II IS equally
truc. Of course. that ice cream and lettuce
can Doe kept cool i'm it,"