The Washington herald., 1912-04-28
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND

chops and steaks and fish in the cooker. and
had them come out brown and Juicy, retain
ing all the flavor and not losing drop Of
gravy. j
II am reveling in the anticipation Of a
cool kitchen this summer. We burn coal
in winter. In summer purpose TO have a
wood fire kindled in the morning: prepare
all the materials for dinner and commit
them TO the tender mercies OF the Fire
less then let the fire go out. You can get
a three or four course dinner with no other
fuel than a handful Of charcoal in e portable
furnace. II you are so lucky as to have
gas in your kitchen, fifteen minutes viii
suffice to do all the heating required.
1T is hard TO get at the full blessedness
Of the comfort that lies in that thought fog
the housemother who does her own work,
summer and winter. I am fairly wild with
delight in anticipating IL
Talk Of your paper bag cookery! This
beats II all hollow. or-as my John said
yesterday. after eating his share Of that
Sunday dinner out OF sight
This letter is too long. am sure. But
am too full OF the idea "a emancipahng
my fellow housemothers from the slavery
VI hlNEIlth n Al ASN "SdNACA ~ EAAOA NSAI
the story. EMMA G. L.
BY one Of the so-caIled Condolences -
nobody has ever yet been able TO classify
or account for, there came to my table
simultaneously with the arrival Of this
lovely letter a section Of the birthday cake
Of friend with . note telling me that It
was baked in the hreless cooiCer." can
testify to the excellence Of the product of
the wonder working machine, and add. IKE
wise. that At . visit to q cooking school
connected with ono Of our womenS COL
leCss recently saw roast chicken. Boston
brown bread, two Vegetables, and Q beauti-
tul pie drawn from the roomy recesses Of
9 nreless cooker" of q different patent
from that sulogi1ed by our Missouri Gotta
spondent
She does not saGgeraos the advantages
and tmmunlties Of the use Of this fuven-
tion IN the summer kitchen. Especially
where the kitchen is small and where coal
must be burned in q range all out Of propor-
ton 10 the cramped dimensions Of the room.
In camp life 1t will prove invaluable.
Instead Of grudE.nG the space devoted to
this communication. I invite the attention
of the practical housewife to her spriEhtly
narrative.
Hon to Mabe Apple Salad.
incloss q recipe for apple ana onion
salad which We think delicious Also Q
recipe for salad dressing.
APPLE SALAD.-Cut four or ffve nice,
nrm. tart apples into dice and crate a me-
dium sized onion nne. Cut into dice one
large or two small stalks Of tender celery
and chop somewhat coarSely q handful Of
English walnut meats
Mix and toss these together with q sil-
yer fork; sprinkle with salt and pepper to
taste, and pour over all a nice salad dress
ing blended with few spoonfuls Of cream
Chalf as much as you have dressing) and
sweetsned 10 your liking.
Set In ice until you are ready 10 serve
"BonED SALAD DREssING.-ons
cup Of vinegar, half cup Of sugar. half
a cup Of cold water. yoIks Of two eggs.
butter the size Of q walnut, half q tea
spoonful Of salt, a level teaSpoonful Of
made mustard, pinch Of cayenne pepper.
and two tablespoonfuls Of eornStarch wet
up with little milk
Heat vinegar and water to boiling