The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-06-04
THE GAS STOVE

aged and cared for, is often a source
of annoyance to the. inexperienced
housekeeper. The housewife OF sew.
eral years experience is often con.
! fronted with the same annoyance
when moving into another house or
apartment. trjr.
Grease seems TO cling to the pipes
and the exposed parts ofuthe stove
and 10 certain parts where, newspaper
and cloth cannot reach. Even care
ful washing and cleaning every day
are not always an assurance that the
stove is always clean.
When one has a greasy stove that
, is hard TO manage and keep clean,
It is worth while to try the following
method which a Swedish girl invent.
ed
Take all the parts of the gas stove,
including the iron tops, the burners
and pipes apart. They will lift out
easily. Place them in n stationary
tub or wash boiler and cover with
very hot water. The head should be
kept turned away from the vessel
when the lye is poured into the wa.
ter. as a strong gas is formed that is
very disagreeable to breathe.
If this is tried once a month the
gas range will always be perfectly
free from grease of any kind II clean
ed in the usual way once week
A stationary tub is preferable for
this work, as the plug can be easily
pulled without danger of burning the
hands with I've water and the parts
of the stove can be more easily rims.
ed.
The problem of blackeninS the
stove is a difficult one to solve for
many housewives. There are some
women who succeed in keeping their
stoves spotless and in excellent con-
dition by merely washing them. Oc-
casionally we read of discovery of
this nature in magazine or news
paper. Steel stoves can be treated
in this manner and certain grades of
iron stoves, but some stoves require
blackening.
A coat of silver enamel paint APP
piled about twice year will keep
any gas stove in perfect condition.
Those who have tried this method
never find 1t necessary to apply pol
ish
Whenever the bright parts of the
stove begin to turn black from the
heat If the parts are rubbeS with a
cloth dipped in vinegar, the blsckened
parts will be restored to brightness.
The housewife who blackens the out
side of her stove will find the task
much easier If a cloth is dipped in
turpentine before the blackening Is
applied.
II the oven becomes rusty or
smells musty when cooking meat, rub
the interior with French chalk every
two weeks or once a month. This
will give it the appearance Of an en-
ameled oven. Sometimes one finds a
stove that is so rusty when one moves
into a new house that even French
chalk has NO effect. II usually works
like magic and is Worth trying, as
chalk costs but a few cents pound.
It is well to know that IN cooking
meat and potatoes in the oven there
will be no danger of their becoming
dry II a bowl containing a little wa
ter is placed in the bottom of the
oven.
Every housewife is daily learning
many things about her gas stove, Fa'
| miliarity with it's care and the prin'
ciples upon which its workings are
based is a great time and money saw
er. II you do not exactly understand
about its workings you can gain much
information from the man who comes
around TO inspect the stoves. Expert
ence viii teach you much. 1t is well