The Washington times., 1915-03-08
P PuShbuttOn
Cookery
Is Best
Each Sees Improvement In
Field of Electrical
Equipment.
BY MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK.

r. AC1I year sees improvements in
r. the field OF electrical equipment.
IL There is no doubt, but that for
the woman who does her own
work. who likes dainty ways and the
avoidance Of smoke and odor-and who
does not-'push button cookery" solves
many problems. Probably no ,one de-
vice electrically operated. among the
smaller pieces, is used more frequently
than the percolater.
Morning coffee used to be conjured up
in ones imagination by an ugly granite
pot and something that was always boil
ing over, resulting in messy grounds and
discolored utensil. Sometimes the coffee
was good. more frequently II was bad,
out now guesswork has been eliminated
and there Is no excuse for having poor
coffee II We use one OF the many kinds
Of percolaters seen in electric shops.
One particularly good model, pot
shaped in appearance. has the heating
actually make coffee In forty seconds
from the time the water is boiling. This
aevice Is like many Of the best electric
table devices. fitted so that the heating
sether. This not only saves accidental
tipping over, but saves waste heat be-
cause the clamp brings the bottom of
the percolater or other utensil in close.
Another table device for ''push-but-
ton cookery" Is the much-used toaster.
And the latest improvement here is one
which makes the toast turn. itself! What
more is left for human hands? The
advantage of this detail is considerable
when We realize how awkward 1t was
to get the hot toast from the other
models Of toasters and turn it, Many
come fitted with different utensils.
either a small kettle, a grill. or a sauce
pan. One charming set is large enough
to hold both toaster and boiling egg at
with this set. breakfast is only a mat
ter Of moments, and We can steal with
comfort half hours extra sleep from
the time usually required to prepare
The chafing- dish which was not en-
tirely satisfactory. operated BY alcohol
can be made permanent fixture OF the
table by the aid Of the push-button.
Ono Of the newest models is copper fin
ished. capable Of being used with three
grades Of heat--low. high and medium
The same clamping device is used here
as was spoken OF above. which gives the
maximum efficiency. With such dish
it is possible to prepare more than friv-
olous suppers. Quite n serious meal.
indeed. can be prepared by its use and
IL supplemented by pcrcOlator and grill.
We can cook as We eat. and be sure that
foods will reach us piping hot.
All Of the newer push-button utensils
are very we'll finished Indeed, utensils
Of no other kind arc finished so well nor
OF such attractive shape as the new cleo
trio devices for table use Either in
n'ckle or copper. they give a touch OF
high light to tho plainest, table. Thsi'
rase of manipulation. and the electro
method Of cooking which eliminates All
smoke and odor. cannot but appeal in
Creasingly to discriminating homcmak-
ers. Electric cooking with largo range
and stove may not be entirely practical
as yet. owing partly to the cost Of cur
rent. but the cost Of operating any Of
the table devices is so small as to h"
almost negligible in the monthly bill